Susie Ferguson

The Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development is the latest economic authority to predict New Zealand faces the risk of a large fall in house prices.

The OECD's latest survey offers a… Audio

Community lawyers say the government is effectively blocking scores of Afghans from escaping the Taliban in their country.

They say there has been slow processing of some visas, and worse still, no… Audio

Residents in Buller continue to be warned evacuations are very possible in coming days.

The heavy rain is expected to ramp up today and continue through to the weekend.

A state of emergency is in… Audio

Scientists are working on a groundbreaking screening test that could predict the risk of four cancers from samples collected from a routine cervical screening.

Researchers say the test will be a game… Audio

State Highway 6 in South Westland is closed, as heavy rain continues to pile onto the West Coast.

Overflow from the waterfalls in the Haast Valley is running down the highway at the Mahi Tahi River… Audio

State Highway 6 south of Fox Glacier is closed due to flooding on the West Coast of Te Waipounamu - the South Island.

There's also minor flooding between Hokitika and Fox Glacier, and Westport to… Audio

Later today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce plans for the border re-opening.

Among the many anxiously awaiting the news is Tim Goodman - a Melbourne-based business operator in… Audio

Funding support for the arts and culture sector is being increased.

A $100 million boost has been announced to cushion the blow of red traffic light restrictions.

They include an extra $70 million… Audio

A campaigner for gun control says a new firearms law will help police identify red flags in the travel patterns of potential gun-owners.

The reforms made under the Arms Amendment Regulations 2021… Audio

Survivors of abuse by the Catholic Church say the number of complaints released by the church fails to capture the real number of sufferers, which could be six-times more.

The new figures from the… Audio

The Government is not budging on its promise to leave the retirement age unchanged, despite renewed warnings superannuation's rising cost could become unsustainable.

There have long been calls to… Audio

MetService has issued a red warning for heavy rains expected to create dangerous conditions on the West Coast - it's the forecaster's most extreme category of warning.

The rain started overnight, and… Audio

The World Health Organisation says the amount of medical waste generated by the Covid-19 pandemic is a threat to human health and the environment.

A new report is warning discarded syringes, used… Audio

A company supplying rapid antigen tests says the government has finally taken its stranglehold off tests that should have already been available.

The government has announced that it will have access… Audio

The National Party says all school children, teachers and staff would get two rapid antigen tests a week if it was in power.

That was one of several announcements made by party leader Christopher… Audio

The Kingdom of Tonga will go into a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday after two cases of Covid-19 were detected through routine testing at the wharf in Nuku'alofa.

RNZ Pacific News Editor Susana… Audio

Buller District residents are being warned to pack an emergency getaway bag, make sure their cars are filled with petrol, and be prepared for evacuations at any time due to forecast heavy rain.

Last… Audio

West Coast farmers are battening down the hatches in response to a red warning for heavy rain - shifting stock to higher ground and preparing for heavy rains and the possibility of flooding and slips.