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Northland's checkpoints started smoothly today, with last minute background checks holding up some Tai Tokerau Border Control workers the only speed bump.

Thousands of cars heading north passed… Video, Audio

Best of 2021: We love a good animal yarn at RNZ here are some of the best the last year. Video

Otago University Associate Professor Joanna Williams is developing a blood test to detect early Alzheimer's disease, and can now continue her research with the help of an NZ Lottery Health Grant.  Audio

The first electric ferry in the southern hemisphere is soon to hit the seas in Wellington. Ika Rere is its name - it means 'flying fish'. It will join the East by West ferry fleet, as part of the… Audio

A new funding deal is aiming at nearly 900 new homes for Porirua - the size of an entire suburb.  

It's the first initiative for the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund and has been signed… Audio

Since lockdown the small North island town of Waihi has seen vistor numbers drop by 70% and the students of Waihi central school were keen to let New Zealanders know the town is open for business… Audio

Everyone has heard about how soul-destroyingly difficult it is to get on the property ladder. But one Californian has found her way into home ownership, starting with a bobby pin. Demi Skipper, 29… Video, Audio

The All Blacks will add an old foe to their brains trust for next season with former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt joining as an independent selector.

After a dismal showing against teams from the… Audio

From 11:59pm Tuesday Auckland's Covid border is reopening, allowing people to travel north and south, to and from the region.

Police and Te Tai Tokerau Border Control will be staffing two checkpoints… Video, Audio

Otago University diabetes prevention research has found that a new approach might help to reverse the number of people who eventually develop type 2 diabetes. Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell talks… Audio

Waka Kotahi is warning motorists they can expect roads out of the Auckland to be very busy tomorrow.

The Auckland borders come down at 11.59 pm with Transport Agency staff helping police to dismantle… Audio

When he was 14, engineer Mark Sorensen wrote an essay about the plastic packaging problem - and how it might be fixed. Now, nearly three decades later, he and his wife Ellie Brade have created a new… Audio

Some sexual assault victims have experienced extreme frustration dealing with ACC.

Two sexual assault victims have told RNZ ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the… Audio

Two sexual assault victims say ACC discouraged them from making claims and failed to inform them about the financial help they could be entitled to.

One of the women says ACC told her she was better… Audio

In Central Otago some of New Zealand's most endangered animals have long called the country's coldest and driest climate home.

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A Northland big cat sanctuary which has been closed to the public for nearly eight years is preparing to roar back into life tomorrow - this time with strict safety measures in place.

Whangārei's… Video, Audio

Tech companies say thousands more overseas recruits are needed to help offset a critical skills shortage exacerbated by border closures.

The government is granting six hundred border exceptions to… Audio

Thousands of young people waiting for mental health help. And red or orange - the government's deciding the summer settings. Audio

A collection of stories to help children better understand the Muslim community will be available to all primary schools.

The stories have been produced by the Islamic Women's Council in partnership… Audio

A slow-slip earthquake rumbling beneath the Kapiti Coast could help scientists predict when a devastating earthquake might hit.

After five years of being "stuck" to the overlying Australian plate… Audio

In one of the largest tornado events in United States history, more than 30 tornadoes have been reported in at least six states, including Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Strong winds collapsed… Audio

In one of the largest tornado events in United States history, more than 30 tornadoes have been reported in at least six states, including Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Strong winds collapsed… Audio

What is the future of Māori radio? Kaimahi of Māori radio share their perspectives on digital platforms and social media. Audio

18-year-old Amy is mourning her mother's death when we meet her in The Lighthouse, the debut novel by Takapuna-based Christopher Parker. Her father Kevin is desperate to help her, but fears that their… Audio

British actress Julie Graham - star of many TV shows including The Bletchley Circle, William & Mary and Shetland - was quick to produce a drama filmed on smartphones during the UK's extended lockdown… Video, Audio, Gallery

Huge advances in genetics mean prenatal testing for conditions such as Down syndrome can now be done faster and with much less risk. That is where genetic counsellors like Jonathan Roberts come in. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch talks with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the year that's been. Video, Audio

A bird highway is taking shape across the south of the North Island. Farmers and landowners are getting in behind the Tonganui Corridor - a project to link up pockets of old forest with new plantings… Audio

Scotty Newman and his team clean out woolsheds - not inside - but underneath. They dig out decades worth of compacted sheep manure. Video, Audio

Health professionals are warning backlogs due to lockdown are causing a rise in cancers that could've been detected months earlier.

After two years of lockdowns, the Ministry of Health says the… Audio