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As flood-swamped Southland slowly drains and reopens, some people's first thoughts have been with their furry, four-legged friends.

While pets were lodged in special animal evacuation centres, other… Audio

Cabinet has approved a business case to see whether the government's idea of creating a new, super-sized public broadcaster is viable. After months of speculation, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio

Meanwhile, health authorities here are urging several thousand New Zealanders who've recently returned from China to register with a new helpline if they're in self-imposed quarantine.

The Ministry… Audio

Food delivered outside your door, fresh towels if you're lucky, but no clean sheets, and only short bursts of fresh air.

For nearly 4,000 people aboard the Diamond Princess, this is no cruise.

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New Zealand airline pilots are worried about the safety of Auckland Airport's main runway, with reports of 30 centimetre chunks of concrete coming loose where planes land.

A number of flights were… Audio

The government has set its sights on cutting carbon emissions in the state sector but admits it has no real information on what impact its own agencies are having on the environment.

Figures released… Video, Audio

A Mongrel Mob member found guilty of murder yelled "I didn't do that" and "I've been framed" at his sentencing in court on Friday.

Warren Pay was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Faapaia… Audio

More than 3,700 passengers remain in quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship now docked at Yokohama.

More than 60 passengers have now been diagnosed with the coronovirus including one New… Video, Audio

And while the mop-up is underway for residents in Mataura, locals are rallying together to muck in and help.

RNZ reporter Sarah Robson put her gumboots on and went to check out how it's going. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Desperate and stressful - that's how water companies in Auckland are describing severe shortages crippling some families on tank supplies.

There are a limited number of refill pumps for water… Audio

The clean up is underway in Southland after days of flooding and some people are just starting to understand the extent of damage to their homes and towns.

Authorities in Southland say up to 30 homes… Audio

The broadcasting minister is adamant that RNZ National will remain commercial-free under any new media set-up with TVNZ.

Kris Faafoi confirmed that work will begin on a business case for creating a… Video, Audio

This week on Standing Room Only with Lynn Freeman - Liz Sneyd talks about the love Porirua children have for classical music, gay writer Aroha Awarau talks about his new play Provocation, and film…

The number of ghost houses, where landlords let the house sit empty, has jumped in Auckland in the last few years to reach more than 39,000. Audio

Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi announced today that work would begin on building a business case to create a new super-sized public broadcaster that would envelope RNZ and TVNZ. Audio

US President Donald Trump now has a clear run to try and secure the US presidency for a second term, after being acquitted at his impeachment trial in Washington. Audio

Susan Hornsby Geluk has written an interesting piece about the access to justice, or lack of it. Audio

Climate Scientist Professor James Renwick says its' a glimpse of things to come as the climate continues to warm. Audio