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Severe gales and heavy rain are expected in a day or so as Cyclone Fili approaches the North Island.

The storm could first hit Northland and then track across eastern parts of the island, raising… Audio

Residents in the shattered outskirts of Ukraine's capital Kyiv are slowly coming to grips with life after Russia's onslaught there.

Their failure to capture the key city of power has led to the… Audio

That's the warning to civilians in eastern Ukraine, amid fears Russia will intensify attacks there and cut off vital escape routes.

Russia has said it's shifting its military focus to Donbas, which… Audio

All Russian imports to New Zealand will be slapped with a 35 percent tariff in response to what the Foreign Minister is describing as "abhorrent and reprehensible" atrocities committed against… Video, Audio

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the United Nations Security Council last night as he builds support for an investigation into civilian killings in areas seized by Russians.

It comes… Audio

Russia is facing widespread condemnation as more evidence emerges of civilian killings in northern and eastern Ukraine, where a mass grave, and the bodies of people tied up and shot at close range… Audio

The Maritime Union says it will be going down to the wire this week in its fight to stop two coastal oil tankers, the Kokako and the Matuku, being removed from the New Zealand coast.

The war in… Audio

NATO and Western leaders have put on a show of unity during emergency summits in Brussels.

It's exactly a month since the war began, and NATO's increasing the number of troops in Eastern Europe.

The… Audio

Sam Gibson AKA 'Sam the Trap Man' tells Jesse about the work of the Eastern Whio Link. Audio

The eyes of the world may be on Ukraine right now, but Dr Jeffrey Veidlinger has focused on a largely forgotten period of history that once captured international attention there too. At the end of… Audio

Western leaders have agreed to strengthen their forces in Eastern Europe and impose fresh sanctions as the Russian assault on Ukraine enters its second month.

On a busy day of diplomacy in Brussels… Audio

Produce growers in the Eastern region ravaged by heavy rain storms this week are warning there'll be slim pickings this weekend for those wanting leafy greens to eat. Severe weather has cut Gisborne… Audio

Dog is the debut directing gig for movie star Channing Tatum. He also takes the lead as a burnt-out ex-army man babysitting a neurotic dog. Video, Audio

The battle for control of the port city of Mariupol continues in Ukraine.

Ninety percent of the buildings in the city have now been damaged and in the last few hours Ukraine says Russian forces have… Audio

Investigators are piecing together how a China Eastern plane nose dived on its way from Kunming City to Guangzhou.

132 people were onboard the Boeing 737-800 when it plummeted into a mountainous area… Video, Audio

Jonathan Slaght spent five years risking life and limb in the remote forests of eastern Russia researching the largest and one of the most elusive owls on the planet. The endangered Blakiston's fish… Audio, Gallery

Antarctica, the world's coldest continent holding 70 percent of the planet's freshwater, has just experienced a freak heatwave.

Temperatures over the eastern Antarctic sheet have soared up to 40… Audio

In Ukraine the south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.

Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more… Audio

Ukraine's south-eastern port city of Mariupol continues to bear the brunt of a sustained Russian bombardment.

Each day seems to brings its own fresh horror for the surrounded city, where more than… Audio

Thousands of Australians are homeless in the wake of the devastating floods in eastern Australia.

The town of Lismore was one of the worst hit, and while the water may have receded, many homes are… Video, Audio

Performed by Helene Pohl, Monique Lapins, Malavika Gopal & Anna Van der Zee (violins), Gillian Ansell & Alexander McFarlane (violas), Rolf Gjelsten & Andrew Joyce (cellos) at the Aotearoa New Zealand… Audio

When Irish economist David McWilliams spoke to RNZ in October 2020 - roughly six months into the pandemic - he said it was time for governments to spend and ignore warnings to the contrary. Eighteen… Audio

Russia has launched a fresh assault on the besieged city of Mariupol less than a day after the brutal bombing of a maternity hospital.

It comes after Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers failed to… Video, Audio

The wild weather that has been causing havoc in eastern Australia seems to have stalled over Greater Sydney, which is under the 17th day of a torrential downpour. with more days forecast.

Evacuation… Video, Audio

Three nights a week, Wellingtonians can feast on authentic Middle Eastern food at a suburban community hall. The mobile restaurant Damascus is run by Syrian-born chef Hasan Alwarhani and his… Audio

Russia has taken control of Europe's largest nuclear power station in south-eastern Ukraine after an attack that set it on fire and raised worldwide fears of nuclear catastrophe. There has been a lull… Audio

A protest turns into a riot and conflagration as police move on Parliament’s squatters with quite extraordinary restraint. Photos tell the story.