Stories by Jonathan Mitchell

Prince Harry could get the nod to represent New Zealand's youngest military cadets.

Police arrested 10 people after hundreds of angry protesters gathered in Palmerston North this morning to rail against what they describe as a weapons expo.

New Zealand troops leave today for what could be the final on-the-ground mission in Iraq.

Frustration is building in the disability community over able-bodied people using mobility car parks and that they are poorly designed.

Online bullying comes with a massive financial burden of $444 million a year, a new report has found. Audio

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is training fewer pilots because a key part of its planes need to be replaced.

The public is being asked to vote in the annual Bird of the Year contest and help raise awareness of our natives' plight.

Harrowing stories of stress and anxiety have been by shared by students at the first of a series of mental health hui being run by the Green MP Chloe Swarbrick.

Frustrations have "boiled over" after a long-running dispute over pay and conditions for hospital anaesthetic technicians.

It's home to the country's biggest beehive and cake-tin, and now, for the first time, Wellington has been named the country's best place to visit.

Twenty unused light armoured vehicles are getting the red carpet treatment in an old shed in the heart of the Trentham Military Camp.

Fresh graffiti that takes aim at the Defence Force has appeared on Wellington's streets.

Official documents released to RNZ show the forecast cost for repairs and maintenance in the current financial year would be a record annual spend.

The National Party wants harsher punishment for people dealing in illegal synthetic drugs.

Two tragedies have brought two groups of young people from opposite sides of the world together for a special tree planting in Christchurch.

The Defence Force is struggling to sell 20 light armoured vehicles that have been sitting idle for seven years.

Concerns about earthquake risk have forced the immediate closure of a prominent Catholic cathedral in central Wellington.

The First Union is calling for Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones to intervene and stop any job losses at the Warehouse.

Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson says death and rape threats have been directed at her after comments she made on social media.

The government has put climate change at the centre of its long-term strategy for defence, which has been released today.

A billboard advertising bacon is being dumped after it was criticised for making light of statutory rape.

Analysis - The Defence Force's new $330,000 report on Devonport Naval Base - the 33rd in the past two decades - is unlikely to change anything, Jonathan Mitchell writes.

Commuters may soon be able to get around on many of New Zealand's buses, trains and ferries with just a mobile phone and app.

Ageing Hercules and Orion Air Force planes are proving costly for the Defence Force.

A former Māori MP and a man with his eyes in the sky have been recognised at this year's Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards.