Kim Savage

The Department of Conservation says a plastic bottle found in the stomach of a southern royal albatross - or toroa - caused its death.

It says the bird was found in an emaciated condition by members… Audio

A man whose mokopuna was taken by Oranga Tamariki in 2017 says new figures showing the continued disparity of Māori taken into state care is the last straw, and the ministry must go.

The Children's… Audio

The Green Party is upping its call for New Zealand to pull its troops from Iraq, warning the danger is heightening with every day.

Golriz Ghahraman told RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand troops in Iraq are as safe as they can be.

His comments come a day after rockets landed approximately three kilometres outside of Camp Taji… Audio

Day one of the ASB Classic men's tennis in Auckland and Kiwi doubles specialist Michael Venus has lost his first round match to defending champion American Tennys Sandgren. Kim Savage speaks to RNZ's… Audio

New Zealand is thought to be in danger of becoming the new wild west for the testing of self-driving cars unless it takes a brave approach to regulation. Mitchell Gingrich worked in the US as a test… Audio

Senior members of the royal family are expected to gather at the Queen's Sandringham estate today to discuss the future roles of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan. The couple's statement last week… Audio

For a quick update on what the markets are up to this evening we're joined by business reporter Madison Reidy. Audio

The government has launched an inquiry into New Zealand's mysteriously weak levels of productivity growth. The Productivity Commission will investigate the economic contribution of the country's top… Audio

Australia's Environment Minister Sussan Ley says the country's koala population has taken an "extraordinary hit" in the bush fire crisis and they could formally be classified as endangered. Ms Ley… Audio

A fire safety campaign designed to pull at the heartstrings appears to have struck a chord with new New Zealanders. Fire and Emergency's education campaign, launched last month, uses posters kiwi, tui… Audio

There's still no saying what caused an early morning inferno in a Christchurch boarding house, which claimed one life this morning. The single storey New Brighton property went up in flames just… Audio

The police say immediate family members of the two people shot dead at a Castlepoint property this morning were in the house at the time of the incident. The Armed Offenders Squad was called to the… Audio

People who saw an out-of-control tour bus crashing into a mother and child in central Auckland expected to find them dead when they rushed to help. Incredibly, both the woman and the baby escaped with… Audio

The women's quarter-finals have been taking place at the ASB Classic in Auckland. RNZ reporter Felicity Reid has the latest. Audio

Nearly a quarter of a million people have been asked to evacuate their homes, with some communities in Victoria given less than an hour to leave amid fire danger in Australia. Temperatures above 40… Audio

Residents in fire-affected Australian states are doing their best to prepare for another potential onslaught as the conditions heat up. Kim Savage spoke with New Zealander Melinda Loe, who runs a tour… Audio

Six people have died in as many days in workplace-related incidents, at a time when most people are just returning back to work after the Christmas break. The most recent death was on Friday morning… Audio

The University of Canterbury hopes all recommendations made in an independent report into the death of student there will be in place by the time students begin the new academic year. Mason Pendrous'… Audio

One month on, many of the people who were on Whakaari /White Island at the time of the fatal eruption are still requiring round-the-clock medical care. The explosion on December 9th claimed 17 lives -… Audio