Ruth Hill

Former members of The Plymouth Brethren Church are calling for it to be stripped of its charitable status, which allows it to claim millions of dollars in tax breaks each year.

The secretive… Audio

Overworked, understaffed and under extreme pressure. That's not just the situation at Middlemore Hospital but also at almost every other DHB in the country, with a massive influx of patients suffering… Audio

Nearly one-in-three nursing students drop-out before qualifying, due to financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors made worse by Covid-19.

At the same time, health boards and rest… Audio

Commercial property owners in Wellington are worried they may be stuck with office towers no-one wants to rent or insure.

There are now about 150 buildings in the CBD which share the same… Audio

Levin has been left to deal with a trail of destruction after a wild storm ripped through the town this morning.

Rooves lifted off homes - debris scattered - schools closed and power lines left… Video, Audio

In Levin, residents were woken by torrential hail nearly the size of golf balls, and what they are describing as a tornado.

MetService says it recorded a wind gust of 140 kilometres per hour in… Audio

Critics of the multimillion dollar Reading Recovery programme want it overhauled or even scrapped following new research showing it's left some children worse off.

The United States study found those… Audio

Now I don't know my ABC - the perilous state of literacy in Aotearoa New Zealand.

That's the title of new report from the Education Hub think tank which examines the reasons why over a third of… Audio

It's a nightmare scenario for a couple just before their wedding day: the photographer, the makeup artist or the celebrant tests positive for Covid and there's a mad scramble to find a replacement.

… Video, Audio

Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid.

At the same time 800 doctors and nurses at Wellington region's three hospitals have been off sick or in… Audio

An RNZ reporter went out to visit some of the sites that protesters are currently occupying after the dramatic removal of their camp at Parliament lawn on Wednesday.

Susie Ferguson got an update. Audio

They're known as "bunker babies" - children born during the pandemic who have spent their short lives in and out of lockdown.

While New Zealanders are now learning to live with the virus, some… Audio

New Zealanders are putting their hands up to help settle refugees, through a new community sponsorship scheme that's on top of the Government quota.

Amnesty International is a strong supporter of the… Audio

Submissions close today on a bill to widen ACC cover for birth injuries.

However, the Green Party, doctors and injured women say its scope is too narrow and many won't get the help they need.

Ruth… Audio

New Zealand film director Jane Campion has become the first woman in the history of the Oscars to be twice nominated for best director.

Local film-makers are banking on The Power of the Dog becoming… Audio

This summer, cars and utes are pouring into a roadside stall off State Highway 1 on the Kapiti Coast. They're coming to pick up raw milk from a self-service vending machine operated by the Faith… Audio

More than 91 percent of Wellingtonians are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 but there are still pockets of low coverage in some areas - particularly poorer neighbourhoods.

It's hoped the vaccine… Audio