Katie Doyle
Coastal Pacific Rail Line reopens
South Islanders are celebrating the reopening of the Coastal Pacific Rail Line, which was wrecked by the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake. Video, Audio
Govt accused of stalling progress on legalising cannabis
The Government has been criticised for stalling progress on regulating medicinal cannabis - Shane LeBrun from Medical Cannabis Awareness NZ says the Health Minister has refused to meet him on several… Audio
Students prepare as NCEA, scholarship exams begin
NCEA and Scholarship exams start today for more than 140,000 school students. The first exams this morning are Social Studies, Dance, Art History and Scholarship Earth and Space Science. RNZ's Youth… Audio
Smoking in cars with kids must stop - Children's Commissioner
Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is demanding MPs stop stalling and ban smoking in cars carrying children. A petition presented to Parliament four years ago to outlaw the practice was backed by… Audio
Protesters call for 'Jesus' to return to Parliamentary prayer
About 1000 Christians gathered at Parliament today to demand the name of Jesus be put back into the Parliamentary prayer. Video, Audio
Police Association members believe cannabis reform inevitable
At the Police Association's annual conference there was widespread agreement that some type of law reform on cannabis is inevitable - but disagreement on how to police it. Video, Audio
Police investigate two recruits stood down for misconduct
Questions have been raised about the quality of police recruits after multiple investigations, which have led to four recruits being stood down for misconduct in the past year. Audio
Cuba Street rainbow crossing celebrates Carmen Rupe
Wellington now has a rainbow on Cuba Street. It's a pedestrian crossing and officially opens tomorrow - the birthday of the legenday drag queen Carmen Rupe. Audio
Iconic Wellington $1 million sculpture snapped by swimmer
The man, who is in his 20s, has been taken to hospital with moderate injuries after scaling the Water Whirler's pole, which then broke and the metal rod landed on him in the water. Video, Audio
Compost believed to be source of sickness at Carterton school
The owner of the compost which is thought to have sparked an emergency response at a Carterton school on Friday says he'd be very surprised if anyone could get sick from it. Audio
Anti-1080 activist considering legal action against Speaker
An anti-1080 activist is threatening to take the Parliamentary Speaker Trevor Mallard to court over comments that dead native birds laid on the steps of parliament as part of a protest appeared to… Audio
Karori commuters share bus woes at public meeting
Hundreds of people have already vented their anger at meetings in Newtown and Kilbirnie and last night it was Karori's turn. For many, it was the first time they've been able to confront the regional… Audio
Whanganui gang shooting: Peace talks begin
Peace talks between the Black Power gang and community leaders in Whanganui have begun. They come just a day after the tangi of gunned down Mongrel Mob member Kevin Ratana, who was shot outside a home… Audio
Council set to vote on Waimea dam
It's D-Day for the Waimea Dam, with the council set to vote on whether to push on with the controversial project. The latest figures put the price tag at 108 million-dollars - 26 million more than… Audio
Move over Pisa, Wellington has its own leaning tower
Wellington's new $20 million Air Traffic Control tower officially opened for business today, replacing the Kilbirnie tower which is being decomissioned after almost sixty years. Video, Audio
Kapiti Coast to Auckland flight back up and running
Air Chathams stepped in to resurrect the Kapiti to Auckland route after Air New Zealand abandoned it in April. The first Air Chathams flight departed this morning. Audio
Air Chathams Kāpiti flights to Auckland take off
Kapiti Coasters have got their air connection to Auckland back. Air New Zealand abandoned the route in April, but Air Chathams will fly passengers from Monday. RNZ reporter Katie Doyle is at… Audio
Wellington tenants slam Quinovic's ads for landlords
The property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which has sent tenants into a rage. The now deleted advertisment from its Te Aro office in Wellington features beer… Audio
Synthetic drug-related death toll surges - coroner
Provisional coroners' figures show between 40 and 45 people are believed to have died from using synthetic cannabis in the last year. It's a huge jump considering In the previous five years there were… Audio
Huge jump in synthetic drug deaths - coroner
Provisional coroners' figures show between 40 and 45 people are believed to have died from using synthetic cannabis in the last year. It's a huge jump considering In the previous five years there were… Audio
