Katie Doyle

Police in Auckland have arrested 26 people as part of what they are calling a major operation targeting a drug syndicate.  Audio

The Greens have exceeded their own expectations - not only getting eight percent of the vote but also winning the electorate of Auckland Central. The party has not held an electorate seat since the… Audio

The ACT party leader, David Seymour, is chatting to Aucklanders in the central city today.

RNZ's reporter, Katie Doyle, is with him and spoke to Te Aniwa Hurihanganui, Audio

It's just two more sleeps until election day, and there's been a last minute push to get more young people enrolled to vote.

Historically, the under-30 voter turnout is low compared with other… Audio

The National Party's housing policy is getting the seal of approval from social housing and real estate groups, but its messaging is also getting some heat.

The party wants to scrap the Resource… Audio

Fruit growers and dairy farmers say a shortage of workers will hamper agriculture's role in reviving a punch-drunk economy.

Yesterday New Zealand went officially into its first recession in a decade… Audio

Jami-Lee Ross is pinning his hopes of getting back into Parliament on the fortunes of Billy Te Kahika in the Te Tai Tokerau seat.

The disgraced former National MP announced that he won't be standing… Video, Audio

The police have identified the body of a man found entombed in concrete underneath an Auckland villa in January - and they say his death is suspicious.

David Stanley Hart is listed as the former… Audio

Students in Auckland are heading back to school today amidst the country's biggest covid-19 cluster and new mask requirements. And while they are keen to get back into the classroom, many say they are… Audio

More than twenty young people have escaped from Youth Justice Residences since 2015 - some spending almost two weeks on the run. The figures were obtained by RNZ, following a high-profile manhunt for… Audio

It's all hands on deck at the Auckland City Mission, close to two weeks after it was announced the city would be going back to alert level 3. Demand for food parcels trebelled during the first… Audio

The message from local tourism operators ahead of the next school holidays is 'Book early and keep supporting the local industry." School holidays start in just over a month on September the 26th. But… Audio

A covid casualty that's now one step closer to being brought back from the dead. The magazine North and South, which was axxed when Bauer Media closed its doors in April has a new editor and team. It… Audio

The election date announcement has come as a shock to many - especially to the group of young New Zealanders now eligible to vote. Jacinda Ardern revealed yesterday the election would be pushed back… Audio

A section of provisions under the Oranga Tamariki act, allowing for the removal of subsequent children, are set to be repealed. Currently, if a parent has had a child previously removed from their… Audio

Tauranga City Councillors are adamant people can still trust them, despite recently released communications alleging bullying and toxicity. In one text message, Mayor Tenby Powell accuses Councillor… Audio

A foreign diplomat is self-isolating at a consular address in Auckland, because they opted not to enter managed isolation. Sixty people on diplomatic visas have arrived in New Zealand since the… Audio

Victorians who have tested positive for Covid-19 have defied the stay-at-home order and continued to go to work and visit supermarkets and pharmacies.

It comes after a record 723 new cases overnight… Video, Audio

It was an early morning in Devonport yesterday, as HMNZS Aotearoa was officially commissioned by the Royal New Zealand Navy. The half-a-billion dollar logistics support vessel travelled from South… Video, Audio

A justice advocate says an assault on a teenager by a police officer was an abuse of power and culturally violent. The officer was charged after cutting the 14-year old boy's hair, following a fleeing… Audio