Radio New Zealand

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has apologised to a managed isolation guest over its handling of an early release request.

Craig Robinson arrived from Queensland in August 2020… Audio

This year marks 100 years since the first radio transmission in New Zealand and the man behind it is also responsible for laying the foundation for the oldest radio station in the country - Radio… Audio

Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery

When breaking the news of horrific treatment of prisoners at Auckland Women’s Prison, Guyon Espiner came face to face with a deeper story, of personal and cultural trauma. Audio

New Zealander Carla-Maria Lawson has overseen numerous large television productions such as Masterchef and The Graham Norton Show but her most recent hit is The Repair Shop, which she refers to as her… Video, Audio

Available July 6, 2021. The second season explores stories that are firmly rooted in our past to magically dream about the futures we want to create for ourselves. Subscribe now. Audio

NZ Wars: Stories of Tainui is the third compelling chapter in RNZ’s award-winning documentary project on the New Zealand Wars. Available to watch in 4K. Video

Jessie Smith is the world junior BMX champion based in Cambridge, Waikato.  She aims to become the fastest Māori on a bike, a goal she is not that far from achieving.  Video

Meet the team behind He Kākano Ahau.

Queenstown Mayor Jim Boult is welcoming the $85 million government boost for infrastructure projects in Queenstown, saying it is "no panacea" but a big step in the right direction. Video, Audio

RNZ is delighted to announce that He Kākano Ahau is a joint Winner for Best Episodic/Recurrent Podcast at 2020 Voyager Media Awards.

The government has unveiled the beginnings of a business rescue package which will include a wage subsidy scheme for those affected by the economic downturn brought by Covid-19.

Treasury has also… Video, Audio

RNZ's planning a brand new music-based outlet to hook younger people not well served by public broadcasting right now. RNZ's bosses and experts alike point to Triple J as a possible model. Mediawatch… Audio

Paddlers - both young and old - have spent this past week battling it out on Lake Karapiro at the annual Waka Ama Sprint Champs.

Eighty-one-year-old Emily Bishop is among those competing, her team… Audio

The semi-finals are underway at the ASB men's tennis Classic in Auckland.

RNZ sports reporter Clay Wilson is there. Audio

Data released by Inland Revenue has revealed overseas-based student loan borrowers owe the Government more than $3.4 billion.

There are more than 100,000 people with student loans living overseas and… Audio

The idea of fighting fire with fire, it's a concept rooted deep in Australia's aboriginal culture.

Indigenous fire management practices have found the spotlight amid the country's bush fire crisis… Audio

Andrew Barnes is on a global mission to shrink the average working week from five days to four.

It's been 18 months since the founder of the trust company Perpetual Guardian offered his staff an… Audio

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

A historian is concerned that drastic reductions in archive opening hours will make it harder for iwi to conduct crucial research.

From March 2nd, the reading room hours at Archives New Zealand will… Audio