Follow all the latest updates from across RNZ's newsrooms as heavy rain causes flooding and evacuations in Canterbury, and officials issue a red warning over severe gales that may cause widespread ...

Christchurch has been placed under a state of emergency. Emergency Management Minister Mark Mitchell made the announcement at a press conference in Canterb ...

Since 1974 a particular area of ice in Antarctica has been a mystery to scientists. That’s because periodically a hole would ...

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery was established as part of the last government’s ...