The chairman of Forbury Park Trotting Club says he was duped into letting car enthusiasts on the track as up to 1000 of them descended on Dunedin for an illicit race which culminated in a serious crash near Herbert.A video uploaded... Read...

The Kīngitanga or Māori King movement is one of the most enduring Māori institutions that emerged in colonial times, and is one of the longest-running political institutions in New Zealand. Originating in 1858, it has... Read...

The first lunar mission to take-off from NZ soil could be close.All going well, Rocket Lab will launch Nasa`s Capstone micro-satellite on an Electron rockets from Mahia at 9.55pm tonight. (A month-long launch window opened yesterday,... Read...

A royal expert has claimed Prince Harry never makes a decision without consulting his mother`s spirit.Speaking to The Mirror`s podcast, Pod Save the Queen, Princess Diana`s biographer Andrew Morton discussed how the Duke of Sussex... Read...

Analysis - The prime minister`s acceptance of an invitation to speak at the Nato leaders` summit has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand`s independent foreign policy is falling victim to a new Cold War, writes professor Robert G Patman. Read...

Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air For centuries, Māori have marked the reappearance of the small cluster of Matariki stars in the mid-winter sky, by gathering to enjoy the bounty of harvest from the earth,... Read...

People fed up with the putrid stench from Bromley`s wastewater plant are on the brink of protesting against Christchurch City Council`s handling of the crisis. Read...

Tuvalu`s foreign minister and Nobel peace prize nominee Simon Kofe has withdrawn from a UN Ocean Conference in Portugal in protest against China`s decision to block Taiwanese participants in the island nation`s delegation. Read...

Premium Minister Jacinda Ardern has touched down in Spain on the first leg of her tour of Europe, which will begin with one-on-one meetings with two of her closest friends on the international leaders` circuit.Ardern will spend... Read...

By Jake McKee of RNZ Health professionals are expecting a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose will be less popular in its uptake.A second booster - or fourth dose - is now available for everyone aged over 50, as well as health, aged-care... Read...