Katie Doyle

Dame Noeline Taurua, Kane Williamson, Lisa Carrington - they're all household names you'd expect to see amongst the Halberg Award finalists. But have you heard of Israel Adesanya and his coach Eugene… Audio

A father and son who were found dead off the Wairarapa coast on Saturday are being remembered as a hard-working and loving pair.

Darren and Joshua Southon had been snorkelling for paua near Mataikona… Audio

Auckland's Civic theatre's seen war, depression, recession and a multi-million dollar restoration - all while hosting some of the world's biggest stars. And today it's celebrating being ninety years… Audio

Fresh vegetables can be expensive at Christmas time, but needy Auckland families will be able to get some for free this year courtesy of New Zealand's toughest prison. Several boxes of veges, destined… Video, Audio

Tasty, sustainable, protein rich, healthy for your gut...sounds like the perfect snack. But what if I told you that yummy sounding treat was a cricket? A group of New Zealand researchers have just… Audio

Dozens of residents from the South Auckland suburb of Ōtara say they've been taken advantage of by a Māori social housing trust building a development for those recovering from mental illness and… Audio

A man who suffered burns to twenty-percent of his body after a go-kart accident says the victims of Whaakari-White Island face a long, hard road. Roger McKernan was just 13 when he recieved… Audio

A cafe owner in Whakatane says offering free food to Whaakari/White Island first responders just felt like the right thing to do. Taylor Ulufonua and his wife Lila Henareh run Cafe 4U and have been… Audio

Thousands of firefighters in New South Wales likely won't be home for Christmas as they continue to battle 87 large scale blazes. The fires have now ripped through more than 2-million hectares of land… Audio

A community museum in the Waikato needs help putting names to faces. More than 300 photographs depiciting life in 1950's Huntly have been donated to the Waikato Coalfields museum after being… Audio

A massive rescue operation is underway following an eruption on White Island in the Bay of Plenty at 2:11pm on Wednesday.

Initially it was believed 100 people were on or around the island at the… Video, Audio

St John Ambulance has confirmed that some patients on White Island are in a critical condition. St John's Director of Operations Norma Laine told RNZ reporter Katie Doyle several have burns and will… Video, Audio

A city bigger than Dunedin - that's how many New Zealand children are living in serious poverty. It's just one of the findings in the 2019 Child Poverty Monitor, examining hardship in New Zealand. The… Audio

Christmas is busy for any small business - but what happens if your power company plans an outage mid-way through December? For the owner of the Buckley Road Foodstore in Auckland, Maureen Ballard, it… Audio

A cartoonist who's latest work is being slammed as racist says "it's not causing anymore death" Garrick Tremain's cartoon depicts two women outside of a travel agent, with a caption that reads: 'I… Audio

A neighbours at war situation is brewing in the North Auckland suburb of Manly - over a berm which some think is an eyesore. It's creator Dee Pigneguy says the berm - which has been planted with trees… Video, Audio

A new art exhibition which takes an intimate look at what it means to be 18 and a woman in New Zealand launches tonight in Auckland. It's called 18 X 18, and it covers topics like Islamophobia… Audio

The National Park Chief Fire Officer says women shouldn't be afraid to join the ranks. Marilla Swift was recently part of regions first all-female response crew during a callout. She says it was a… Audio

Wet weather in Auckland wasn't enough to deter crowds of Royal fans from turning out to meet the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. Charles and Camilla are in the country for a one-week tour… Video, Audio

All people in Samoa are being made to receive measles vaccinations as the government grapples with an epidemic that's claimed at least six lives.

The Samoan Government declared a state of emergency… Audio