One of the world's most exclusive superyachts has berthed in the Northland port of Ōpua for a two-week stay.

Surge in bookings for driver's licence test

New Zealand is being warned it is heading toward a tragedy if more is not invested in council infrastructure, and that double-digit rates increases should be expected.

Break out the wooden spoons and spatulas. Here are a half-dozen of the best culinary works of the past year, chosen by The RNZ Cookbook co-editor David Cohen.

Almost 12,500 broken orchard and vineyard fenceposts ripped from the ground during Cyclone Gabrielle have found new homes in farms across Hawke's Bay.

There are very few true vegetarians in New Zealand and vegans are about as rare as a steak before it even hits the grill, a new study has found.

The decision about whether to decrease the commercial rates differential from $3.7 to $3.25 stirred heated debate.

The changes the new Govt has planned for renters

Hundreds of people, including about 140 children, turned out for the blessing of the Featherston playground which now bears author Joy Cowley's name.

In an age of cloud downloads and endless streaming, there's still a love for the physical media, as RNZ's Robin Martin found at the New Plymouth Record Fair.