A Deaf person travelling on an Air New Zealand flight where cabin crew used sign language says the experience made him "feel ...

Myopia, or short-sightedness, is one of the most common medical conditions in the world. Sachi Rathod has been treating it in low-decile schools all over Auckland.

The coalition government will spend $1.9 billion dollars over the next four years on more prison beds, prison officers and rehabilitation for remand inmates. RNZ's deputy political editor Craig ...

The nurses organisation is urging the government to follow in Australia's footsteps and pay students doing mandatory on the job training to combat so called "placement poverty". Nurses Organisation ...

A man hunt is underway for an "extremely dangerous man" wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Auckland's Ponsonby last night. Melanie Earley reports.

A woman in her 20s who had a skin reaction from her epilepsy medication nearly died after waiting weeks to see a dermatologist in the public system. Ruth Hill reports.

The future is looking bright for the small West Coast town of Reefton, which is sitting on a significant supply of a valuable mineral used in everything from iphones to solar panels and electric ...

A shake-up of the rugby sevens circuit this season will separate the best from the rest. For the first time a grand final will cap off the competition and New Zealand's men and women are in with a ...

Middle East correspondent Camille Nedelec speaks to Lisa Owen about ceasefire talks between Hamas and international mediators, the Israeli government's move to shut down Al Jazeera's offices in the ...

Auckland council's use of compliance wardens with no legal powers to deal with anti social behaviour is a potentially dangerous slippery slope, according to a former top cop. Former police inspector & ...

A New Zealand-born man jailed for throwing his partner across a bed before hitting her with his fists and a bat has won an ...

Three specialist education support services in the top of the South Island have a new home at Salisbury School - the ...