Could local government be ahead of the game when it comes to accepting the wero (challenge) thrown up by climate change?

Five works by NZ artist Colin McCahon have sold for a combined total of $3.7 million at the BNZ Art Collection this afternoon - and concerns about their sale are still being raised.

Not all public agencies are sure if the algorithms they are increasingly using to make vital decisions are biased or not, according to a new review.

Ahead of the hotly-contested Auckland mayoral election, the RNZ First Up team wanted to get an idea of who the main contenders are and what their visions are for the city.

Photos have emerged of fences blocking penguins from Shelly Bay - the site developer Ian Cassels bought under the condition he looked after the kororā that nested there.

A vintage train group in Oamaru says its future is under threat if it is made to relocate by the local council.

Cystic Fibrosis New Zealand says patients are becoming 'medical refugees' from a lack of drug funding.

A staff member at a Whangārei store has been left with serious injuries after being knocked over by a car while trying to stop an alleged thief last night.

Police have recovered a body from the scene of a house fire on Nina Place, Manurewa, Auckland, last night.

Hato Hone St John says its new Residential Emergency Medical Technicial programme has been successful so far in tackling staff shortages.

All lanes are now open on Auckland's Harbour Bridge, following a serious crash that injured four people.

A new political poll shows Paul Eagle is the frontrunner in the Wellington mayoral race, with Tory Whanau a close second and the incumbent Andy Foster lagging behind.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and King Charles have met for what she says was a warm conversation in London overnight.

Auckland War Memorial Museum is holding on to its star attraction Peter the T.Rex for another year.

One person has died after a crash near Lake Brunner, on the West Coast, police say.

BNZ should not be selling millions of dollars worth of art that was initially purchased when the bank was state-owned, says former prime minister Helen Clark.

One thousand, one hundred and forty-two days ago Brenda O'Shea had to make the toughest decision any parent could face - turning off the machines keeping her daughter alive.

An international mental health first aid training programme targeting rangitahi will be piloted in the Southern Lakes.