A luxury cruise ship that allegedly left a woman behind on a remote island had reportedly been struggling with mechanical problems before the fatal incident.

With RNZ reporter Jamie Wall covering the All Blacks in Chicago, our sports correspondent tonight is sports writer and author of the weekly newsletter Sport Review, Richard Irvine.

One Island Bay home was "completely gutted" with neighbours urged to close doors and windows to avoid exposure to smoke.

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Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about major developments from Sudan's civil war, as well as more progress in the Gaza Ceasefire agreement.

A junior physiotherapist working at an Auckland hospital accessed the files of gunshot and stabbing victims, highly sensitive organ transplant patients and in one case, lab results for someone who had ...

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A powerful magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck near one of northern Afghanistan's largest cities, the United States ...

A group of Māori landowners taking the government to court over freshwater rights allege the current system of water ...

Two-year-old Luca Rooney's parents are living in hope their wee boy will soon have access to a "miracle" life-extending treatment for his cystic fibrosis.

Tonga Rugby League president Lord Fakafanua says forward 'Eliesa Katoa is being monitored at Auckland Hospital. Katoa suffered two head knocks during the Tonga vs Kiwis Pacific Cup game at Eden Park ...