About 1.2 million people in New Zealand experienced crime last year and people in a range of minority groups are more likely to be victimised.

A woman making her way home from work has been stabbed to death in what police called a “horrific, traumatic and random attack” in Christchurch.

New polling shows most New Zealanders support changing the country’s drug laws to remove criminal penalties and instead offer education, treatment, and other health-based approaches.

A woman injured in yesterday’s mass stabbing has spoken of the terrifying moment she was confronted by a man with a knife.

The concern about gangs and gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised.

A Murrays Bay woman says she had to run screaming and calling for help after a man chased her off the beach with a “big knife”.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has met with New Zealand counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta, in Wellington today.

As of next Tuesday, people travelling to New Zealand will no longer need a negative pre-departure test.

RNZ understands the government will be announcing the removal of pre-departure tests for international arrivals today.

Māori health experts fear an inequity crisis could be looming with long Covid, and not enough is being done to avert it.

There are 4413 new Covid-19 cases in the community and five further deaths reported today.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will unveil her promised Cabinet reshuffle this afternoon following a Labour caucus meeting to sign off on the changes.