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Two years ago, the Australasian crested grebe, the pÅ«teketeke, took out the title of New Zealand’s Bird of the Century. But when the billboard on the Champs-Elysse got swapped out, and the clips of… Audio

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK Prime Minister attending the internation peace summit in Egypt, as well as hour long queues forming at airports around Europe… Audio

The Pike River film premieres in New Zealand tonight at the Regent Theatre in Greymouth on the West Coast. It tells the story of the fight for justice following the disaster through the eyes of Anna… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Mountain biker Sammie Maxwell has faced battles on and off the bike and today she became the first New Zealander to win a Cross Country World Series title. The 23-year-old clinched the title in the… Audio

Tel Aviv correspondent Blake Sifton spoke to Lisa Owen about the latest on the Israeli hostage release. Audio

'They've started to have the attitude women should go back to the kitchen and shouldn't work.' That from a 13 year old student who says she left school due to a rise in misogynistic and extremist… Audio

A weight loss specialist is concerned about the number of patients needing serious patch-up operations after gettting cut price surgeries overseas, and says there need to be more procedures funded… Audio

Kerikeri kids have a new place to play -- but this playground in Northland has some special extra features. It's a māra hūpara, which is a playground designed in accordance with Māori principles - and… Audio

The second week of a coronial inquiry into the deaths of 13 people in relation to Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay is underway with witnesses detailing shortcomings of flood models. The inquest is set… Audio

No support and a lot of stress. That's how some clients of K9 Search Medical Detection feel after getting disability assistance dogs from the Manawatu trainer. As previously revealed by Checkpoint, it… Audio

The All Blacks have named their squad for the upcoming end of year tour. Coach Scott Robertson has resisted the urge for many changes and largely stuck with the same squad that completed the Rugby… Audio

The Prime Minister has doubled down on his claim there are jobs for young people across the country, and they should take any work. Despite youth unemployment sitting at nearly 13%. Taranaki is top of… Audio

Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about the fast approaching release of the remaining Israeli hostages. It is part of the first phase of what is a fragile peace deal between… Audio

Ignoring your tax debt wont make it go away - that message from IRD as it cracks down on people owing relatively small amounts. The department is phoning people who owe more than $1000 and have had… Audio