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Bird of the Year: Voting begins today
Voting has opened for the highly anticipated Bird of the Year - but will it fall fowl to hijacking? Audio
'We need to stop the bleeding': The homeowners who bought in a market high
Some are taking the hit, while others have no choice but to hang on. Audio
Going underground won't save you from massive volcanic eruptions
New research provides more detail on the scale of such eruptions and their impact in New Zealand.
Fewer Marsden Fund grants after government cuts
A major research fund has been forced to slash its grant allocation by more than $20 million next year.
'Unprecedented response': Council weighs pros, cons on Cape Palliser road closure
South Wairarapa District Council has received more than 3500 submissions, with 80 percent opposed to the bylaw. Audio
'It really ruined me': Builder takes thousands and vanishes
A string of homeowners are out by tens of thousands of dollars, after paying money upfront for building work that was done badly, or not at all. Audio
Research funds face further cuts
The Marsden Fund is among three contestable funds to lose millions to help set up the new Institute for Advanced Technology.
Zealandia celebrates once again being weasel-free
Zealandia rangers discovered the bodies of mustelids who had weaselled their way inside the sanctuary.
Sub-Antarctic islands visitor fees to more than double
Visitor Impact Management fees will rise dramatically over the next three years.
Wellington fruit shop to close the doors after 65 years
It has stood the test of time - spanning decades and generations in a coastal Wellington community - but it's finally shutting its doors. Audio
'Mr Wave they call him': Roadworker labelled coastal community hero
Coastal commuters in Eastbourne are forgetting about the sea of constant construction activity thanks to local legend Ciaran Hogben.
'The power of it': Uninsured digger smashed in Tasman storm
Byron McEnroe is counting his blessings despite the complete destruction of an uninsured $80,000 digger.
'Flash flood' carves through small community
A path of destruction has been cut through a rural settlement in Motueka Valley, with one local blaming slash, saying "thousands of tonnes of logs and silt" came down. Audio
Watch: Mārahau cut off after river floods settlement
Locals say a big clean-up is underway, after the river burst its banks.
Elderly couple rescued in digger bucket, as 'wall of water' hits Tasman holiday park
A local business owner guided RNZ through the "warzone" caused by a flooded creek.
Ruapehu ski fields busy over school holidays, despite underwhelming amount of snow
But the new bosses of both the mountain's fields say the best is yet to come.
Country's largest orange roughy fishery 'past the brink' of collapse, conservation group says
The group wants the Chatham Rise fishery closed to return the species to healthy stock levels. Audio
'You cannot do this': Staff beg Health NZ not to cut Wellington maternity beds
The agency wants to trial re-allocating 12 beds as a medical ward for emergency department patients. Audio
Pūkaha Mt Bruce Wildlife Centre doors stay open after multi-million-dollar deal
The centre replaced its entire board last month after issuing an urgent plea for financial help.
Khandallah murder trial: Victim was bludgeoned, forensic pathologist tells jury
The elderly woman found dead in her home in Wellington's suburb of Khandallah last year was bludgeoned, a forensic pathologist has told a jury.
Forensic evidence can't confirm vase as murder weapon
Helen Gregory, 79, was killed in January last year, and her daughter Julia DeLuney is on trial for her murder at the High Court in Wellington.
'New era for science' as Crown Research Institutes merge into PROs
Scientists are hopeful a supercharged weather forecaster will be one of the winners in the biggest overhaul of the science sector in 30 years.
Pūkaha Wildlife Centre gets $200,000 loan from council
The not-for-profit wildlife centre in Wairarapa recently put out an urgent plea for financial help.
