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5:47 PM.Auckland hotel operators are limping through summer with average bookings half that of last year and showing little boost from the America's Cup.

And across the country some hotels in pre-Covid… Read more Audio

5:43 PM.Wellington residents are expecting to feel a pinch in their pockets, after it was revealed the council is looking at introducing a rates rise of up to 17 percent.

It comes as the city faces a… Read more Video, Audio

5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6231490405001 Video, Audio

5:25 PM.Dunedin City Council continues to hunt for the source of the lead contamination spikes in drinking water test results from east Otago, and it has started a project to replace 5km of old pipes.

It has… Read more Audio

5:16 PM.It's de ja vu for the Australian state of Victoria, which will enter its third lockdown tonight, for five days.

A new cluster of cases has emerged from one of Melbourne's quarantine hotels, and… Read more Video, Audio

6:27 PM.A former CYFs caregiver on trial for allegedly sexually abusing eight boys in his care is accused of silencing his victims by threatening gang involvement.

The High Court trial of Earl William… Read more Audio

6:06 PM.The government is poised to expand the flexi-wage scheme to help up to 40,000 unemployed people into work.

Labour kicked off its election campaign by promising to expand the subsidy criteria and the… Read more Video, Audio

5:55 PM.Youth offenders at Christchurch Men's prison have been learning gardening skills and growing award-winning vegetables.

A programme run in the youth unit is inspiring young men to pick up green-thumb… Read more Video, Audio

5:47 PM.The family of a woman seriously injured in a hit and run says she holds no malice towards the driver, and forgives them.

Anna Chesterfield was struck at a pedestrian crossing in the Lower Hutt Suburb… Read more Audio

5:44 PM.Evidence from a man who died two years ago has been read out to a jury in a 30-year cold case.

Waikato publican Chris Bush was gunned down during a robbery at the Red Fox Tavern in October 1987.

… Read more Audio

5:40 PM.Plans for a new Christchurch cycleway will continue, despite an attempt to halt the process earlier today.

Hundreds of residents and several business owners are frustrated and upset they weren't… Read more Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6231060357001 Video, Audio

5:23 PM.An airline that is yet to get off the ground plans to take bookings for flights to the Cook Islands from March, despite the fact the company still does not yet have a plane, and there are no signs of… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Air New Zealand has issued another apology over the Royal Saudi Navy contract - this time to MPs.

The national carrier has been under fire after it admitted this week its gas turbines unit had been… Read more Video, Audio

5:15 PM.An East Otago mother has been left confused and concerned as blood test results start to roll in after a lead contamination testing blitz.

It's been more than a week since residents in Waikouaiti… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Initial tests show no lead contamination in the Waikouaiti River, but there are still more results to come and the Otago Regional Council has ramped up surveillance.

The river feeds the reservoir… Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Trade officials are racing against the clock after China suspended imports from two seafood processing facilities over Covid-19 hygiene food safety fears.

A Sanford mussel plant in Havelock, and a… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.A woman who was at the Red Fox Tavern when the publican was shot dead mor than 30 years ago has described hearing a loud explosion, before seeing her boss fall to the floor.

Forty-three-year-old… Read more Video, Audio

5:49 PM.The architect of the recent success of our biggest tennis tournament is eyeing other sports opportunities after announcing he's moving on from the ASB classic.

Karl Budge has been the tournament… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Residents affected by the water contamination issue in East Otago hope a top level review will shed some light on the issue.

Associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall has ordered a rapid review… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is facing tough questions after revelations he left the country in December against the government's official advice.

The list MP - who is now back in New Zealand in a… Read more Audio

5:38 PM.We can now pay for things with a scan of a card or even our phone. There's no need for counting coins or keeping notes in your back pocket.

So with contactless payments on the rise, are we on the… Read more Audio

5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6230665411001 Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Abusive coaches, body image issues, eating disorders, children left in tears and a fear of retribution - they are among the findings of a report into the culture of Gymnastics New Zealand -… Read more Audio

5:21 PM.The Resource Management Act is destined for the scrap heap but its main replacement is two years away.

Successive governments have grappled with the complex and cumbersome planning law that was… Read more Audio