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5:28 PM.A wave of bike thefts in Auckland has police warning riders to be extra vigilant when it comes to securing their cycles.

But a leading Auckland cycle advocate believes there is something more… Read more Video, Audio

5:23 PM.With a vaccine timeline of about a year, regional tourist operators are grappling with another year of uncertainty with some questioning whether their business will survive.

Tourism reporter Tess… Read more Audio

5:14 PM.It could be another year and a half before our borders open and New Zealanders are vaccinated and able to travel freely.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed any mass Covid-19… Read more Audio

5:07 PM.Community-run Covid-19 checkpoints will be operating in Northland from Thursday, without police support.

Te Tai Tokerau is expecting an influx of Aucklanders ahead of the long weekend, and some… Read more Video, Audio

6:15 PM.A former Christchurch businessman turned philanthropist estimates $5 billion has been paid out in wage subsidies to companies that do not necessarily need it.

Grant Nelson and his wife Marilyn run… Read more Audio

6:07 PM.It is "dumb good luck" rather than good management that no one else has so far tested positive for Covid-19 following the latest community case, a health expert says.

Auckland University Professor of… Read more Video, Audio

5:54 PM.A Six60 mega-fan is appalled the band - which has a huge, young fanbase - has lent its image to a scratchie ticket, saying it promotes gambling to vulnerable groups.

A photo of the band adorns… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A top International Olympic Committee official has told Checkpoint competitors should get special consideration in the vaccine roll-out.

Senior IOC member Dick Pound says the Olympics will start on… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.It might be peanuts for now, but coffee, pineapples and tropical jackfruit could all be part of Northland's future food basket.  

The Ministry of Primary Industries has teamed up with the makers of… Read more Video, Audio

5:36 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

5:28 PM.Wellington's wastewater network is expected to be running back to normal this evening, after a temporary fix was rolled out for a burst sewage pipe.

The city was just a couple of hours away from the… Read more Video, Audio

5:24 PM.Searing hot, record-breaking temperatures have been registered in parts of Canterbury today.

MetService says Ashburton airport reached 37.5C, which is the highest temperature there since records… Read more Video, Audio

5:20 PM.Australia has shut the door to New Zealanders for quarantine-free travel for at least 72 hours, despite no change in our alert level.

Airlines responded by cancelling flights. It has thrown question… Read more Video, Audio

5:16 PM.Northlanders are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after no new community Covid-19 cases were found among the more than 1,000 tests carried out yesterday.

The Ministry of Health today revealed that… Read more Audio

5:06 PM.Approval for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could come as early as Wednesday next week, but it is unclear when the doses will actually land on our shores.

The government has issued a timeline for when… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.Residents in Bay of Plenty are being warned rumbles they experienced this morning, may continue for weeks.

The Bay was jolted by a series of seven earthquakes in the space of 20 minutes today.

A… Read more Audio

6:14 PM.This year's celebration of the Rātana faith founder has been subdued with fewer followers making the annual pilgrimage.

Monday marks the 148th birthday of Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana, but festivites… Read more Video, Audio

6:08 PM.A microbiologist who completed a stint in managed isolation believes there's a number of weak spots in MIQ.

It has been confirmed a Northland woman caught the more infectious South African Strain of… Read more Video, Audio

5:57 PM.Late last year, we brought you the curious case of 80-year-old Doug Hodgetts and his missing companion, a seven-year-old Jack Russell named Tabatha.

Hodgetts believed his best friend was stolen on… Read more Audio

5:50 PM.A huge fire is threatening homes at Pines Beach, near Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.

Christchurch reporter Conan Young is at Pines Beach and joins Lisa Owen with the latest. Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.Some Central Otago orchards are describing this season's crop as a 'write-off' while others struggle to find enough workers.

It's been a tough season for the growers with Covid-19 border restrictions… Read more Audio

5:39 PM.A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested… Read more Video, Audio

5:34 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:26 PM.Pressure is piling on the government to urgently fix a law so companies caught dumping contaminated waste water down the drain can be fined.

It comes after RNZ revealed hundreds of companies have… Read more Audio

5:22 PM.As students get ready to head back to the classroom, some teachers-in-training will be part of a pilot programme this year to learn on the job.

Instead of going through the usual route to get their… Read more Audio