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Is tunnel tooting a hoot or should it get the boot?
5:54 PM.A Wellington City councillor wants the decades-old practice of honking in the Mount Victoria tunnel banned to encourage more pedestrians and cyclists to use it. RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook went along… Read more Video, Audio
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Tourist refunded $900 for five-minute taxi ride
5:50 PM.A Scottish tourist charged $900 for a five minute taxi ride has finally received a refund - but it wouldn't have taken so long to resolve if the industry wasn't deregulated, the Taxi Federation says.
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Doctors threaten further strike action
5:47 PM.Junior doctors are threatening to keep striking throughout February unless hospitals back down in their employment row. The doctors walked off wards again today at the beginning of their second… Read more Audio
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PM: Kiwibuild progress slower than hoped
5:43 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spent much of her first post-Cabinet press conference for 2019 defending the Kiwibuild programme, saying while the pace of the building is slower than expected, the… Read more Audio
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Migrant restaurant owners warned to sell up and leave
5:37 PM.A community is rallying behind Ukrainian restaurant owners whose application for residency has been declined by Immigration New Zealand because their restaurant isn't big enough to be of "significant… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Tuesday 29 January
5:32 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Cancer Society challenges Consumer NZ over sunscreen tests
5:21 PM.Cancer Society's CEO says he will resign if independent tests prove its sunscreens are not up to scratch. The Society and Consumer NZ are at loggerheads over conflicting test results on its SPF 50… Read more Video, Audio
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Take the heat seriously, medical experts warn
5:18 PM.Temperatures around the country have soared again with Taumaranui taking out the top spot at 32.3 degrees as the heat washes over the country. Audio
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Life insurance industry putting profits before people – report
5:09 PM.The life insurance industry has been criticised in a damning report, outlining how it is charging customers for expired policies and selling policies people can't use. Financial Services Council CEO… Read more Video, Audio
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MP floats idea to help parents struggling with school holidays
6:25 PM.National MP Nicola Willis is floating the idea of a shorter summer school holiday period to provide relief to working parents struggling under financial strain. Our video journalist Rebecca… Read more Audio
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Aid workers warn of Ambae evacuee's vulnerability
6:22 PM.Aid workers based in Vanuatu say disaster could strike if a cyclone hits people already displaced by Ambae's volcanic eruptions. Audio
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Tourist demands force rural GPs to ignore local patients
6:19 PM.As rural towns' populations swell in summer and GPs are called out on emergencies, their practices are left without doctors for hours on end. Rural GPs are calling for more funding and resources… Read more Audio
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Police investigate South Auckland knock-out fight
6:17 PM.Police are investigating after a woman was knocked out by a punch to the head in Manukau over the weekend. Video of the fight has been posted on social media. Audio
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The rush to save Australia’s bats dying from the heatwave
6:11 PM.Thousands of bats are dying from the extreme heat in Adelaide, literally dropping dead out of the trees. Flying Fox coordinator Sue Westover tells Lisa Owen flying foxes face extinction if… Read more Audio
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High temperatures set to continue for several days
6:07 PM.Records dating back more than 150 years have toppled, water restrictions are in place and fire crews are keeping a close eye on the tinder-dry conditions as a record breaking heatwave moves across the… Read more Audio
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Sewage spill kills dozens of fish in New Plymouth
5:55 PM.Residents of Bell Block in New Plymouth are outraged after a massive 1.5 million litre sewage spill from a council pumping station left the Mangati Stream running white and killed dozens of fish and… Read more Audio
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National welcomes push for new environmental party
5:47 PM.National Party is backing former Green Party candidate Vernon Tava's push for a new environmental party, but the government says it's a laughable attempt by the opposition to make friends. Audio
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Schools struggle to fill teacher vacancies as students return
5:40 PM.Despite the government hiring 220 teachers from overseas to help cover the teacher shortage affecting schools across the country, recruitment agencies are still trying to fill 280 teaching roles. Video, Audio
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Evening business for Monday 28 January
5:38 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Are the summer school holidays too long?
5:25 PM.National List MP Nicola Willis believes shortening the school holiday break could ease the financial strain on stressed, working parents and she's working on a Private Members Bill to get a law change… Read more Video, Audio
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Kaikoura homeless sent 260km away as housing units sit empty
5:17 PM.Some beachfront government housing units in Kaikōura have sat empty for nine months, whilst the homeless are sent to live in emergency housing as far away as Wellington. Video journalist Logan Church… Read more Video, Audio
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MetService close to declaring official heatwave
5:12 PM.While many people across the country cool off in pools and rivers as temperatures soar, some regions are on high alert for forest fires and water shortages. Audio
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Former Kiwibuild boss bites back at government
5:09 PM.Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has revealed former Kiwibuild boss Stephen Barclay quit during an investigation into complaints about his behaviour. But Mr Barclay's hit back, saying he's… Read more Audio
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Free Theatre may have found a home in time for Christmas
5:54 PM.Free Theatre Christchurch has been battling to survive at a time when many of the city's smallest theatre companies are struggling to find venues to perform in and are often at the mercy of… Read more Video, Audio
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Water safety initiative launched
5:51 PM.Eighty-two people have died from drowning so far in 2018, and water safety groups today launched an initiative to try and prevent further such tragedies. Audio
