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Polytechs are trying to make more space available as record numbers sign up for apprenticeships.

Since July when the government made them fees free for the next two and a half years, twice as many… Read more Audio

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

The row between the Māori Party and the Speaker of the House has continued today, with both sides accusing each other of grandstanding.

The minor party is unhappy with the Speaker because… Read more Audio

A man who raped a woman in an Auckland motel after going on a date with her has been jailed for three and a half years.

The man, who has interim name suppression, was found guilty of rape after a… Read more Audio

Working from home saw an eight percent jump in residential energy demand as office life became more digital.

While ditching physical meetings to dial in might mean fewer cars on the road, is it as… Read more Audio

Growers say fruit may still be left to rot, despite the Government promising that 2,000 seasonal workers from the Pacific can come through the border to help with the harvest.

They're saying… Read more Audio

The mother of a teenager with anorexia and bulimia says children will die unless the government puts more money and resources into treatment for eating disorders.

The demand for services has more… Read more Video, Audio

A magician on the field - and unpredictable off it. That's how former All White Wynton Rufer is remembering football legend Diego Maradona.

Maradona, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 has… Read more Audio

Convicted murderer David Lyttle continues to deny he killed his friend Brett Hall almost a decade ago.

A jury last year found Lyttle guilty and he was sentenced to a minimum non-parole period of 11… Read more Audio

Mast bumping - likely brought on by turbulence and flight speed - is being blamed for a helicopter crash that killed its pilot.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its final… Read more Audio

The Royal Commission findings in to the mosque attacks have been handed to the government.

However it remains up to the Prime Minister to decide if victims will see the report before it's released… Read more Audio

Children's Minister Kelvin Davis has blamed Peeni Henare's lack of Cabinet experience for speaking out of turn on Oranga Tamariki's leadership.

Henare yesterday sparked rumours chief executive… Read more Audio