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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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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