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Residents in two East Otago towns are frustrated they do not know when they can drink water out of their taps and not a tanker.

Yesterday people in Waikouaiti and Karitane were told to stop drinking… Read more Video, Audio

A Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use in New Zealand, but it's still unclear when it will get here.

Medsafe has deemed the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine safe for use, giving it provisional approval… Read more Audio

Labour MPs were welcomed on to Te Tii Marae for the first time in four years today, to fulfil the wish of the late and staunch Labour supporter, Rudy Taylor.

It was the first time since 2017 Labour… Read more Audio

A retirement village provider is sure residents know their rights and terms of their contract when they arrive.

A Consumer NZ review into contracts between both partners found they unfairly favour… Read more Audio

Dunedin bar owners and the police are banding together to tackle bad behaviour and increased gang activity in the central city.

The Octagon Alcohol Group formed late last year in a bid to make the… Read more Audio

Residents in two coastal towns near Dunedin are being warned not to drink their tap water due to lead contamination.

The water in Waikouaiti and Karitane is not fit to drink, cook or prepare food… Read more Video, Audio

Pest control experts say they're finally starting to make a dent in New Zealand's exploding wallaby population, as a battle to stop them destroying native forests rages on.

The government last year… Read more Video, Audio

The Education Ministry has enlisted a team of experts to tackle children's poor performance in maths.

It has commissioned the top science body, the Royal Society, to investigate the best ways of… Read more Audio

As thousands head to Northland for Waitangi weekend, local iwi Ngāti Kuri is urging holidaymakers at campsites to take care for the environment.

The iwi runs several campsites in the remote Far… Read more Video, Audio

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Tonga will not be sending over workers for the picking season because of repatriation and quarantine difficulties.

A border exception for 2,000 experienced Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme workers… Read more Audio

On Tuesday night Checkpoint had an update about the cruise ship denied entry to New Zealand because Immigration has refused a large chunk of the crew visas as they are not considered essential… Read more Video, Audio