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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

The Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy, has delivered the traditional speech from throne today - penned by the Prime Minister.

It described the government's plans and promises dominated by the… Read more Video, Audio

Six members of the Pakistan cricket squad, who are in managed isolation in Christchurch, have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health says the 53 members of the squad were tested when… Read more Video, Audio

A conservation project tracking kaka has found the parrots are travelling more than 150 kilometres to breed on islands in the Hauraki Gulf.

The discovery was made during a project - led by Manaaki… Read more Audio