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The government is sending nine Defence Force intelligence personnel to the UK and Belgium to support Ukraine's efforts against the Russian invasion. Read more Audio

The petition to save one of Christchurch's birthing units has been boosted with support from Gemma and Richie McCaw.

The closure of St George's Maternity Centre would leave Christchurch Women's… Read more Audio

Some east coast residents are mopping up and shoveling out their mud and water soaked homes for the second time in a year raising serious questions about whether flood prone properties are worth… Read more Video, Audio

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

Actual horse power and a bucket on a pulley, or good old fashioned wading through the mud.

They're just a few of the workarounds people are trying in a tiny east coast town split in two after a… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland City's golden mile has yet to stage its own recovery from lockdowns and the exodus of thousands of inner city workers.

Two years into the pandemic, dozens of shops remain empty on the main… Read more Video, Audio

The Defence Minister says the draft security arrangement between China and Solomon Islands took him by surprise.

Peeni Henare says it would be extremely concerning if any other Pacific nations were… Read more Audio

The Oscars will be long remembered for actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock on stage.

Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith - saying he can't wait to see her in… Read more Audio

She made history as the first woman to be nominated twice for best director at the Academy Awards. And tonight New Zealand director Dame Jane Campion brought it home.

Her much lauded dark western… Read more Video, Audio

Polyfest is underway but with new look this year - it's in person for the performers - but the audience is online.

Capacity limits and outdoor facemask requirements are being dropped from midnight… Read more Video, Audio

NATO and Western leaders have put on a show of unity during emergency summits in Brussels.

It's exactly a month since the war began, and NATO's increasing the number of troops in Eastern Europe.

The… Read more Audio

The Tourism Minister is warning the industry can not - and should not - try to turn back the clocks and return to its former glory.

Stuart Nash gave the opening address at the virtual Otago Tourism… Read more Audio