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Three-year-old Axle Hamblyn has given a big thanks to all the people who helped find him.

The boy was rescued on Wednesday morning after going wandering on Tuesday and spending nearly 22 hours in… Read more Video, Audio

The government has thrown some tourism businesses an economic lifeline and also suggested some of them get out of the game altogether.

A $200 million fund has been announced for struggling operators… Read more Video, Audio

Hollywood movie-like scenes with tears and cheering - that is how one searcher has described the moment a missing toddler was reunited with his distraught family.

One of the locals out looking for… Read more Audio

The father of three-year old boy found after spending a night alone on a track says he feared for the worst.

Axle Hamblyn was discovered about 3km from his parents' Tolaga Bay home just before 11am.

Parliament has unanimously declared 'severe human rights abuses' are occurring against the Uyghur people in China's Xinjiang province.

MPs this afternoon debated China's treatment of the Uighur… Read more Audio

Warning: Details in this report may be distressing to some listeners.

A steadfast determination to tell the truth saw a 14-year-old girl endure months of solitary confinement at a Social Welfare-run… Read more Audio

Three-year-old boy Axle is a "tough little bugger," Tolaga Bay police constable Richard Reeves says, after the toddler was found about 3.5km from home, nearly 22 hours after he went missing.

The… Read more Video, Audio

The Reserve Bank has renewed warnings to borrowers taking advantage of low-interest rates.

In its latest financial stability report, the bank says people taking on huge debts are 'more vulnerable to… Read more Audio

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Cricket officials are scrambling to get Black Caps and other New Zealanders involved in the IPL out of India.

More positive Covid-19 cases within the teams have seen the big-money Twenty-20 league… Read more Audio

Some public servants have been told they'll have to wait three years for a pay rise, to help rein in the government's debt.

But the main union for government workers has labeled the restrictions… Read more Audio

Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard has been delivered a ticking off by the Prime Minister for his conduct last night - but he holds onto his job.

Mallard faced off with the Opposition in a… Read more Audio