Checkpoint

Fears parking sensors could explode has led New Plymouth council to replace or deactivate more than 500 of them.

It's emerged the sensors lithium batteries are spontaneously combusting - causing the… Read more Audio

Mops were on hand in the Waikato town Te Awamutu today - as businesses cleaned up after being flooded during a torrential downpour yesterday.

Heavy rain and hail struck in the afternoon causing… Read more Audio

In an early Christmas gift to Aucklanders, the Council has decided to ease residential water restrictions this summer.

The city has been under restrictions since May, when storage across all… Read more Audio

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

The Māori Party's two MPs have walked out of the House in protest late this afternoon. They have been caught by Parliament's rules that specify which parties can speak and which cannot in this… Read more Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw made one of the cheekier requests during Parliament's opening day when he asked speaker Trevor Mallard to bin rules requiring male MPs to wear ties.

Mr Mallard joins… Read more Video, Audio

Green Party co-leader James Shaw made one of the cheekier requests during Parliament's opening day when he asked speaker Trevor Mallard to bin rules requiring male MPs to wear ties.

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Nurses are seeking a please explain over new Ministry of health guidelines for the use of protective masks in managed isolation and quarantine saying its not clear whether they go far enough.

Nurses… Read more Audio

Figures from Fiji indicate alarming levels of abuse and neglect of children in the country.

Latest government figures reveal there were 870 cases of child abuse and neglect recorded between January… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 contact tracing card trialled by iwi volunteers has earned the thumbs-up for being convenient and to easy use, especially for those who are not tech savvy, Te Arawa kaumātua Monty Morrison… Read more Video, Audio

The Māori Party is officially back in Parliament, and they have made their arrival well heard with a promise to try and change the oath of allegiance.

A 'carkoi' of Māori Party loyals made their way… Read more Audio

A dead woman's fight to get ACC cover has continued to be debated in the Court of Appeal.

Deanna Trevarthen died in 2016 from mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by asbestos fibres.

Before her death… Read more Audio