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

He was the clear favourite to win the Men's competition at the US Open, but after carelessly hitting a ball towards a lineswoman - striking her in the neck - Novak Djokovic was sensationally… Read more Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is optimistic a pilot plan to bring 1200 international students back into the country can start early next year, but says safety must be paramount for it to work.

Goff wants… Read more Audio

An elderly woman who was assaulted and robbed in her Levin home described one of the accused attackers as having "pure evil in her eyes".

Ninety-year-old Grace Virtue died of a brain injury weeks… Read more Audio

The National Party is resurrecting its 'War on P' but with a surprising new arsenal - care and compassion.

Judith Collins unveiled the party's plan to tackle the harms of methamphetamine on her first… Read more Video, Audio

Labour is promising to make Matariki a public holiday if re-elected.

Jacinda Ardern was back on the campaign trail today, announcing the election pledge to an audience of tourism operators in… Read more Video, Audio

A Christchurch couple locked in an ongoing legal battle with state-owned quake insurer Southern Response says it is sobering for a Court of Appeal decision to go their way, one decade on from the… Read more Video, Audio

MMA world champ Israel Adesanya isn't afraid to pick a fight with the All Blacks.

The New Zealand sportsman of the year has suggested he's a bigger world phenomenon than the All Blacks - and if he… Read more Video, Audio

After a long delay the government has announced it will finally roll out onboard cameras to more inshore fishing vessels, but there are a few hooks.

The plan would see cameras fitted to 345 vessels… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealanders will sit tight at the current Alert Level settings for at least another 12 days.

It means still no gatherings of more than 10 people in Auckland, at level 2.5, and no more than 100 for… Read more Video, Audio

Now to Invercargill where city councillors have spent much of the day behind closed doors, talking about on how they plan to restore the public's trust and confidence.

The crisis talks follow a… Read more Audio

Rocket Lab quietly launched New Zealand's first operational satellite into space from Mahia Peninsula, but only revealed its success today.

The Photon satellite that is now in orbit is nicknamed… Read more Video, Audio