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The New Zealand leg of the World Rugby Sevens series due to be held in Hamilton early next year has been cancelled because of the global pandemic.

Hamilton has hosted the event for the last… Read more Audio

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

New Zealand Cricket is holding out hope it will get to host its international summer of cricket.

But to get it, it needs the government to allow international players to enter the country, and go… Read more Audio

The election campaign has swung back into action, with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters taking a crack at his Labour colleagues.

He has talked down the government's response to Covid-19, and… Read more Audio

Business confidence has taken a hammering since the return of Covid-19 to New Zealand.

Retail New Zealand's report also shows businesses having trouble getting their goods into other countries.

As… Read more Audio

It is back to basics with the government's latest Covid-19 tracking tool - a paper pamphlet to be used by anyone who does not have a smartphone.

More than two million people have downloaded the NZ… Read more Video, Audio

It is back to basics with the government's latest Covid-19 tracking tool - a paper pamphlet to be used by anyone who does not have a smartphone.

More than two million people have downloaded the NZ… Read more Video, Audio

Almost a year ago to the day, Brook MacDonald broke his back.

The New Zealand downhill mountain biker suffered the worst crash of his career and lay semi-paralysed on the side of a Canadian mountain.

Spring started today with a cold snap to jolt parts of the South Island out of unseasonably warm temperatures.

Heavy snow fell on inland and coastal Canterbury, with a dusting for Ashburton and… Read more Audio

The Christchurch mosque shooter has been officially designated a terrorist entity by the Prime Minister.

The designation under New Zealand legislation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and… Read more Audio

The chief executive of the volunteer firefighters' association Bill Butzbach has been suspended while allegations of bullying and harassment are investigated.

The complaints relate to incidents… Read more Video, Audio

Warning: content may disturb some listeners.

A woman whose terminally-ill husband chose suicide over a prolonged painful death is urging New Zealanders to allow people the option to die with dignity.