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An Auckland family who are just months away from moving into a house bought through a shared ownership scheme say it's already drastically changed their lives.

The government on Friday announced the… Read more Video, Audio

Legislation passed last night empowering women to negotiate for pay equity is being called the biggest win for gender equality in nearly forty years.

It provides a process for industries with a… Read more Audio

Tarras locals say they've been left in the dark while Christchurch Airport spent millions buying up 750 hectares of farmland in the Central Otago village.

That's despite Christchurch Airport chief… Read more Audio

Six more people have died with the coronavirus in Victoria.

The daily toll is a record, and comes despite new cases today falling to 300.

Three of the deaths were people in their 80s, while three… Read more Video, Audio

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

Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.

Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Read more Audio

The election campaign was in full swing today as Winston Peters took pot shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for the Tiwai Point… Read more Audio

The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

Housing Minister Megan Woods says the dream of owning your own home has slipped away for an increasing… Read more Audio

The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

The $400 million scheme was announced as part of the KiwiBuild reset in September last year, and was part… Read more Audio

Commonwealth Games boxing champion David Nyika has his eyes on gold at next year's Tokyo Olympics, but the Hamilton heavyweight is fighting another battle on home soil, helping the SPCA rehome… Read more Video, Audio

The Prime Minster has swept through Taranaki today fending off questions about Parliamentary sex scandals as she went.

Along the way Jacinda Ardern launched - and renamed - the national new energy… Read more Audio