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Tickets for some Air New Zealand flights could be more expensive next year, with the airline running fewer flights on some domestic routes. Authorities and businesses in Gisborne and Rotorua fear the… Read more Audio

Friends and family of three climbers lost on Aoraki Mount Cook have been told to expect the worst with equipment found on the mountain suggesting the group may have suffered a catastrophic fall. One… Read more Audio

The Black Caps now have an even tougher path to the World Test Championship final. The side was deducted three competition points for a slow over rate against England in Christchurch. Sports reporter… Read more Audio

The Commonwealth Bank in Australia has caused a ruckus with its plans to charge some customers to withdraw money through a branch. It's moving a number of customers to a new kind of account that comes… Read more Audio

Calls are growing for South Korea' president to be removed from power after he declared martial law - and then lifted it hours later. It was the first time in 50 years martial law had been declared… Read more Audio

A second Otago free range chicken farm is in isolation and testing is underway after birds started showing signs of illness and a number have died. The property has about six thousand birds and is not… Read more Audio

Australia correspondent Peter Ryan spoke to Lisa Owen about Australia's house prices, especially in the big cities, being unstopped, Australia's biggest bank planning to charge people to withdraw… Read more Audio

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

A Do Not Drink water notice was issued yesterday - after nitrate levels in the source water for the Lower Waihao rural supply were found to be above acceptable levels. But this isn't the first time… Read more Audio

While Auckland may have won the first battle, the war between the country's newest, and its most successful football franchise, is far from over. Aotearoa's latest sporting rivalry writes its second… Read more Audio

The Crown has described the case against Tingjun Cao, the man accused of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao, as an absolute slam dunk. The six-week long trial in the High Court at… Read more Audio

At least a dozen whales have died since a pod stranded on Farewell Spit yesterday afternoon and the rest of the group has now split and come ashore again at four different locations. Rescuers… Read more Audio