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Associate Health Minister Casey Costello's comments come as the opposition parties launched a round of new attacks in response to an RNZ story revealing excise tax on Heated Tobacco Products has been… Read more Audio

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

Flanker Ethan Blackadder has been named to start at openside in the one off test against Fiji in San Diego, Jonty Dine speaks to Susana Lei'ataua. Audio

Passengers were left lacerated, bleeding and shaken up after two buses rolled off an icy highway near Lake Tekapo this morning. The crashes happened about 100 metres apart on State Highway 8 near… Read more Audio

New Zealands largest casino, SkyCity will close its doors for five consecutive days for failing to stop a gambler for spending more than nine hours continuously playing the pokies without any… Read more Audio

There's a rising number of people trying to get an ADHD diagnosis - but as awareness around the condition grows, so to do dire shortages of clinicians who can diagnose it. Questions have been raised… Read more Audio

A gambler at Sky City Casino in Auckland spent up to nine hours continuously playing the pokies on 23 occasions, overall he has lost over a one million dollars. In an unprecedented move, the casino… Read more Audio

New police teams are patrolling central Christchurch, shopping malls and transport hubs to try to improve safety and prevent retail crime. It's part of the government's country-wide roll-out of… Read more Audio

Fares for some Air New Zealand flights have soared up by nearly 300% in the past 5 years according to Consumer NZ. Consumer NZ compared flight prices from the last two years with equivalent flights… Read more Audio

Six All Blacks are in line to make their debuts in the one off test against Fiji in San Diego this Saturday. Coach Scott Robertson has rung the changes, 11 in total, from the side which swept aside… Read more Audio

With so many people queuing up for Rotorua Whakaora's free supermarket, older people were finding it hard to get what they needed amidst the rush for kai. The foodbank is dedicating Fridays to people… Read more Audio

US correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about more Democratic leaders calling on Joe Biden to step aside, the president testing positive for Covid-19 and the third day of the… Read more Audio