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Easter would normally be boom times on the Coromandel Peninsula, a playground for Auckland escapees.

But the indefinite closure of State Highway 25A - a main route to a number of holiday hotspots -… Read more Audio

An invitation to the Masters is perhaps the most coveted in men's professional golf - and New Zealand's Ryan Fox got one.

The 36-year-old will make his debut at Augusta National this week, seven… Read more Video, Audio

Junk food logos on team tops - and burgers and chips for player of the day.

These norms of kids' sport may soon be over, under drafted new rules from the Advertising Standards Authority.

Sam Olley… Read more Audio

A Gore councillor has quit, saying there's "unsustainable anxiety" at the council.

The resignation of Bret Highsted has triggered a costly by election. The mayor and chief executive aren't talking to… Read more Audio

Cabinet Minister Kiri Allan has apologised after criticising RNZ's treatment of Māori staff during a farewell for her fiancee, Māni Dunlop.

Ms Dunlop - who presented Midday Report - left the… Read more Video, Audio

Motorists between Manawatū and Hawke's Bay will have to wait until 2025 until a new highway linking the regions opens.

The $620 million replacement to the closed road through the Manawatū Gorge was… Read more Video, Audio

With some of Auckland's most famous beaches on the west coast still closed due to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, surfers are travelling further to get their fix.

Security cordons remain in place… Read more Audio

Teen waka ama paddlers have their sights set on further glory, after the high school champs in Rotorua.

More than 1500 tauira from across the motu paddled on Blue Lake for the first since 2021.

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Occupation, chicken hat miliner... It's a thing for Australian woman Mandy Watts. The Toowomba resident is a master on the crochet needle and her creations, hats for hens, attract international… Read more Video, Audio

The government's clean car discount has accelerated purchases of low emission vehicles, but the pledge that the scheme would be cost-neutral has been miscalculated, Toyota's chief executive says.

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The Cook Strait ferries have hit yet more troubled waters. Four Bluebridge sailings are cancelled today, leaving more than 1000 passengers on the wrong side of the strait.

It's the latest in a string… Read more Audio