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Show some kindness, our people are people. That's the message from Gisborne District Council following an almost 40 percent hike in abuse and threats against staff. Incidents range from physical… Read more Video, Audio

Not everyone in Lyttleton's onboard with visiting cruise ships with concerns the influx of passengers puts a strain on public transport and the tourists arent spending locally. More than 70 cruise… Read more Video, Audio

More destruction of the seabed and less Kaimoana for ordinary fishers. That's the damning verdict from one interest group that says the government's new plan to protect and regenerate the Hauraki gulf… Read more Video, Audio

Australian police have searched a local rubbish dump as part of an investigation in a lethal lunch that's left three people dead and another seriously ill. It's believed the diners ate potentially… Read more Video, Audio

Gore District Council has spent $11,000 on facilitation in the hopes of leaving its troubles behind. They've been keeping tight-lipped about chief executive, Stephen Parry, and his clash with young… Read more Audio

The Football Ferns' World Cup campaign is over but they won't be off the pitch for long. The review into New Zealand's exit at the group stage of the home world cup begins with players, coaching staff… Read more Video, Audio

Ten years in the making, the government has launched its plan to revitalise Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, and it's immediately been slammed for not including an outright ban on trawler fishing. The new… Read more Audio

If the National party has its way, cellphones will be banned from all schools as one of the ways to lift what the party says is "abysmal" achievement in New Zealand schools. Otago Boys High is way… Read more Video, Audio

Tension was high at a fiery community meeting last night about the hundreds of homes still uninhabitable after the city's anniversary weekend floods. It was standing room only as residents clashed… Read more Audio

Motorists can expect more pain at the pump, as petrol prices once again start to trend upwards. Price tracking website 'Gaspy' reports that the average price for unleaded 91 has gone up by… Read more Audio

Greenpeace is calling for caution, when it comes to the mega private green investment fund unveiled by the prime minister today. The government's partnered with a controversial investment giant Black… Read more Video, Audio