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Auckland's Deputy Mayor expects the deadline for details of a joint buy-out for flood damaged homes to come and go without a deal being sealed. In June, the government anounced it will share the cost… Read more Video, Audio

The All Blacks are expected to lock away two trophies for another year tomorrow night, when they take on the Wallabies for the first time this season. The match in Melbourne doubles as the Bledisloe… Read more Video, Audio

It looks like GST on food is going to be hard fought election turf. Te Pati Maori wants the 15 percent tax gone off all kai and Labour is rumoured to be ditching it off fruit and vege as an eleciton… Read more Video, Audio

A reprieve from the rising cost of food can't come soon enough, but an economist is warning that removing GST is not the answer. National claims Labour plans to remove GST from fruit and vegetables if… Read more Audio

Police are honing in on the movements of a car used by an alleged kidnapper, as the search continues for Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao. They wont say if there's any evidence Ms Bao has… Read more Video, Audio

A warning, this next story contains distressing content. A forensic psychiatrist has told the High Court that Lauren Dickason was horrified by vivid visions of harming her children the month before… Read more Audio

The United States' top diplomat has been on a flying visit to New Zealand's capital - juggling both sporting and political diplomacy. Antony Blinken sat down with Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia… Read more Video, Audio

A passenger train banned from downtown Auckland due to safety concerns after it ran two red lights, has been given the go ahead to return to the CBD from August 7th. Waka Kotahi slapped Te Huia, the… Read more Video, Audio

Pies from all over the nation have arrived in Penrose to be judged by pastry professionals. The Bakels Supreme Pie Awards are now in their 25th year, and the competition has grown to 4500 pies entered… Read more Video, Audio

The highly anticipated Women's World Cup clash between the US and the Netherlands in Wellington this afternoon ended with a draw. The deadlock made for a somewhat disappointing end to an exciting… Read more Video, Audio

Aucklanders are increasingly putting the wrong stuff in their recycling bins, often resulting in the whole lot going to landfill. The council has found that so-called "bin contamination" in the city… Read more Video, Audio