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At least 10 people have died and 25 injured after a bus overturned in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales last night. The bus was carrying passengers travelling from a wedding to their accommodation… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister will lead a major trade delegation to China at the end of this month. It will be the first Prime Ministerial visit to New Zealand's biggest trading partner since before the Covid-19… Read more Audio

RNZ continues to audit hundreds of online articles after a staffer altered wire copy to include pro-Russian views and incorrect details about the war in Ukraine. 300 articles have been audited since… Read more Audio

RNZ's board chair Jim Mather says its currency is trust and his primary concern is that it's being eroded. The broadcaster is dealing with the fallout from a web journalist inserting pro russian… Read more Video, Audio

Cabinet has late this afternoon agreed to support separate private bidders running Mt Ruapehu's ski fields after the previous operater fell into volunteer administration.

Regional Econonomic… Read more Video, Audio

Two boys are fighting for their lives in hospital after what's being described as a "freak accident" on Aotea-Great Barrier island.

The boys, who are not brothers, were trapped under a collapsed sand… Read more Audio

It's one of the jewels in Auckland's crown, but for the past four months only locals have been able to visit the black sand surf Mecca of Muriwai. From Friday, that's finally going to change. Auckland… Read more Video, Audio

National wants to kick back the date by which farmers have to start paying for agricultural emissions by another five years, to come into effect from 2030. Under Labour's plan, the pricing scheme is… Read more Audio

A wedding party has turned to tragedy in New South Wales, where 10 people have been killed in a bus crash. Another 25 people are injured. The crash happened about 11:30 at night in the Hunter Valley… Read more Video, Audio

Novak Djokovic clinched a record 23rd men's singles Grand Slam title at the French Open, moving him ahead of his greatest rivals. The 36-year-old defeated Norway's Casper Ruud in the final of the clay… Read more Video, Audio

About 400 Aucklanders with flood or cyclone-damaged properties are waiting to hear whether they'll be able to return to their homes, or receive a buy-out. They're waiting on emails telling them what… Read more Video, Audio