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In a world first, bunk beds could offer Air New Zealand travellers some respite from the torture of sleepless long haul flights.

From next year the national carrier's offering so called Skynest rest… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby have announced a hook up with the Japan Rugby Union with the promise of more matches between the countries in Japan over the next four years.

The agreement will see the two unions… Read more Video, Audio

West Auckland residents are dealing with an all too familiar reality, after being hit yet again by severe weather.

Fast and ferocious flooding swamped the area yesterday.. in the space of a few… Read more Video, Audio

'A much loved son and brother' who died on a school caving trip. There's been an outpouring of grief in Whangārei, where the 15-year-old was a student at Whangārei Boys High.

The caves that claimed… Read more Video, Audio

Secondary teachers across the South Island walked off the job today, calling for salary increases that match inflation.

It's the first of three regional strikes across the country planned for this… Read more Audio

West Auckland residents are dealing with yet another severe event, with some residents forced to leave their homes again, because of flooding.

Our reporter Louise Ternouth is there and joins us now.

In a grab for rural votes, ACT is standing former Federated Farmer president Andrew Hoggard is the normally blue set of Rangitikei.

Mr Hoggard, a Manawatu farmer, quit the presidency early to end… Read more Video, Audio

Ex-Minister Meka Whaitiri has made a dramatic Parliamentary debut as an independent MP - her first time coming face-to-face with her former Labour colleagues.

Her entrance saw the leaders of Te Pāti… Read more Audio

"We are back here again Auckland". The words of MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths as she started her briefing to the city earlier this afternoon.

Auckland has had 90 percent of its annual… Read more Video, Audio