Checkpoint

There are renewed concerns for the safety of New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens in West Papua as fighting between Indonesian security forces and his captors the West Papua Liberation Army intensify.

Police are expecting people to maximise Anzac day and take a long weekend - meaning the roads could be chocka, with people returning from school holidays too.

Last year 12 people died on the roads… Read more Video, Audio

Otago University is facing the prospect of hundreds of staff redundancies in the face of a $60 million budget shortfall.

Overall student numbers are down on what the university forecast but… Read more Video, Audio

A lack of investment in training has left Aotearoa short of telco technicians, and a long queue of people waiting to get high speed fibre installed, a union says.

Chorus, New Zealand's main provider… Read more Video, Audio

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck says he was nervous to tell the world he was switching back to rugby league next season and calling time on his rugby experiment.

The code-hopping star has spent three years… Read more Video, Audio

Despite the government doubling its support for retail crime some businesses say the process is flawed.

Today the government announced a $9 million boost to their crime prevention fund, bringing the… Read more Audio

Universities New Zealand executive director, Chris Whelan, talks to Lisa Owen about the possibility of several hundred job losses at the University of Otago.

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University of Otago staff are grappling with news that several hundred people could lose their jobs there due to a $60 million budget shortfall.

The university revealed it is in a worse position than… Read more Audio

National is hoping voters will quickly forget about its latest candidate, Stephen Jack, who resigned after being preselected.

Mr Jack was chosen to run in the seat of Taieri, near Dunedin, but his… Read more Video, Audio

Two days after a massive blaze brought Auckland's Newmarket to a standstill and caused millions of dollars worth of damage - residents and businesses are still in the dark.

CCTV footage shows a group… Read more Video, Audio

A small Australian town became a stargazing Mecca today, as thousands flocked there to experience a total solar eclipse.

Exmouth, a remote resort town in north Western Australia played host to 10,000… Read more Video, Audio