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More than 40 extra freight trucks per day will be on the already fragile roads of Northland after a major slip on the region's main rail network.

The North Auckland Line, between Swanson and… Read more Audio

After a three year absence the New Zealand Golf Open is back with record prize money up for grabs.

The tournament at Millbrook Resort in Arrowtown has a field of 156 professionals and 156 amateurs -… Read more Video, Audio

Temporary villages could go up in Hawke's Bay to help house up to 1000 people displaced by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Housing minister Megan Woods was on the ground today - to get a feel for how desperate… Read more Audio

The destruction brought by Cyclone Gabrielle has destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the North Island.

The recovery is set to cost billions and in some cases the damage caused will… Read more Video, Audio

Hundreds of people queued to get a taste of California in Wellington today.

American chain In-N-Out burger has set up a pop up site in the city.

Our reporter Samuel Rillstone and cameraman Angus… Read more Video, Audio

Hawke's Bay locals didn't hold back when they had a chance to tell senior police and local mayors what it's like living in the flooded region, with looters prowling around.

After surviving the… Read more Video, Audio

The Rolling Stones and Billy Joel both sing about it, and it plays a starring role in one of Humphrey Bogart's most memorable lines.

Now a New Zealand made Gin's been named a world best. Roots… Read more Audio

When Civil Defence kicked into gear in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Te Tai Rāwhiti's young people did too.

Taiki E, based in Gisborne's central city, is billed as a collaborative space with an… Read more Audio

Some vegetable prices have doubled since Cyclone Gabrielle hit New Zealand and decimated vast areas of crops.

Kumara and leafy vegetables are among the veges hardest hit by flooding, and supermarkets… Read more Video, Audio

National says the government's been way too slow in bolstering police numbers in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay.

The Prime Minister has announced more police are being sent in despite initially hosing down… Read more Video, Audio

Kerikeri businesses are desperate for State Highway 1 to Northland to fully open up - with lengthy detours keeping visitors away.

It's been three weeks since the main highway through the Brynderwyn… Read more Video, Audio