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The New Zealand Embassy in Poland is doing all it can to return the body of Corporal Dominic Abelen home.

The soldier was on leave without pay from the Army when he died fighting against Russian… Read more Audio

Women who have been refunded by the Ministry of Social Development after being wrongly sanctioned are now being punished again by being double-taxed, beneficiary advocates say.

Under section 70A of… Read more Video, Audio

The pressure has ramped right back up for the under-performing All Blacks ahead of this weekend's test against Argentina in Hamilton.

Saturday's historic loss to the Pumas in Christchurch continued… Read more Video, Audio

Northland residents are being warned the severely damaged Mangamuka Gorge could take ages to repair after it was taken out in last week's storms.

The section of SH1 only just reopened last year after… Read more Video, Audio

An Auckland fish and chip shop owner says oil prices have tripled in three years as his family business tries to keep costs down and customers happy. Read more Video, Audio

Hundreds of international and New Zealand athletes are raring to hit the slopes in the Queenstown Lakes at this year's Winter Games.

It's been a challenging few years for the event, but organisers… Read more Video, Audio

The country's first training cafe for young people living with disabilities has opened its doors.

Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Nick Monro have the story. Read more Video, Audio

Get your wheels, your shoes, your fishing rod and reel – the old Māngere Bridge has been replaced and is opening to the public.

For more than 100 years the communities of Onehunga and Māngere Bridge… Read more Video, Audio

Public Service Commissioner Peter Hughes has apologised to state care abuse survivors at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care this afternoon.

Hughes was also chief executive of the… Read more Audio

Residents in the Napier suburb of Awatoto say a stench from factories is so bad they can no longer open their windows or put clothes on their washing lines.

What's causing it and what is the Council… Read more Video, Audio