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Adrian Rurawhe has stepped up as Parliament's new Speaker, as former Speaker Trevor Mallard officially ended his tenure on Wednesday afternoon.

Mallard, a Speaker with a controversial reputation… Read more Video, Audio

One of the warmest wettest winters on record has put the skids on Mt Ruapehu's ski season, and cost 130 workers their jobs.

That's a third of the staff working on the mountain's two main ski fields… Read more Video, Audio

Supermarkets could be forced by the government to sell products to competitors at fixed prices, if they don't do it themselves.

The government has told the major players to open up their wholesale… Read more Audio

Just five stores across Tāmaki Makaurau have received security upgrades as part of a $6 million support fund announced by the government.

The prevention programme was announced by then-Police… Read more Video, Audio

A group in Christchurch is plotting a revolution against throw away culture, to help people maintain and fix their broken belongings.

The Repair Revolution meets once a month in a community house in… Read more Video, Audio

New Zealand Cricket is threatening to pull stumps at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park - one of the country's best loved provincial grounds.

It says the facilities are no longer up to scratch and its… Read more Video, Audio

Oranga Tamariki has been challenged on whether abuse in state care facilities really is historic.

Senior officials from the children's ministry were again before the Royal Commission into Abuse in… Read more Audio

Kaitaia residents could be taking the long, long way around for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town, SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge.

Waka Kotahi says the road is… Read more Video, Audio

Imagine it: an all you can FLY airline ticket, the aviation equivalent of the buffet. Regional operator Sounds Air is making it a reality.

For $799 for three months you can fly as often as you'd like… Read more Video, Audio

The weather has cleared up in Nelson for now, but locals face a mammoth clean-up. Traffic between Richmond and Nelson is getting more blocked up by the day with roads closed from slips.

Waka Kotahi… Read more Video, Audio

About 2000 anti-government protesters marched on Parliament today - but there was no repeat of the violence and fiery riot that ended the occupation earlier in the year.

The event was organised by… Read more Video, Audio