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Firefighters say they no longer have confidence in their ageing vehicle fleet, and fear it could let them down in life or death situations. Audio

A mental health support service says it will have to reduce its operations if it cannot plug a $2 million shortfall. Audio

"I think these guys are kamikaze," Trump said.

Government ministers have confirmed they are considering measures to move homeless people out of Auckland's city centre - but the exact details remain unclear.

Michael Burry, who rose to fame in theThe Big Short after predicting the housing market would collapse, has placed a new bet.

Governor Christian Hawkesby also said underperformance in parts of the New Zealand economy had created challenging conditions for households and businesses.

Cheney was the chief architect of the 'war on terror', and helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war.

The woman says she woke to find a man sexually violating her and jumped out of bed.

Analysis: The trophies from Donald Trump's Asia tour won't count for much when he arrives home Thursday, just as the month-long government shutdown takes its bitterest turn yet.

"Once you've tasted it, it will spiral out of control," says one man who is worried what the law change will mean. Audio

"We're talking 630 real people who lost their lives ... and hundreds of thousands of people ... impacted by these deaths. Looking at the numbers, we're not shifting the dial here."

Rates could be raised for properties with granny flats, an economist says, after new rules were passed allowing people to build structures up to 70 square metres in their yards.

Lowy Institute report says New Zealand is expected to reduce its overseas aid funding by about 35 percent in the next two years. Audio

Aid groups and activists have warned of possible ethnically motivated revenge attacks.

The policy won't work if house prices don't go up, an expert says, while property investors aren't happy. Audio

A round-up of news from around the region, including Guam's Bureau of Womens Affairs backing a bill that would make deepfake pornography illegal.

Prince Andrew finally fell on his sword on the weekend and announced he would give up using his titles.

Parents at a Christchurch school are being offered financial incentives if their children meet attendance targets. Audio

The country's worst economic crisis in a generation helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule.

The price rises might feel a lot sharper than that headline number suggests.

Our second biggest city is experiencing the type of revival that should make the rest of New Zealand envious.

Video of the shooting of Charlie Kirk is confronting, but far more horrific content is "very rife" on kids' social media feeds, say experts. Audio

Huge crowds have vented their anger over Trump's hardline policies, with the US President responding with AI-generated videos depicting him piloting a jet dropping faeces on protesters.

A new report calls for urgent action to prepare infrastructure, housing and healthcare for the country's rapidly ageing population.