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A shortage in supply of timber for building projects is being labelled "a comedy of errors" that's going to cause a lot of stress and hardship for small-time builders.

Supply constraints means Carter… Audio

Two men have been found guilty of murder and aggravated robbery over the Red Fox Tavern shooting, 33 years ago.

For the last seven weeks, Mark Hoggart and another man with name suppression have been… Video, Audio

Despite closed borders and far less international travel, illegal items made from protected animals and plants are still making it into the country in suitcases and mailed packages.

Alligator… Video, Audio

The police have unveiled the newest addition to their vehicle fleet.

The Skoda Superb will slowly replace the Holdens which have patrolled our streets for many, many decades, with the full roll out… Video, Audio

Almost two-thirds of senior doctors and dentists in Otago and Southland feel burnt out. It comes from a survey of 2,100 medical staff carried out by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists as… Audio

Brisbane will be snapped into a three day lockdown tonight, after four new community cases emerged.

One of the new cases was in central Queensland for three days while infectious and two other cases… Video, Audio

The government's being warned off even contemplating capping rent increases, saying that would be a further devastating blow to property investors.

The impact on rents is just one of the topics that… Audio

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The Ever Given ship has been partially refloated, after days of being stubbornly wedged in the Suez Canal.

Diggers trying to free the the ship removed 27,000 cubic metres of sand.

While that's good… Audio

The Commerce Commission wants a 'please explain' after timber giant Carter Holt Harvey abruptly cut supplies to a number of building retail chains prompting concerns that costs will rise and… Video, Audio

Minister Andrew Little has vigorously defended SIS head Rebecca Kitteridge following her appearance in front of the Select Committee today.

Ms Kitteridge has been questioned by Parliament's… Audio

The annual gathering of top New Zealand athletes takes place with something of a twist in Auckland tonight.

With much of the 2020 sporting calendar sidelined by Covid-19, this year's Halberg Awards… Video, Audio

Real estate agents are either dropping listings or rushing through sales following the government's housing announcement.

Any investment property bought from Saturday onwards will be subject to a tax… Audio

A Code Black has been declared at Dunedin Hospital - which is now at capacity.

The Southern DHB says the emergency department is still open, but it's asking the public to avoid it if possible and… Video, Audio

The families of Wellington border workers and front-line health staff are joining that coveted club of those who have got a Covid-19 jab.

Five community vaccination centres are now open with one in… Video, Audio

New modelling from Te Pūnaha Matatini shows there is a short-term risk of a Covid-19 community outbreak from a border worker, as vaccinated workers might still spread the virus, even if they are not… Video, Audio

Lawyers for the two men on trial over the Red Fox Tavern shooting and robbery more than 30 years ago have told the jury there's nowhere near enough evidence to find them guilty.

Chris Bush was gunned… Audio

Whole sectors of the construction industry are being propped up by illegal exploited foreign workers according to Immigration New Zealand.

Ten Chinese nationals are being deported after they were… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report.

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The National Party has taken aim at the Speaker Trevor Mallard again, labelling him a bully who is unfit to be in his job.

It's revealed details of a statement of claim in the defamation case of the… Audio