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Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.

As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio

The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.

Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio

The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.

By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio

The National Party has again butted heads with Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard - with expletives flying across the debating chamber.

The shenanigans reflect the rocky relationship between them.

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Silver Fern Farms has been fined more than $330,000 over an ammonia leak at its Hawera plant that was potentially lethal to its staff, emergency services personnel and nearby residents.

The February… Audio

A four month long police investigation has ended with 11 arrests and the discovery of masses of cash, gold bars and luxury goods.

Police have raided more than 21 locations, including the Auckland… Video, Audio

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Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is having to explain himself again, after it emerged he tried twice for an emergency spot in MIQ.

The new MP travelled to Mexico over summer, to care for his sick… Audio

Golfer Tiger Woods has had surgery after smashing-up both his legs and suffering multiple injuries when he rolled his car this morning in Los Angeles.

The champion golfer and father of two had to be… Video, Audio

Pharmac knew there would be clinical reasons why some epilepsy patients would not tolerate a change to their medicines but went ahead with a switch that forced more than 10,000 people to change brands… Video, Audio

Wellington mayor Andy Foster appears to have ambushed many of his colleagues with his announcement of an independent review into council governance.

He says bitter factional in-fighting and negative… Audio

Hundreds of Auckland workers are being forced to stay home after being identified as casual plus contacts of a Kmart worker who tested positive for Covid-19.

The good news is there are no new… Video, Audio

Facebook is restoring access to news content in Australia, after apparently reaching a compromise with the federal government.

The ban had come in response to proposed new media laws which would have… Audio

A man who's accusing a prominent businessman of fondling him in bed says he secretly recorded one of the man's associates trying to bribe him with $15,000.

The accused, who has name suppression, is… Audio

Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.

Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio

The government is being urged to pump money and resources into mental health services, to counter what one medical professional has described as "chronic underfunding".

Some young people are waiting… Video, Audio

It's been another hot dry summer for Auckland, and for those on tank water it's been drying up quickly.

Watercare has rolled out a new mobile tanker to help fill the gap - while people wait for more… Video, Audio

A mentally ill man jailed for seven years for attempting to kiss a woman on a Wellington street is challenging the decision in the Supreme Court.

Daniel Clinton Fitzgerald, who has schizophrenia, was… Audio

Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.

Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio

SKY TV is warning it may cost more to watch sport on its platforms, because of a more expensive rugby rights deal.

But the company is promising subscription fees won't change this financial year.

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