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Two new Covid-19 vaccines have been added to the list New Zealanders could get - if they pass all their trials and tests.

The government's made deals with the British company Astra Zeneca and the US… Video, Audio

More parents and teachers have come forward about their experiences at a Feilding child care centre, which is under investigation.

This morning RNZ revealed more than 17 people had told the Ministry… Audio

Retailers across the country are still struggling to get enough stock for their Christmas shoppers, as the delays at the Ports of Auckland continue.

There's a backlog of stock still at sea or stuck… Audio

The chief executive of the underperforming Ports of Auckland is insisting the delays to offloading freight and problems with its new automation system are the fault of Covid-19.

Importers are… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

After spats between syndicates and all the usual scandals, America's Cup races are finally underway.

From Thursday until Saturday Team New Zealand, American Magic, Team UK and Luna Rossa are… Audio

The Fiji government has declared a state of disaster ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Yasa.

The cyclone is due to make landfall on Fiji's two main islands this evening, with winds gusting as high as… Audio

A North Shore inpatient mental health unit where two people died by suicide within a week of each other was not up to standard and Waitemata DHB knew it. Video, Audio

The government has announced a deal to buy the historically significant land at Ihumātao, after making a deal with Fletchers and Kiingitanga.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said it was becoming his… Audio

Fleets of spectator boats are expected on the water to watch the America's Cup races from tomorrow, and boaties are being asked to obey the rules.

The PRADA America's Cup World Series is the first… Audio

A man has avoided jail after admitting to dumping a body in wasteland in the central North Island.

Zhang Yuzhen pleaded guilty to helping hide the body of Wang Bao Chang, whose family thought he was… Audio

One of the last families in a Bay of Plenty settlement at risk from an extreme weather event has reluctantly agreed to leave as part of a managed retreat. But for them it will be a longer goodbye. Video, Audio

The runaway housing market is expected to bolt ahead by another 30 percent over the next five years - while wage growth will be less than half that.

The government books show the economy's bouncing… Audio

The major gaps in data on abuse among children in state and faith-based institutions has a chilling impact for some.

An interim report by the Royal Commission estimated up to a quarter of a million… Audio

Auckland Zoo's orangutans have a new playground that allows them to move around at great heights. 

The high canopy habitat was officially opened today as part of the Zoo's ongoing South East Asia… Video, Audio

New Zealand Post workers are in the thick of a record-breaking Christmas amid a nationwide online shopping frenzy. Its couriers are delivering two million parcels a week and asking the public to send… Video, Audio

With nine days until Christmas - Auckland City Mission is gearing up to hand out tens of thousands of presents and food parcels to whānau in need.

But this year things are a bit different. There will… Video, Audio

A category five storm, the highest level, is bearing down on the Fiji Islands.

Cyclone Yasa is forecast to pass directly across the country's two main islands.

It is cyclone season in the Pacific… Audio

The total cost to taxpayers from Trevor Mallard's false rape claim could keep climbing, with news of further legal action still underway.

The revelation came at Parliamentary select committee this… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio