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Business deposits have boomed and borrowing has dropped according to latest Reserve Bank figures - strengthening calls for more wage subsidies to be repaid.

Today retirement villages Summerset and… Audio

A blessing has been held this afternoon at the site of yesterday's fatal helicopter crash near Kaikōura that killed a Christchurch couple and seriously injured three children.

Andrew Davidson and his… Audio

Two people have died and three are injured after a helicopter crash north of Kaikōura.

Emergency services were called to the crash on the beach at about twenty-to-one, and one of those first on the… Audio

The gas fitter who worked on a Christchurch home the day before it exploded has been ordered to pay victims more than $130,000.

Gregory Smith was part way through fixing a gas fire at the Northwood… Audio

Sixteen homes have been evacuated on Christchurch's Port Hills, after fire again broke out this afternoon.

Emergency services say they've contained the scrub fire, but are staying on scene overnight… Video, Audio

A former rugby player with a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated impact traumas wants other players to be fully aware of the risk, and for New Zealand Rugby to do more to help those who have… Video, Audio

New Zealand's biggest bank is ordering a bigger deposit from investors as a way to cool the overheated housing market. ANZ says its move will help first home buyers get into the market.

But will it… Audio

After a long and at times uncertain lead-up, the America's Cup regatta starts this week with four teams competing for their chance to race for sailing's most coveted trophy.

Today, teams and their… Video, Audio

Even New Zealand's summer plans cannot be spared from the ongoing threat of Covid-19.

The government has released details on how it would respond to coronavirus spreading in the community this… Audio

Warning: The details of this report may be distressing for some listeners.

A former rugby coach from South Otago has escaped jail after severely injuring a young man by penetrating him with a pool… Audio

Sixteen homes have been evacuated on Christchurch's Port Hills this afternoon because of a fire.

Fire and Emergency has told RNZ the fire was caused by sparks from a construction site.

Smoke has… Video, Audio

Two people have been killed and three seriously injured in a helicopter crash north of Kaikōura on Monday.

Emergency services raced to the crash, described as a "grey mess" on the beach at the… Video, Audio

There's been another incident at a central Auckland bar involving a gun - the third in a space of a month.

In the latest, the police were called after a person was seen at a bar on Sale Street with a… Audio

The government has announced a package which aims to pay out Christchurch home-owners who were short changed by Southern Response.

It has estimated about 3000 people will be eligible for the… Audio

Hoani Lambert has resigned from his role as deputy chief executive of Oranga Tamariki, but he says it is not in protest of his chief executive.

The head of Oranga Tamariki, Grainne Moss, has come… Video, Audio

The NZ Blood Service has made sweeping changes to the way it screens donors for the risk of HIV, bringing us in line with a number of overseas countries.

Effective immediately, men who have sex with… Video, Audio

The Pacific Islands Forum is calling on Australia not to let its neigbours sink due to the impacts of climate change.

The call was made at the Forum leader's summit on the fifth anniversary of the… Audio

Government ministers are being taken to the Employment Court over what a claimant calls a ludicrous and absurd disability care issue.

The case is around legislation which means people with… Audio