Checkpoint

The mother of a slain police officer has begged politicians to introduce harsher punishments for those who murder police.

Diane Hunt's son Matthew Hunt was shot and killed during a routine traffic… Audio

The wheels have fallen off for a South Island cycle shop that has almost run out of children's bikes ahead of Christmas due to the freight gnarl up at Ports of Auckland.

The owner of Wensley Cycles… Audio

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

Vets are hopeful a police dog that was shot in the jaw near Dargaville yesterday will eventually be able to return to work.

Police are not yet releasing the name of the dog, or specific details about… Video, Audio

The small community of Dannevirke is reeling after a crash yesterday that killed three young women who lived in the town.

The crash happened near the small township of Takapau in Central Hawke's Bay… Audio

"Kiwis bleat like Aussie sheep but don't condemn Afghan killings" was the headline on China's state-run media Global Times website today as the diplomatic spat hurtles on.

It's after New Zealand… Audio

The government has declared a climate emergency and promised the public sector will go carbon-neutral by 2025.

But the threat of climate change is all too real for some owners of low-lying coastal… Audio

An investigation by New Zealand's highest watchdog has slammed the University of Auckland over its purchase of a $5 million house in one of the city's priciest suburbs for its vice chancellor to rent… Video, Audio

A magician on the field - and unpredictable off it. That's how former All White Wynton Rufer is remembering football legend Diego Maradona.

Maradona, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 has… Audio

Convicted murderer David Lyttle continues to deny he killed his friend Brett Hall almost a decade ago.

A jury last year found Lyttle guilty and he was sentenced to a minimum non-parole period of 11… Audio

Mast bumping - likely brought on by turbulence and flight speed - is being blamed for a helicopter crash that killed its pilot.

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission released its final… Audio

The Royal Commission findings in to the mosque attacks have been handed to the government.

However it remains up to the Prime Minister to decide if victims will see the report before it's released… Audio

Children's Minister Kelvin Davis has blamed Peeni Henare's lack of Cabinet experience for speaking out of turn on Oranga Tamariki's leadership.

Henare yesterday sparked rumours chief executive… Audio

The Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy, has delivered the traditional speech from throne today - penned by the Prime Minister.

It described the government's plans and promises dominated by the… Video, Audio

Six members of the Pakistan cricket squad, who are in managed isolation in Christchurch, have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health says the 53 members of the squad were tested when… Video, Audio

A conservation project tracking kaka has found the parrots are travelling more than 150 kilometres to breed on islands in the Hauraki Gulf.

The discovery was made during a project - led by Manaaki… Audio

Fears parking sensors could explode has led New Plymouth council to replace or deactivate more than 500 of them.

It's emerged the sensors lithium batteries are spontaneously combusting - causing the… Audio

Mops were on hand in the Waikato town Te Awamutu today - as businesses cleaned up after being flooded during a torrential downpour yesterday.

Heavy rain and hail struck in the afternoon causing… Audio

In an early Christmas gift to Aucklanders, the Council has decided to ease residential water restrictions this summer.

The city has been under restrictions since May, when storage across all… Audio

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