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Police probe multiple rape claims against Wellington musicians
Police are investigating multiple accusations of sexual assault against several Wellington musicians.
One woman who spoke out online about the musicians' alleged behaviour says she got dozens of… Video, Audio
National caucus shows unity after disaster election result
National Party MPs have emerged from their first post election caucus with a public show of unity after its disastrous result.
Their numbers were slashed from 54 to 35 and could go even lower after… Video, Audio
Sealord responds to Russian fishers Covid-19 outbreak at MIQ
Russian fishing crews believed to be at the centre of a covid outbreak at an isolation facility had all tested negative and spent fourteen days isolating in their own homes before boarding a charter… Video, Audio
Labour pledges investment in local journalism, TVNZ-RNZ merger back on table
Regional journalism appears to have a golden ticket. The Labour Party is promising to invest in local journalism and revisit the idea of merging TVNZ and RNZ if re-elected for a second term.
Jonathan… Audio
Hawke's Bay councils work together to face coastal erosion
Hawke's Bay councils say they've got to stop the squabbling over funding to fix coastal erosion.
They're planning to bring in a QC or retired judge to figure out how they can get the money to stop… Audio
NZDF fined $300,000 over navy diver's death in training
The New Zealand Defence Force has been fined nearly $300,000 over the death of a navy diver during a training exercise in March last year.
Zachary Christopher Yarwood was found unresponsive on the… Audio
Election 2020: Everything to know about counting the votes
Advance voting could crack the two million mark by close of play today.
The Electoral Commission has been crunching the numbers. Total early votes topped 1.74 million yesterday, already half a… Video, Audio
Election 2020: One final political poll before the big vote
The latest political poll, from Newshub and Reid Research, has been released a day before the final day of voting. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson joins Lisa Owen in the studio with her analysis.
…Auckland pug confiscated over missing registration
An Auckland pug has been treated like a thug - with the council seizing it over a missed registration payment and threatening death if the bill wasn't paid within a week.
Owner Semaine Cato was at… Video, Audio
New Zealanders can fly to Australia, but it comes with a warning
Some New Zealanders taking advantage of the quarantine-free safe travel zone with New South Wales and the Northern Territory plan on heading straight to other states once they've landed.
But the… Audio
'Horrific' screams heard in Taupo before bodies found by lake
A Taupo man says he heard "horrific" screams at a lakefront spot last night, near the place where a member of the public discovered two bodies this morning.
Mystery surrounds the deaths, with police… Audio
Paramedics urge stronger commitment to funding from new govt
Front line paramedics want stronger commitments to funding for St John, than those offered by the two women vying to be prime minister. Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and National's Judith Collins were… Audio
Minor parties make most of last campaign day in Auckland
The minor parties have crammed their diaries today to try and snag any remaining undecided voters.
There were ferry rides, fighting words, coffee making and even tears in the final hours of the… Audio
All Blacks team named for Eden Park Bledisloe match
The All Blacks team has been named for the second Bledisloe Cup test at Eden Park and there have been several promotions and demotions, with five changes to the starting XV.
After last week's draw… Video, Audio
Evening business for 16 October
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Briscoe Group pays back wage sub, defends taking it initially
The Briscoe Group believes it was justified in taking the government wage subsidy but says it's now paid back all $11.5m of it because sales are looking good.
The retail group that also includes… Video, Audio
Election 2020: The final countdown on the campaign trail
It's the final countdown.. the last day of campaiging for political parties - the last chance to win any undecided voters.
At least 1.7 million people have already voted - that's almost half the… Audio
Te Atatu hapū a step closer to marae community hub
It's been a slow and fraught process, dragged out over 30 years, but the Maori community in the Auckland suburb of Te Atatu are one step closer to having a marae in their neighbourhood.
For decades… Audio
NZ branded 'climate criminal' as report details fire danger
New Zealand is being branded a 'climate criminal' in the wake of a new report that warns of rapidly increasing fire danger and punishing traffic pollution.
The 84-page report, from the Ministry for… Audio
NZers can fly isolation-free to Australia from Friday
From Friday, New Zealanders will be able to say g'day to our Aussie neighbours without having to isolate on arrival across the ditch.
The one-way travel bubble is with New South Wales and the… Audio