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Legislation passed last night empowering women to negotiate for pay equity is being called the biggest win for gender equality in nearly forty years.

It provides a process for industries with a… Audio

Tarras locals say they've been left in the dark while Christchurch Airport spent millions buying up 750 hectares of farmland in the Central Otago village.

That's despite Christchurch Airport chief… Audio

Six more people have died with the coronavirus in Victoria.

The daily toll is a record, and comes despite new cases today falling to 300.

Three of the deaths were people in their 80s, while three… Video, Audio

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

Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Video, Audio

New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.

Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Audio

The election campaign was in full swing today as Winston Peters took pot shots at his coalition partners and previous governments during a fiery speech laying out his plan for the Tiwai Point… Audio

The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

Housing Minister Megan Woods says the dream of owning your own home has slipped away for an increasing… Audio

The government has today launched the first phase of its Progressive Home Ownership scheme.

The $400 million scheme was announced as part of the KiwiBuild reset in September last year, and was part… Audio

Commonwealth Games boxing champion David Nyika has his eyes on gold at next year's Tokyo Olympics, but the Hamilton heavyweight is fighting another battle on home soil, helping the SPCA rehome… Video, Audio

The Prime Minster has swept through Taranaki today fending off questions about Parliamentary sex scandals as she went.

Along the way Jacinda Ardern launched - and renamed - the national new energy… Audio

Air New Zealand has admitted it was unprepared for the disruption wrought by Covid-19 and overwhelmed by the number of people seeking refunds.

A select committee at Parliament this morning heard the… Audio

A massive deep sea squid caught near Whakaari/White island is the subject of much scientific excitement today.

A group of marine experts gathered in Auckland for the dissection of the rarely caught… Video, Audio

A leader of the Ihumātao land occupation says while there's no resolution yet, protestors are still winning as there are no police and houses on the land.

Whānau and supporters gathered for a karakia… Video, Audio

Victoria should have gone into a New Zealand-style stage four lockdown at least a week ago.

That's according to Australian Medical Association President Professor Julian Rait who says public health… Video, Audio

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

Australia is facing its biggest budget deficit since World War Two.

The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, today revealed the dire state of the country's coffers, saying the pandemic has plunged Australia… Audio

A woman says she caught a racist landlord red-handed, after she was rejected for a property because she is Māori.

Te Iwi Kemp has applied for 10 Christchurch rentals in the past fortnight, but was… Audio

New Zealand First denies playing politics over the latest coalition disagreement - this time over a major jobs package for Southland.

Labour's coalition partner says won't back a $100 million package… Audio

A car crash that has killed two prominent members of the Chinese pro-democracy movement have sparked accusations of sabotage, MPs have been told.

The two men were among a group of activists en route… Audio