Māni Dunlop

Half-price public transport kicks off today -- it's part of a three month scheme to minimise the effects of high fuel costs, which have spiked since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Government's Clean Car… Audio

Tourism operators say covid-related grants have helped keep them afloat through the pandemic.

The Auditor-General John Ryan found ministers used unclear criteria when dishing out nearly $70 million… Audio

Kua hinga he totara nui o te waonui a Tane. Tangi hotuhotu ana nga manu. Me to iwi Maori. The tributes have been flowing endlessly for one of Aotearoa's most leading legal minds and indigenous… Audio

To Tāmaki Makaurau, where Councillors are considering whether to ask locals to have their say on a proposal to turn parking spaces on the roads into bus and carpool lanes, cycleways, and bigger… Audio

Renting's become more expensive than ever - and rental properties are even harder to find.

That's according to TradeMe's latest Rental Prince Index, which says the national median rent climbed $45 in… Audio

Predator Free 2050 will invest nearly $7 million on new projects to eradicate rats, stoats and possums from all of Aotearoa.

Professor Neil Gemmell of University of Otago has just received $200,000… Audio

Kāpiti is about to get a little bit closer to Wellington when Transmission Gully opens to the public tomorrow.

The new road will cut peak journey times by up to 15 minutes between Wellington and the… Audio

The police are touting the success of a zero-tolerance approach they took to illegal street racing around Hamilton last weekend.

Police deployed 50 staff before about 500 vehicles arrived.

200… Audio

The next America's Cup regatta will take place in Barcelona.

Team New Zealand's chief executive Grant Dalton says the decision came down to money; not enough was on offer to stay in Auckland and win.

Scallop fisheries in Northland and most of the Coromandel are going to be closed, to allow the shellfish beds to recover.

The latest biomass surveys confirm the poor health of the scallop fisheries… Audio

Floodwaters in Tairāwhiti have closed multiple schools around the region, forcing students to stay home and learn online. 

Three schools, Makarika School, Hatea-A-Rangi School and Te Kura Kaupapa… Audio

Almost 500 children in state care were harmed at least once in the year to mid-2021, and the rate of abuse appears to be increasing.

It's risen from under six percent in 2018, to eight percent last… Audio

Anti-poverty groups say increases to benefit rates next month will still leave families trapped in poverty.

The Fairer Future collaboration updated the Welfare Expert Advisory Group's modelling on… Audio

While Tairāwhiti and Wairoa continue to clean up after last week's torrential downpours, MetService is already warning more heavy rain is possible in the area tonight.

A medium-scale adverse event… Audio

Māori knowledge is critical to respond to climate change, that's one of the key findings in the latest IPCC report.

The Deep South Science Challenge is commissioning fourteen projects for… Audio

An expert on China's role in the Pacific says a draft agreement to station military forces on Solomon Islands could see the South Pacific cut off and encircled by Chinese forces.

A draft agreement -… Audio

A video posted online shows a gun or imitation firearm being held to a student's head during a fight between Otahuhu school students.

It shows multiple people fighting and a participant, who may not… Audio

A hill country farm near Te Puia springs has recorded nearly 800-millimetres of rain this week.

It's caused widespread damage to fencing and the land.

Dan Russell who runs a hill country beef and… Audio

The government has unveiled its plan for tackling declining maths and literacy performance in schools.

It is promising more support for teachers and a new system of tests to measure children's… Audio

The heavy rain that hit the Tairawhiti region over the past two days has moved south towards Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa.

Rain is still falling across the Gisborne region, but not as intensely.

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