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Small number of New Zealand personnel fighting in Ukraine - former defence minister
Former Defence Minister Ron Mark says there is only a small number of New Zealanders fighting in Ukraine. Video, Audio
Weather: Nelson-Marlborough roads in flurry of repairs after storm
Roads around the Nelson-Marlborough region are an active construction site of flashing lights as crews work to get the crucial links re-opened after major flooding.
Council officials have been out… Video, Audio
NZDF not certain how many off-duty NZ soldiers are in Ukraine
The family of a Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine have paid tribute to a man they say lived a life of a hero.
Corporal Dominic Abelen has been named as the New Zealand soldier killed on the frontline… Audio
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English Part Two
Today on The Panel Lynn Freeman and panellists Paula Penfold and Conor English discuss the tougher rules on freedom camping as part of a bill introduced to parliament today. Plus, they discuss with… Audio
The Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English
Today on The Panel Lynn Freeman and panellists Paula Penfold and Conor English discuss whether people are moving away from insurance and if this leaves us more vulnerable as a nation or not. Also… Audio
The Pre-Panel with Paula Penfold and Conor English
Lynn Freeman and panellists Paula Penfold and Conor English discuss the challenges of going into retirement villages, if it's fair, and whether they want to end up there. Plus, the panellists tell us… Audio
Nelson faces major freight delays due to floods
Freight entering and departing Nelson is facing significant delays as many roads in the region remain closed.
Flooding and slips in the Nelson and Marlborough region have closed more than 40 roads.
… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 25 August 2022
Top stories for 25 August 2022 Countdown and Foodstuffs are told to loosen their grip on the wholesale market. Newly independdent MP Gaurav Sharma lashes out at the outgoing Speaker, Trevor Mallard… Audio
Night 'n Day pledges to pass on wholesale savings to shoppers
Convenience store chain Night 'n Day is pledging to pass on to customers any savings it makes through wholesale grocery deals with the two big supermarket chains. The government has announced that… Video, Audio
Children's remains: Community shock at link to South Korea
The local Korean community is shocked there is a likely link between the homicide of two children and a migrant from their home country.
The Associated Press is reporting a relative of two children… Audio
Nearly half of Māori rangatahi in state care have gone to prison
A third of children who were placed in state care have ended up serving a prison sentence.
For Māori, it's nearly half. The data comes from research tabled before the Royal Commission into Abuse in… Audio
Consumer Affairs Minister on wholesale access for small stores
Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark has announced a new rule in the grocery sector that will see the supermarket duopoly forced to sell groceries to their competitors at set prices and terms if they… Video, Audio
Weather: Disruptions across Marlborough as roads closed
Major disruptions across the top of Te Waipounamu, as the state highways connecting Blenheim and Nelson remain firmly shut.
The commute is now taking eight hours - with a diversion through… Video, Audio
Sharma hijacks Speaker's welcome but Rurawhe sits him down
Independent MP Gaurav Sharma hijacked the election of Parliament's new Speaker to level fresh allegations against Trevor Mallard.
Allegations the outgoing Speaker rejects. Here's our political… Video, Audio
David Seymour discusses departing Speaker Trevor Mallard
Adrian Rurawhe has stepped up as Parliament's new Speaker, as former Speaker Trevor Mallard officially ended his tenure on Wednesday afternoon.
Mallard, a Speaker with a controversial reputation… Video, Audio
Ruapehu skifields hit by warm, wet winter, 130 staff lose jobs
One of the warmest wettest winters on record has put the skids on Mt Ruapehu's ski season, and cost 130 workers their jobs.
That's a third of the staff working on the mountain's two main ski fields… Video, Audio
Govt may force supermarkets to give competitors better wholesale deal
Supermarkets could be forced by the government to sell products to competitors at fixed prices, if they don't do it themselves.
The government has told the major players to open up their wholesale… Audio
Only five Auckland stores get govt-funded security upgrades
Just five stores across Tāmaki Makaurau have received security upgrades as part of a $6 million support fund announced by the government.
The prevention programme was announced by then-Police… Video, Audio
The Panel with Ruwani Perera and Pattrick Smellie (part 2)
Today on the panel Lynn Freeman and panellists Ruwani Perera and Pattrick Smellie discuss what bullying actually is in the workplace. Also, they discuss if New Zealand in the midst of a 'scamdemic'… Audio
