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Vegetable oil, once a cooking essential, now a kitchen luxury.

Inflation has hit a record high of 7.3 percent - forcing everyday prices up. Kiwis across the country are grappling with soaring prices… Audio

The wait is nearly over for residents and holiday-makers left stranded in Lake Ōhau village since Tuesday morning.

Floodwaters washed out the only bridge into the alpine village, with crews working… Video, Audio

Foul weather in Wellington is grounding travellers, with no flights in or out of the airport. Right now the road is the only escape route with the ferries parked up too.

RNZ reporter Soumya… Video, Audio

Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford talks to Lisa Owen about the recent spate of ram raids on retailers.

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Police data shows groups of ram raiders are meeting in juvenile detention and the majority are escaping prosecution.

There's been a 400 percent increase in ram raids in five years, and three quarters… Video, Audio

More wintry weather has lashed the country, with Wellington Airport grounding all flights today.

Winds reached 113km/h at the airport, and on Mt Kaukau gusts reached 133km/h.

Cook Strait ferry… Video, Audio

It's the invention driven by love and some tired legs.

Kevin who is 79 got to tinkering on a design for e-bike wheel chair because it was a monster effort to push his wife in her chair up the hilly… Video, Audio

Around two-hundred dogs have died from toxic algae in the past decade, here in Aotearoa.

Found in waterways, the algae is one of the most toxic natural compounds in the world.

But while the risk to… Video, Audio

Doors are shutting and curtains closing at hospital wards around the motu - with visitors being told to stay away.

There are 744 people in hospital with Covid - and health workers want to stop… Audio

As disruptive storms and major flooding events become more common, councils are looking at how to prepare for the impact of a changing climate.

In Nelson, more than four-thousand properties are… Audio

The Prime Minister has attempted to ease mayors' concerns about Three Waters today, as she spoke at the Local Government conference in Palmerston North.

Our political reporter Giles Dexter is there… Video, Audio

A North Island town relegated to the online slow lane, after its fibre cable was damaged, may be waiting a little longer for broadband to be fully restored.

The faulty Chorus cable has left much of… Video, Audio

Compliance with healthy homes standards is still lagging, more than two years since the law took effect.

All boarding houses and private landlords now need to ensure their rental properties meet… Video, Audio

The Lake Ōhau village is still cut off after the only bridge access was washed out in the storm yesterday.

Waitaki District Mayor Gary Kircher talks to Lisa Owen about repair plans.

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Some South Island communities are still cut off on Wednesday night as a solution to a washed out bridge is days away. Holidaymakers in Lake Ōhau have been told to hunker down, while the council works… Video, Audio

A man remains in a critical condition tonight, after being shot by police in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn.

Police say the man was armed.. and shooting at his own, empty, home.

Felix Walton… Video, Audio

'You didn't steal from us you stole from hungry families' - that from a Southland Charity fleeced of donations destined for struggling whānau.

A large chest freezer and all the meat in it was swiped… Video, Audio

The winter chill is still with us, and property inspectors are urging landlords to ensure their rentals are warm and dry.

Compliance with healthy homes standards is still lagging, more than two years… Audio

A group of would-be home owners left out pocked after their builder went bust are planning legal action against the Master Builders Association over guarantees they thought they'd signed and paid for.