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Police divers are joining the search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster. Four people have died and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday.

There are weeks of cleanup ahead for some homes in Auckland and Northland after the violent storm which hit the region.

A fast and furious downpour hit the upper part of the country overnight Sunday… Audio

The search for the last person missing in the Far North fishing boat disaster will resume this morning.

Four people died and and five were rescued after the Enchanter sank off North Cape on Sunday… Audio

The search for the last person missing after a fishing charter boat sank near North Cape on Sunday is continuing this morning.

Five people survived and were rescued by helicopter, four people died… Audio

Midday News Update for Friday 18 March 2022 Audio

Wellington's water company has launched an independent inquiry into itself after revelations water in parts of the region hasn't been fluoridated since last year.

Councils around the region were… Audio

The mirrors are aligned and the optics are focused on humanity's most powerful telescope ever. In just a few months

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is set to show a clearer vision of the cosmos.

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Students behaving badly may not be the most startling piece of news, but the extent of it in Dunedin this year is surprising many.

St Patrick's Day mayhem in the city saw two party-goers taken to… Audio

The prominent Maori leader Sir Wira Gardiner has died at the age of 78.

He had been ill for a while, and stepped down as interim chief executive of Oranga Tamariki last year.

Of Ngati Awa, Te… Audio

Wellingtonians, if the thought of battling the traffic has had you turning down Easter-weekend getaways in the past you might want to reconsider.

The 27-kilometre highway known as Transmission Gully… Audio

The lump sum given to people newly released from prison to help them start a new life hasn't changed in 30 years and advocates say the rising cost of living is even more reason to bring it up to… Audio

After years of waiting, regional Wellington mayors are thrilled Transmission Gully will be ready to use in two weeks. 

Mayor K Gurunathan of Kāpiti says the new highway stretching from Tawa to… Audio

Midday news for Thursday 17 March 2022 Audio

Twenty years ago this week Nicholas Pike is believed to have been led to a remote location off the Desert Road in the central North Island and killed.

His body hasn't been found, and the man… Audio

A campaign to attract seasonal workers to Nelson-Tasman orchards has recruited several hundred people.

But, while the apple harvest is in full swing, many growers are still searching for staff.

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The world's biggest Pacific dance festival is getting ready to take the stage in Auckland next week - but for the first time the show will go on without any crowds.

Because of Omicron the festival… Audio

Illicit drug experts suspect 700 kilograms of cocaine seized on a ship docked in Tauranga was destined for another country.

Customs announced the bust yesterday - New Zealand's biggest ever.

It tops… Audio

A 77-year-old woman has been told to repay $11,300 in pension money because Government border restrictions stopped her returning to New Zealand.

Rae, who asked for her surname to not be used, flew to… Audio