New Zealand

Te Tai Tokerau children finishing primary school have the worst tooth decay in the country.

But the Far North mayor says the new compulsory fluoridation order is mystifying him, and happening too… Audio

Middlemore Hospital is apologising to patients who were seen by a man pretending to be a doctor there for six months.

A criminal investigation has been launched after the man was able to work there… Video, Audio

Career firefighters at one of the country's busiest stations say they're clocking hundreds of hours in emergency overtime while struggling with faulty equipment, long hours, and a lack of trauma… Audio

Strawberries atop a pavlova has usually been a sign of summer and Christmas in Aotearoa, but not anymore.

A New Zealand strawberry company has the fruit on the shelves already, and it is only August.

National MP Sam Uffindell denies he terrified a flatmate by beating on her bedroom door and screaming obscenities until she fled through a window, but he has admitted beating a younger student when he… Audio

An unwelcome Wallaby has hopped into fresh territory on this side of the ditch, prompting a full scale investigating including DNA testing and sniffer dogs.

The female that was found in the small… Video, Audio

Online messaging app SnapChat's launched a new tool that allows parents to snoop on their kids - checking who their online mates are and who they're messaging.

But it stops short of revealing the… Video, Audio

There's been some not so lovely news for Black Caps fans today.

New Zealand Cricket have announced they've agreed to release one of the team's best players - Trent Boult - from his national contract.

Another massive chunk of land has fallen away in a hilly Wellington suburb, after days of heavy rain. 

The city's had its wettest July on record and a number of banks have given way in the last week… Video, Audio

Some Aucklanders are drowning in their latest water bills.

Water charges went up seven percent on July 1. But some customers whose bills have jumped hundreds of dollars are also questioning whether… Audio

A staff member in Christopher Luxon's office was told about Sam Uffindell's antics as a school bully during the Tauranga by-election campaign, but failed to flag it with the leader. 

Tauranga MP Sam… Audio

'We will see you down the road and we will all be together again'. The words of John Travolta as he paid tribute to his Grease co-star Olivia Newton John, who's died at the age of 73 after a battle… Video, Audio

Rain and thunder rocked Auckland overnight, flooding a small town up north. Puhoi felt the force of the heavy rain bringing down some trees and leaving a clean up job today.

Our reporter Finn… Video, Audio

All but two households have been able to return to their homes in Central Wellington after a large slip yesterday swept away a bank.

More than 25 people in 8 homes were evacuated last night as the… Video, Audio

The Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark remains concerned that buy now pay later schemes have the potential to cause financial hardship and he's awaiting Ministry advice before deciding if further… Video, Audio

The Auckland Home Show does not have a roof over its own head right now. The event with more than 400 exhibitors usually happens at the Auckland Showgrounds but an ongoing legal wrangle over the… Video, Audio