New Zealand

Space lovers are farewelling an airborne observatory as it makes its final visit to Christchurch after years of research trips.

SOFIA - short for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - is… Video, Audio

The All Blacks loose forward Ardie Savea has leapt to the defence of under fire coach Ian Foster in the wake or Saturday's loss to Ireland in Dunedin.

Ireland's win was their first against the All… Audio

The legality of rodeo has been questioned today at the High Court.

The Animal Law Association and animal rights group SAFE want to bring an end to what they say is an "unnecessary and unlawful"… Audio

Protesters wanting a 20km stretch of beach north of Auckland to retain all its sand have launched what they're calling a 'David versus Goliath' battle.

They've got strong messages for the company… Video, Audio

As we face a second wave of Covid-19 coupled with other winter bugs, health officials say they are our best form of protection.

It comes as 8395 community cases were reported today. And almost 700… Audio

GP and chair of the NZ Women in Medicine Charitable Trust Dr Orna McGinn says doctors and nurses are gaslighting their patients if they don't agree with what patients are seeing and experiencing.

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Some restaurants and cafes are cutting short their working week, in some hospitality businesses executives are doing dishes and changing sheets because of severe staff shortages.

Last week Sealord… Video, Audio

Air New Zealand is warning there could be more disruptions to come as wild weather, sickness and engineering issues have already disrupted some school holiday travel.

The airline has brought back its… Video, Audio

A young family has been left traumatised and scared after 10 youths ram raided their North Shore dairy, which they live above.

Nimesh Patel was woken by an alarm just before 1am, peering out his… Video, Audio

After a three-year upgrade in Canada, the naval vessel HMNZS Te Mana has returned to New Zealand shores.

The frigate and her 170-strong crew sailed into Waitematā Harbour this morning with Minister… Audio

A crowd of locals have given a behind the scenes look at Whanganui Port, ahead of its planned $50 million revamp.

It's the first community-led management project since the Whanganui River gained… Video, Audio

The remains of more than 100 Moriori have been returned today, repatriated from London's Natural History Museum where they've been held for a century.

It's the largest-ever return of ancestors, and… Video, Audio

SPCAs around Aotearoa are heaving and the Christchurch branch is no exception after more than 20 puppies were dumped near the Waimakariri River.

That means foster pet parents are close to maxed out… Video, Audio

In Dunedin excitement is building ahead of the return of top tier international rugby to the southern city.

The All Blacks will take on Ireland in the second test at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday… Video, Audio

At one of the busiest hospitals in the country, there are three times more patients with the flu, compared to those with Covid.

Middlemore in Auckland isn't the only hospital under major strain, with… Audio

A scathing review has found flouridating water was "not a priority" for Wellington Water and was inconsistently done for six years.

Wellington Water has been told to take a "relentless" shift in… Video, Audio

Japan's former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shot in an apparent assassination attempt.

The 67-year-old was giving a speech on a street in the western city of Nara.

Witnesses say Abe, Japan's… Video, Audio

There's been a breakthrough in what's a been a major point of contention in the trans-Tasman relationship - the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia.

New Zealand Prime Ministers have long… Video, Audio