New Zealand

It's the $1.8 billion deal the PM says unlocks access to one of the world's biggest and lucrative markets.

But the free trade agreement signed with the EU has left the meat and dairy sectors with a… Audio

New Zealand will learn overnight if negotiators have managed to secure a trade deal with the European Union.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived in Brussels early this morning, where talks have… Video, Audio

A large police operation to clear out an established occupation at Māhanga Bay in Wellington has dragged on most of the day.

Six people have been arrested and more have been shifted out of the area.

Plastic. It's not so fantastic, according to 100,000 New Zealanders who've signed a petition urging the government to ban single-use plastic bottles.

But with about a billion of them sold in this… Audio

The ongoing spread of Omicron, influenza and other winter illnesses is being described by one urgent care doctor as a "tsunami".

Health Minster Andrew Little said the health system as a whole is… Video, Audio

Classical musical piped into the shearing shed, white walls to better spot blood splatters and mattresses at the end of the sheep chute, on a certified carbon zero high country farm, has some people… Video, Audio

The government is supplying thousands of masks to school kids and staff in a bid to curb the spread of Covid.

It has also revised its advice on testing for re-infections of the virus, as thousands of… Video, Audio

A surprise starter and surprise position switch, headline the All Blacks team for the first test against Ireland.

Uncapped powerhouse Leicester Faingaanuku will start on the wing in Saturday's sold… Audio

Auckland Council has been dealing with the hot potato of protecting 'character' homes instead of supplying more housing.

The council met with local boards to discuss the rezoning of so-called special… Audio

The brakes have gone on a social housing development on Auckland's North Shore following complaints it could change the character of the neighbourhood.

That's despite thousands of desperate families… Video, Audio

'Bereft of any humanity ... nothing less than torture'. A judge's words as he sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for the murder of a five-year-old boy.

Malachi Subecz was beaten, starved, burnt… Audio

The All Blacks have been dealt more disruption ahead of Saturday's sold out first test against Ireland in Auckland.

Star outside back Will Jordan is the latest to test positive for Covid-19, taking… Audio

New Zealand is known for its cold homes, and as winter bites, calls are growing for more support for those who can't keep warm.

Charities say more and more people are struggling to pay their power… Audio

Emotions have run high at a fiery meeting with Bromley residents this afternoon around the ongoing stench from the Bromley wastewater plant saga.

It was the first of three community meetings as the… Video, Audio

After laying low for two days, the National MP Simon O'Connor has returned to Parliament with a mea culpa for his caucus.

On Saturday, the MP published and then later removed a message supporting the… Audio

Now to a dirty secret about laundry detergents, some are so ineffective you're better off just washing your clothes in water.

That's according to tests carried by Consumer NZ on 55 liquid and… Video, Audio

The Prime Minister kicks off the first day of her whirlwind trip to Europe this evening with meetings with the leaders of France and Spain.

Jacinda Ardern is visiting the region in a push to get a… Video, Audio

The Supreme Court has ruled Family First does not qualify for charitable status, saying the group's work does not fit the description.

The lobby group, which advocates conservative values, was… Audio