New Zealand

A severe shortage of specialists is the elephant in the room when it comes to clearing patient backlogs for surgery and hospital appointments.

That's according to the Association of Salaried Medical… Video, Audio

The last remaining member of the 28th Māori Battalion has been knighted by Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro this morning.

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What can you do with 50kg of bronze? Thieves will be figuring it out after an early morning heist from Pah Homestead in Auckland.

They made off with a bronze sculpture, and the Wallace Arts Trust… Video, Audio

Time is putting pressure on local authorities around the country, after recent warnings that they have less than 20 years to confront decisions about low lying communities and rising sea levels.

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News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305587271112 Video, Audio

Former National leader Simon Bridges is farewelling Parliament this evening, after 14 years as an MP.

Bridges announced in March he was bowing out - and gives his final speech in the house tonight -… Audio

Just over a month since the government scrapped low-use power plans, charities say they're being inundated with people struggling to power their electricity bills.

The change means 60 percent of… Audio

Parliament's Speaker has performed a major about-turn, dropping the trespass orders he'd slapped on Winston Peters and four other former MPs.

The former Deputy Prime Minister yesterday revealed he'd… Audio

The government's introducing a 'high-powered task force' to tackle the issue of ballooning waitlists for hospital operations and appointments.

There are 27,000 people who've been waiting four months… Video, Audio

Southland man Blair Vining was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer in 2018 and given just weeks to live.

He sought treatment privately after being told there would be an eight to ten week wait… Video, Audio

The government's introducing a 'high powered task force' to tackle the issue of ballooning waitlists for hospital operations and appointments.

There are 27,000 people who've been waiting four months… Audio

Volcanologists say they have seen a steam plume from Mt Ruapehu, visible for 45 minutes.

Mt Ruapehu is putting out the strongest tremor - or vibrations - in two decades and the crater lake… Audio

Police concede the pandemic and MIQ duties mean resources have been diverted away from Youth Aid and they are playing catch up.

An 11-year-old ram raid driver and a seven-year-old burglar in recent… Video, Audio

Labour has dived in the latest Newshub/Reid Research poll. The party now sits at 38.2 percent, a drop of 6.1 percent.

National has taken advantage, jumping 9.2 percent to 40.5 percent.

Jacinda… Audio

A proposal to pump up crowd capacity at a popular New Plymouth concert venue is hitting a sour note with some.

The Bowl of Brooklands currently has a capacity of 15,000, but the council has floated… Video, Audio

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a Dunedin supermarket has been jailed for 13 years.

Luke James Lambert was this afternoon jailed on each of four counts of attempted… Video, Audio

There are concerns top Queenstown hotels may have to lower their gold star standards because there aren't enough cleaners to go around.

The boss of the Hilton says as tourist numbers bounce back… Video, Audio

As the Budget creeps closer, Grant Robertson has unveiled a new set of rules governing how he and future Finance Ministers can divvy out funds.

A new debt cap, a new way of measuring debt, and a… Audio

The US Supreme Court could be overturning the landmark ruling which made abortion legal in that country.

A leaked draft opinion which has been obtained by political journalism site Politico, shows… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6305541983112 Video, Audio