New Zealand

Is it time to ban unhealthy drinks from schools? The government wants feedback on a plan to outlaw fizz and all other sugary drinks from primary schools, meaning water, milk and non-dairy alternatives… Video, Audio

Tertiary students are more than twice as likely as the rest of us to be living in damp and mouldy homes.

That's the finding of a survey of 522 students by researchers at the University of Otago.

And… Video, Audio

Some rest homes are no longer requiring people to show vaccine passports before visiting loved ones.

Instead, RAT tests are among measures aimed at keeping Covid-19 away from vulnerable older people.

An 11-year-old driver is one of nine young people picked up by police following a ram raid on an Auckland dairy overnight.

Sandringham residents raised the alarm after spotting three cars they… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby believes the rash of red cards in the last round of Super Rugby was an anomaly and they're confident new guidelines around dangerous play will reduce the number of concussions in the… Audio

Covid-19 has caused some to become couch potatoes. A Sport NZ study shows post the 2020 lockdown, participation in weekly physical activity was down almost six percent on pre-pandemic levels.

The… Audio

The life blood is draining out of Lake Wanaka - water.

The lake is approaching it's lowest level in almost 30 years - threatening marine life, and worrying local farmers after what has been described… Audio

Small-time developers or builders trying to make a buck will most likely be the ones left in the lurch as house prices look to be cooling.

Data from Corelogic shows while year-on-year growth remains… Audio

'Restrictive and outdated' - that's Airbnb's assessment of new rules coming from Christchurch City Council.

Some short-term accommodation providers are being made to apply for resource consent.

The… Audio

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Tiger Woods has the sports world waiting with anticipation.

The golf superstar is set to make yet another improbable comeback when the famed Masters tournament tees off on Friday.

The return comes… Audio

An Auckland University epidemiologist wants pharmacies to be doing RATs, to improve the accuracy of tests and better capture the results.

There are increasing reports of people being having the… Audio

From August, the 1pm press conferences won't be the same, after Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced he'll step down at the end of July.

Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins has… Audio

All Russian imports to New Zealand will be slapped with a 35 percent tariff in response to what the Foreign Minister is describing as "abhorrent and reprehensible" atrocities committed against… Video, Audio

Protecting cyclists from traffic on a small stretch of Palmerston North highway has been criticised by some motorists.

And, after a trial that's lasted more than a year, the future of the cycleway is… Audio

It sounds nuts and it is - a plan to grow eco-friendly almonds in the Hawke's Bay. 

The Ministry for Primary Industries is funding $67,000 for a feasiblility study to see if the crop be grown… Video, Audio