New Zealand

Smoke and the sound of burnouts filled the air in a central Auckland suburb on Friday as hundreds of patched gang members turned out to farewell a senior Head Hunters member.

On bikes and by foot… Video, Audio

Amnesty International's report on repression of Muslims in Xinjiang was released last week. Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to the Auckland-based sister of one detainee whose case features in the report. 

Mana Tangata: People of Action by historian Dr Stephen Clarke sheds light on Rotary Club's stellar record of community service in New Zealand over the past century. Dr Clarke joins the show to discuss… Audio

Sam Schoeller is based near Klosters  in Switzerland. He initially arrived in Switzerland 40 years ago in what was meant to be a short excursion to learn more about the country his father came from… Audio

The motivation is three-fold for New Zealand mixed martial arts world champion Israel Adesanya heading into his latest title defence this weekend.

Adesanya defends his middleweight belt against… Audio

Wellington Zoo's closed its kiwi house indefinitely while it investigates what's killed three of the precious birds in its care in the past few months.

Tahi, a one legged kiwi, that had been with the… Video, Audio

A Mongrel Mob Waikato leader claims three members charged with serious drug offences are outliers in the chapter.

The trio were arrested on Monday, along with 35 others, following 37 police raids as… Audio

A Christchurch woman says she feels left in the dark after trying to arrange a vaccine for her immunocompromised husband.

The vaccine rollout for people who are at risk of getting very sick from… Audio

A sweet trove of documents has been unearthed during the demolition of the old Cadbury office block that will be the site of the new Dunedin Hospital.

The old books are full of details about Hudson… Video, Audio

New Zealand will take its biggest ever rowing squad to the upcoming Olympics with a 32 rowers selected for Tokyo.

All up there will be nine crews, including 10 world champion female rowers.

Our… Audio

Warning: Parts of this report may distress some listeners.

The mother of a man shot in the head three times has told his killer her world's fallen apart since her son's death.

Jay Lingman has been… Audio

Wellington commuters may have to pay for the privilege of driving to work in future with the city council's plans to accelerate congestion charges, as soon as it gets the green light from the… Audio

A year on from opening - some retailers at Auckland's Commercial Bay shopping centre say they're struggling to stay afloat.

The $1 billion development with more than 120 shops opened just as Covid-19… Video, Audio

Businesses around Auckland's famed Karangahape Road are facing yet more financial woe, as City Rail Link construction drags on.

Today, the Transport Minister and Auckland city officials lauded the… Video, Audio

The Ministry of Health says stocks of the covid-19 vaccine are tight - but there isn't a shortage.

That's despite some saying they cannot get appointments.

The vaccination programme is ahead of… Audio

A movie is being planned about the March 15 terror attacks, but it's caught many in the Muslim community by surprise.

The film - which has a working title of They Are Us - will star Australian… Audio

More than 40 years after her mother's march to Parliament, the daughter of Dame Whina Cooper is leading calls to abandon the reclassification of huge amounts of land in Te Tai Tokerau.

About 1500… Audio