New Zealand

A review that found a charitable trust guilty of high costs and a lack of transparency has been labelled "strange and ridiculous". The chair of the Christchurch Foundation made the comments as he… Audio

The government has pulled another lever to try to slow the runaway housing market - requiring the Reserve Bank to take house prices into account.

National says the move's far too late and a senior… Audio

'Close-plus', 'close', 'casual-plus' and 'casual' - the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.

As officials try to contain Auckland's… Audio

Former Wellington mayors are throwing their two cents worth in over the shambolic goings on at the council.

There are also questions being raised about whether Mayor Andy Foster even has the… Audio

Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.

Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Audio

People with life-shortening conditions will soon get to access their KiwiSaver earlier.

The government has announced that from March people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Huntington's disease… Audio

The so-called "wokester" Police Commissioner has gone head to head with National MP Simon Bridges.

The pair clashed in several heated exchanges in a select committee today, over the police's approach… Video, Audio

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Air New Zealand has burnt through $1 billion in cash reserves, with the company today announcing a loss of $185 million for the second half of 2020.

It has just over $170 million of its own cash… Video, Audio

A Waikato doctor wants to know where promised funding for mental health has gone, after it was pledged by the Prime Minister at his practice.

Jacinda Ardern visited the Matamata Medical Centre in… Audio

Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall apologises about the wait time of nearly eight hours on the phone to Healthline for a woman who had visited Kmart on Saturday 20 February. Video, Audio

It was revealed on Thursday there was a house viewing at the home of the family most recently infected with Covid-19.

A real estate agent and three others were at the private viewing on Saturday… Video, Audio

Officials are scrambling to see if they can do anything for the Whakatāne Mill, where more than 200 jobs are at risk.

As the largest private employer in the eastern Bay of Plenty, the mill is slated… Audio

The government is under pressure for having housed just 12 families under its Progressive Home Ownership Scheme, since it launched seven months ago.

Seventy-eight more families have been contracted… Audio

The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.

By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio

The National Party has again butted heads with Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard - with expletives flying across the debating chamber.

The shenanigans reflect the rocky relationship between them.

… Video, Audio

Silver Fern Farms has been fined more than $330,000 over an ammonia leak at its Hawera plant that was potentially lethal to its staff, emergency services personnel and nearby residents.

The February… Audio

A four month long police investigation has ended with 11 arrests and the discovery of masses of cash, gold bars and luxury goods.

Police have raided more than 21 locations, including the Auckland… Video, Audio

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