New Zealand

Live radio commentary of New Zealand cricket matches appears to be over.

Media company NZME announced today that it had failed to reach an agreement with New Zealand cricket for next season's… Audio

Warning: Report contains graphic details that will upset some listeners. A West Auckland man who attacked his unwell mother says he wasn't thinking when he picked up the hammer he used to kill her.

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New Zealand First is continuing to push for more changes to the latest firearms legislation.

The Police Minister relies on the party's votes to get the law passed. Last April, a law banning certain… Video, Audio

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a woman accused of murdering her abusive partner in their south Auckland home.

Karen Ruddelle admits stabbing Joseph Ngapera in their… Audio

The Prime Minister invited herself round to Flaxmere Primary School on Thursday for a free lunch, as the government launched its $45 million initiative in 31 schools.

The 460 students at Flaxmere are… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Forecast rain over the next 48 hours is unlikely to break the drought in Northland but could cause further headaches for Westland.

A heavy rain warning is in place for the West Coast south of Otira… Video, Audio

Oranga Tamariki says it is standing by its decision to return a four-year-old boy who had suffered severe injuries in June to his immediate family in Flaxmere despite some whānau saying they opposed… Video, Audio

Warning: Report contains details that will be upsetting to some listeners New details have emerged in the horrific killing of a family set alight in Brisbane.

A growing number of floral tributes are… Video, Audio

Trevor Overton and his wife were onboard the Diamond Princess.

They were among the 180 Australians and six New Zealanders onboard the Qantas charter flight to Darwin.

Whilst the New Zealanders have… Video, Audio

Two passengers with coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died.

Media reports from Japan say the man and woman were both aged in their 80s.

New Zealand's Director General of Health… Video, Audio

Epsom MP David Seymour is demanding answers from the government over the closure of a major rehabilitation provider in his electorate.

Checkpoint revealed Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation is closing… Video, Audio

The Prime Minsiter is standing by her deputy, despite two scandals now swirling and the opposition calling for him to step down.

Today the Serious Fraud Office confirmed it was launching an… Audio

At least ten New Zealand passengers from the Diamond Princess are expected to board a Qantas flight on Wednesday bound for Auckland via Darwin where they will then spend 14 days in quarantine at… Video, Audio

The Secretary of Tonga's Rugby National League says he is shocked the association has been expelled by the sport's governing body.

The International Rugby League board announced the expulsion this… Audio

The mother of a man suspected to have committed suicide while in a mental health unit says there were a series of failures by staff that led to his death.

Samuel Fischer died in mid-April 2015, after… Audio

A clinical psychologist says a woman on trial for the murder of her partner was displaying symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder at the time, due to her life-long history of violence… Audio

An Auckland woman with a severely disabled son is begging the Prime Minister to intervene and keep respite services provided by Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation open.

Mandy Brookland's son Blake cant… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

It's currently a pub, but soon the Clifton Club Inn will become the home of the Southland Charity Hospital.

The hospital is the dream of late cancer care advocate Blair Vining - and today it became… Video, Audio