New Zealand

The Black Caps cricketers have been left with plenty to ponder after a big defeat to Australia in the first Test in Perth.

The Australians wrapped up a thumping 296-run win in the day-night match… Audio

Meanwhile, an Australian onboard the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas says the cruise company's told her she'll get a customer survey about the trip and a refund of about $135 for the extra day the… Video, Audio

Cabinet is not prepared to wait until Worksafe and coroners have finished their investigations into the Whakaari White Island explosion before considering any necessary law changes, and wants official… Audio

A Brisbane community has held an emotional candle lit vigil for a mother and daughter who were the first Australian victims to be named after the Whakaari eruption.

Julie Richards and her 20-year-old… Video, Audio

A gun owners rights group says law-abiding citizens will become criminals overnight unless the government extends the dead line for its gun buy-back scheme.

Owners of semi-automatic firearms have… Audio

The Māori King's former spokesperson is shocked at how much money was fraudulently taken from the Kiingitanga - some of which was used for gastric bypass surgery.

Fifty-six-year-old Te Rangihiroa… Audio

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

Most people severely burned in the Whakaari White Island do not yet know what has happened to them.

A week on, 14 patients remain in Burns Units around the country, eight of them in Middlemore.

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A Workplace Health and Safety investigation into the Whakaari White Island eruption which has killed 16 and left 26 others in hospital could take a year to complete.

On Monday afternoon, Prime… Video, Audio

Dr. Hannes Gissurarson is a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, and he argues there is a systemic reason for the huge growth of smaller countries that are generally both… Audio

Veteran sports commentator Keith Quinn joins the show to offer his thoughts on the once-in-a-lifetime New Zealand athlete Sir Peter Snell, who died yesterday at his home in Dallas, Texas at the age of… Audio

Men and women injured by surgical mesh implants - but denied ACC cover - are to have their cases reviewed in a major back down.

It's one of several recommendations in a report that heard from… Audio

Several iwi around the Eastern Bay of Plenty have placed rāhui over their coastlines to show their respect for the victims of the Whakaari eruption.

A rāhui is bestowed on an area where people have… Audio

RNZ reporter Ben Strang is in Whakatane. He joins Lisa Owen with the latest details as media await a press conference from police to reveal their plan for the recovery of bodies from Whakaari White… Video, Audio

Whakatāne Hospital staff say nothing could prepare them for the number of patients or the severity of the injuries they received on Monday.

Health Minister David Clark visited the hospital's… Video, Audio

The media's least likely ally - Winston Peters - has put a stake in the ground on the future of public broadcasting and NZME's proposal to buy its news rival, Stuff.

In a speech at Parliament on… Video, Audio

Auckland commuters will be able to catch the bus again on Friday - with drivers back behind the wheel after taking strike action.

More than 50 bus routes operated by NZ Bus were cancelled this week… Audio

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

The government has moved one step closer towards the Northport proposal, but with a strong message it will work much more closely with key partners like the port owners and operators.

Cabinet… Audio