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Former inspector Hurimoana Dennis is standing by his actions and insists he was a good cop, despite scathing reports revealing he abused his power as well as unlawfully detaining a teenager in 2015.

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

The political battle lines have been drawn over the future of public broadcasting, with National coming out strongly against a plan to create one public broadcaster to replace RNZ and TVNZ.

RNZ has… Video, Audio

The new head of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care concedes there are fences to be mended in gaining the trust of survivors working with the investigation.

Former district court Judge… Video, Audio

The man accused of murdering Grace Millane told the police he sobbed and vomited as he put her body into a suitcase the day after she died in his apartment.

Video footage of the 27-year-old man's… Video, Audio

Māori teachers and parents are calling for the qualifications authority to change the NCEA timetable to stop disadvantaging Te Reo Māori students.

Many of them are sitting in an exam room for six… Audio

School zones are set for a major shake-up as part of sweeping education reforms unveiled on Tuesday.

Individual schools will no longer set their own enrolment policies it will done by a network of… Video, Audio

There are three thousand firefighters currently battling the blazes, and many are feeling the heat.

In the last ten minutes, one firefighter in the Hunter Region has suffered a heart attack and… Video, Audio

Over 80 fires are now burning up large parts of New South Wales as some people flee their homes while others have been told it's too late to leave.

Eleven of those fires have been classified as… Video, Audio

On Tuesday Christchurch held the nation's biggest day for horse racing.

Thousands showed up to the 116th Christchurch Casino NZ Trotting Cup, at Addington Raceway.

Addington Cup Day organisers say… Video, Audio

Three deaths have been reported to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring after Pharmac forced patients using the medicine Lamotrigine to switch brands.

About 11,000 people - most with epilepsy… Video, Audio

The ambitious plan to move Auckland's freight operations up north has inched one close step closer, with Cabinet ministers now considering final recommendations to push ahead.

A… Audio

The former Ministry of Social Development boss says it wasn't possible to brief his Minister about the full implications of Winston Peters' pension overpayment, without naming him.

Brendan Boyle is… Audio

The defence has thrown a curveball in the murder trial of former Dunedin doctor Venod Skantha by accusing a key Crown witness of being involved in the death of Amber-Rose Rush.

Mr Skantha is on trial… Audio

It's hoped a new one stop shop to see when big infrastructure projects are due will help move the construction industry away from its boom or bust cycle.

Known as the 'Pipeline', the online tool has… Audio

A major overhaul of the school system is being heralded as the biggest shake-up in 30 years - but the Education Minister has backed down on a controversial proposal for regional education hubs.

The… Audio

Thousands of people have registered at evacuation centres in New South Wales and more are expected to flood in as changing winds drive the fires toward more built up areas.

Teresa Duncan is a… Video, Audio

New South Wales is burning, with eleven fires now upgraded to emergencies, as residents in hot spots are told it's too late to leave, and to seek shelter.

There are 71 fires burning across the state… Video, Audio

Warning: This story and related coverage of the trial contain graphic details that may be distressing.

British backpacker Grace Millane was killed by pressure to her neck, according to an expert… Video, Audio

Peta Mathias' new book Eat Your Heart Out is an exploration of love stories from around the world, intertwined with recipes that suit romantic encounters. Although, she maintains that anything cooked… Audio