New Zealand
'Some mud needs to be thrown' - farmers at Fonterra AGM
Fonterra shareholders are frustrated and want accountability after turbulent times for the country's biggest company.
About 200 farmers gathered in Invercargill for the dairy giant's annual general… Audio
Investigation after climbers fall to deaths on Remarkables
An investigation is underway into how two Australians fell to their deaths near Queenstown.
Sixty-two-year-old Brett Alexander Lentfer and 44-year-old James Harry Spaile were on a guided climbing… Video, Audio
Grace Millane murder trial: Final hours shown on CCTV
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing to some readers.
The final hours of Grace Millane's life were shown to a High Court jury on Thursday.
A compilation of hours of CCTV… Video, Audio
Guy Fawkes fires: Maunga crater 'our most sacred site'
No one will be allowed onto Auckland's maunga around fireworks season following two large fires on Tuesday night.
The blaze at Maungarei - Mt Wellington was the biggest fire crews have ever tackled… Video, Audio
Govt invests in project to measure emissions from space
While work is underway to lower methane emissions at the farm gate, the government is also investing in a new project to measure emissions from the final frontier.
The New Zealand Space Agency is… Audio
Ponzi scheme victims angry law reforms not going ahead
Victims of New Zealand's largest Ponzi scheme are angry that proposed insolvency law reforms have been shelved, leaving future investors vulnerable.
In May 2018, the Commerce Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio
Grace Millane murder trial: Parents in court for first big day of case
What really happened the night Grace Millane died? The Crown alleges she was strangled and put in a suitcase before her accused murderer went out on a Tinder date.
The defence says her death was an… Video, Audio
Peters described as 'indignant, defensive' in privacy case
"Indignant and defensive" - that's how Winston Peters has been described upon learning he'd been paid too much superannuation over some seven years.
The High Court in Auckland heard from the Ministry… Audio
Evening business for Wednesday 6 November 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
NZ resident returning to India after wife's visa declined
Immigration NZ has been asked to reverse its stance on partnership visas, but a man who is going back to India because his wife's visa has been declined says the government needs to be clearer.
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Immigration told to reverse tough partnership visa rule
Immigration New Zealand has been told to reverse its newfound tough stance on partnership visas at the request of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
The changes to the policy, which have hit the Indian… Video, Audio
Accused killer suggested to victim's mother death was suicide
The former Dunedin doctor accused of murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush suggested to her mother the 16-year-old may have committed suicide.
When that was dismissed, he offered the names of potential… Audio
Jury hears details of how Grace Millane's body was found
A jury has heard that the man accused of murdering British backpacker Grace Millane went on a Tinder date with another woman while her body was in a suitcase.
For the first time, details surrounding… Video, Audio
Rugby World Cup: Tew doubts South Africa will win 2023
The All Blacks arrived home with heads held high on Tuesday despite their failure to win a third straight Rugby World Cup.
Halfback TJ Perenara says while disappointing, the bruised memories of that… Video, Audio
Stunt driver helps Taranaki teens on road to full licence
Dozens of teens in Taranaki are on the road to employment after completing a driving-skills programme with a stunt driver among its trainers.
The Taranaki Futures project aims to remove the barriers… Video, Audio
State care abuse inquiry: Man with disability describes suffering
The Royal Commission investigating abuse in care has heard a disabled man who grew up in a raft of institutions was stripped of his human rights and led to believe his life didn't matter.
The inquiry… Video, Audio
National Botany candidate Chris Luxon makes waves in Parliament
National's newest and most high profile recruit Christopher Luxon is already making waves in Parliament.
The former Air New Zealand boss was last night selected as the party's Botany candidate for… Audio
Evening business for Tuesday 5 November
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Rugby: All Blacks home to greet fans, family, mullets, nappies
The All Blacks arrived home from their World Cup campaign in Japan, sporting some obvious and no doubt, hidden bruises.
The comprehensive victory over Wales in the Bronze Medal final was a happier… Video, Audio
Student's body unfound at Canterbury hostel up to a month - Coroner
The electronic footprints of a Canterbury University student who lay dead for weeks before being found have been outlined at a coronial inquest into his death.
The inquest into Mason Pendrous' death… Video, Audio