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Tīrama Mai, dubbed the ultimate Matariki light festival experience, is about to illuminate Ōtautahi Christchurch. More than 25 installations have been set up in the city's Victoria Square… Video, Audio

We will wave good-bye to another lot of single-use plastics tomorrow.

Plastic produce bags and stickers, plates, bowls, cutlery and straws are being taken off the shelves, and businesses can be fined… Audio

School children and residents plagued by foul smells in their Christchurch suburb have let their emotions fly at a City Council meeting. The Bromley community, which was affected by a pong from a… Audio

High school teachers are ramping up their strike action after refusing the latest collective agreement from the Ministry of Education. The Post-Primary Teachers' Association says on Wednesday… Audio

The two men convicted of rape, drugging and sexual assault at a Christchurch bar are brothers, and one them ran the bar where they hunted for their victims.

Danny Jaz was the manager of Mama Hooch… Audio

A woman has told a Coroner's Court she recognised 11-year-old Mike Zhou-Beckenridge and his step dad, John Beckenridge instantly in Bali - months after their disappearance.

The pair were last seen in… Audio

150 Canterbury households who have had to boil their water for the last 18 months have had enough.

Timaru council says the million dollar fix of the problematic water pipe to Waitohi has been held up… Audio

A former Worksafe investigator says the inquiry into the fatal school caving trip in Whangarei will focus on why it went ahead despite heavy rain and thunderstorm warnings.

One Whangarei Boys High… Audio

Twenty-one-gun-salutes, church services and tree planting were some of the events to mark King Charles' coronation here in Aotearoa.

But along with renditions of God Save the King came the republic… Audio

21 gun-salutes, church services and tree planting were some of the events to mark King Charles' coronation here in Aotearoa.

But along with renditions of God Save the King came the republic debate -… Audio

North Canterbury people have got an apology from health officials for their failure to deliver a desperately needed after-hours clinic. 

Te Whatu Ora had promised the clinic would open at the end of… Audio

Local communities around Christchurch's port are calling for urgent action to slow the spread of huge sea worms.

In some cases, Mediterranean fanworms have grown to more than half a metre long.

… Video, Audio

Groundwater sites, failing drinking water standards, lakes reaching breaking point and more nitrates entering rivers, not to mention climate change.

New Zealand's freshwater environment is in a bad… Audio

A project to rid Canterbury's Banks Peninsula of pests has reached an impressive milestone, partly thanks to a dog with a nose for hedgehogs. 

Pest Free Banks Peninsula, a community-led group made up… Audio

Strong winds have lashed southern and central parts of the motu overnight. 

Power is coming back online for Hutt Valley, but it's still out for many in Banks Peninsula.

Four to six metre waves are… Audio

Wild weather has continued to lash southern and central parts of the country overnight. 

Power is out on Banks Peninsula and in parts of the Hutt Valley. 

Four to six metre waves are forecast for… Audio

People living in a contaminated street in Napier are anxiously waiting to find out exactly how dangerous it is.

All properties on McLeod Street in Awatoto are being tested for various pollutants… Audio

Freight trucks can finally move along a critical supply route for Hawke's Bay, much to the relief of local businesses.

Vital supply convoys have begun along State Highway 5 from Napier to Taupō after… Audio

Nearly one month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, some in Hawke's Bay remain without power.

Candle-lit baths, darkened houses or a noisy generator have become the new normal.

But the lights are slowly… Audio