Susie Ferguson

Drug-buyer Pharmac is urging 36,000 people taking a blood pressure drug to change to another treatment because of a cancer risk.

The agency says the drug branded Accuretic, supplied by Pfizer… Audio

Opponents of deep sea mining are taking their arguments onto the world stage at the United Nations Oceans Conference in Portugal. 

Some Pacific leaders have declared their stance on the issue.

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England cruised to victory overnight in the third test against the Black Caps making it a clean sweep in the 3 test series.

England won the match in Leeds by seven wickets.

Veteran cricket… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's first stop on her trip to Europe is attending and speaking at the NATO summit tonight New Zealand time.

Yesterday the Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson announced… Audio

The deadly synthetic opioid Fentanyl is now circulating in New Zealand.

In Wairarapa, twelve people overdosed on the drug at the weekend and were hospitalised.

It had been sold to them as cocaine.

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100 firefighters spent the early hours of the morning tackling a giant blaze at Penrose factory in Auckland.

Residents in Onehunga, Mangere Bridge and Favona have been told to keep their windows… Audio

The National Party leader Christopher Luxon is promising there will be no changes to abortion laws despite his personal views, if he becomes prime minister.

But National MP Simon O'Connor is staying… Audio

Leaders of the world's richest democracies and several developing states are pledging to help Ukraine for as long as it takes.

At the G7 summit in Germany, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the… Audio

More than 100 firefighters are battling a large blaze with potentially toxic smoke in an industrial building in the Auckland suburb of Penrose. Residents in Onehunga, Mangere Bridge and Favona are… Audio

A long-awaited free-trade deal with the European Union is at the top of the Prime Minister's wishlist on her trip to Europe.

Jacinda Ardern is expected to push for greater access to the European… Audio

NIWA says the top time to check out the Matariki cluster is early morning on Friday or Saturday. And the best views will be from the lower North Island and the east of the South Island. But if you… Audio

A woman whose son was killed by a driver on a restricted licence says adults must take the law more seriously to save young people from themselves. Police last year caught 5,000 drivers breaking their… Audio

A petition calling for student nurses to be paid during their placement hours has gained almost five-thousand signatures. Petition creator Arya Zale says the workforce shortage affects nursing… Audio

The police are responding to concerns they are not adequately enforcing breaches of driving licence conditions. A woman whose son was killed by a driver on a restricted licence says adults must take… Audio

The earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Wednesday is a major setback for an area already facing a major humanitarian crisis. The population is mostly impoverished, and experiencing chronic… Audio