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A search of farmland near Dunedin has been unable to unearth any remnants of the meteorite which crashed down last month.

Those behind the search say it's now unlikely it'll be found, but a tenacious… Video, Audio

One of the main routes out of Wellington - State Highway 59 - is set to reopen following weeks of closures due to slips between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki.

Our reporter Krystal Gibbens and cameraman… Video, Audio

A one-off public holiday on September 26 to mark the death Queen Elizabeth does not have universal support.

In announcing a Queen Elizabeth II memorial day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it is… Video, Audio

The Government has announced a new, one-off public holiday for Monday 26 September, in honour of the death of the Queen.

A State Memorial Service will be held the same day, in the Wellington… Video, Audio

Friends and family are mourning the loss of five people killed in a boating tragedy off the coast of Kaikōura.

Investigations are under way, after the boat carrying eleven people, capsized off Goose… Video, Audio

At midnight the government's pulling the plug on its covid traffic light system.

That means the only place you'll have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.

Only… Video, Audio

The traffic light Covid Protection Framework will end at midnight.

That means the only place people have to wear a mask is health and aged care facilities - including pharmacies.

Covid positive… Video, Audio

In London, people have still been streaming to Buckingham Palace to lay floral tributes.

RNZ's Corin Dann and cameraman Nick Monro are in London.

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The government has also just announced New Zealand has a new public holiday - for this year only.

In honour of the Queen Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 26 September will be a national holiday.

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