New Zealand

A third senior Black Cap has been released from his New Zealand Cricket contract to pursue lucrative T20 contracts around the world.

After 14 years in the national team Martin Guptill has taken his… Video, Audio

Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in, for another two years.

Specialists say the collapse of paediatric… Audio

A person has died in a hit and run in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden this afternoon.

Police responded to what they've described as a "disorder" in a carpark off Glendale Road near the shops.

This… Video, Audio

Much of National's tax package is now under review after the shock economic forecasts, with the plan to scrap the top tax rate on the chopping block.

The government's defending higher interest rates… Audio

The Official Cash Rate has been hiked 75 basis points to 4.25 percent - the highest in more than a decade.

Mortgage broker Malcolm Knight from Advice Knight talks about the effects with Lisa Owen.

There could be some collective belt tightening across New Zealand following the latest interest rate hike from the Reserve Bank, and yet another gloomy economic forecast.

The 75 basis point jump saw… Audio

The top dogs names are out and there's not a Rufus to be seen. AA Pet Insurance has released a list of the top 10 most popular dog names, according to their pet insurance records.

So armed with the… Video, Audio

An elephant of an appetite is forcing Auckland Zoo to ask Aucklanders for foliage food.

Burma the Asian elephant munches her way through kilos and kilos of plant treats every day. And to keep-up, the… Video, Audio

National's ignoring the weight of evidence against enforced military-style camps for young offenders.

That's according to a lawyer representing survivors of some of the country's worst cases of abuse… Audio

Political parties are busy sharing their opinions on the proposal to lower the voting age to 16, in the wake of the Supreme Court decision.

While they're unlikely to get the vote for general… Audio

Rock band The Killers rolled the dice at their Auckland concert last night when they invited an apparently random drummer on stage to give it a bash, and it turns out Taylor Johnston killed it.

The… Video, Audio

Football's world governing body, FIFA, has threatened to sanction any captain who wears the OneLove armband during the World Cup.

The multi-coloured armband supports diversity and inclusion -… Video, Audio

The campaign to lower the voting age for general elections is dead in the water, but 16-year-olds might get a vote at the local body level.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled the voting age of 18 was… Audio

Renters United spokesperson Geordie Rogers says there are very weak regulations to hold property managers to account, and a code of conduct is required.

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Private landlords have been given an early Christmas present - an extra year to bring their rentals up to healthy homes standards.

The government has extended the deadline, saying supply chain… Audio

South Auckland's streets are set for a Samoan invasion this Saturday. Toa Samoa will play in its first ever Rugby League World Cup final against the mighty Kangaroos of Australia. As the historic kick… Video, Audio