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Asked if ACT would back the plan, the prime minister said he would "worry about that down the road". Audio

After a back surgery that ended his career, Jake Gleeson brought a claim against his ex-team doctor.

The Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival couldn't continue unless it disestablished three full-time roles, the festival chair tells RNZ's Culture 101. Audio

Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis says she is considering 'structural separation' in the New Zealand retail grocery market.

The man's business was not registered and not subject to food safety standards.

Tyrone Munns, 39, was found critically injured at a social housing complex near the start of March.

The man was found dead on the front doorstep of a home on Onslow St in Kawerau in February.

Dr Catherine Crofts is worried over potential ramifications on Kiwis who are punished for taking prescription drugs. Audio

A clinician and vaccination expert is calling on everyone to do the responsible thing and get their flu jab - to protect their own health and the rest of the community. Audio

Western Springs Speedway is a burden on the ratepayer, and fewer people go there than to the corner dairy, according to Auckland's mayor.

International media and scientists are lapping up footage of a real life 'Sharktopus' filmed near Auckland. Video

"These decisions will place the most significant restrictions on New Zealanders movements in modern history," then-PM Jacinda Ardern said in announcing our first Covid lockdown.

People are advised to avoid beaches and marine areas at the bottom of the South Island.

Geoffrey Francis McIver, 54, was struck by a freight train at a pedestrian crossing last week.

There's evidence of "ballistic blocks" being ejected up to 600m high.

It is expected to have a distinctly Kiwi flavour as well, with potentially even a garage as part of its home showroom.

Winston Peters hailed New Zealand First as "a true nationalist party" that was going to declare a "war on woke", during a State of the Nation speech today.

Two men have been jointly charged with murder after the death of a man in Wairarapa Saturday in a daylight shooting.

Although battery caged hens have been banned since 2022, colony cages - which are much larger but house dozens of hens - are still allowed.

The Donald Trump administration's spending cuts have put paid to a celebration of 150 years of scientific cooperation between New Zealand and the United States.

Police say there will be people who know more about what led to a shooting, the death of a man found in a vehicle, and three sections of SH2 being closed down in the Wellington Region.

Would you open your home to a child you didn't know? One woman has done just that, at least sixty times. Audio

If it couldn't get any better, the weather forecast looks to be playing ball as well - here's all you need to know.

Wellington-based trio Laser Kiwi have managed to impress two of the biggest names in magic. Video, Audio

But the finance minister is optimistic New Zealand's GDP will continue to grow. Audio