Andrew Mc Rae

The pork industry says the closure of independent butchers during the Covid-19 lockdown could cause an animal welfare crisis for the sector.

Andrew McRae and Maja Burry have the rural news. Audio

The industry says the spread of Covid-19 around the world is having a serious impact on demand for deer products.

Andrew McRae has the rural news. Audio

Rain has brought relief to some drought stricken regions, but others are still seriously parched. Audio

It's the first morning of New Zealand's four week lockdown in which our number one job is to stay at home to stop the spread of Covid-19.

If the message has got through there should be no one on the… Audio

Business New Zealand estimates at least 10 percent of the county's workforce will start working from home from today because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government is encouraging anyone who can… Audio

As the economic effects of the Covid-19 virus spreads its tentacles further and further into the community the effects on businesses is wide and varied.

Companies reliant on tourism, directly or… Audio

Air New Zealand is likely to reduce its workforce by 30 percent as the effects of Covid-19 take their toll on the aviation industry.

This could mean up to 3,500 employees potentially may lose their… Video, Audio

The flow-on effects of the corona virus, Covid-19 is starting to become far-reaching with the number of international visitors falling off. It started with a ban on tourists from China and then self… Audio

People who think they've suffered a miscarriage of justice will soon be able to raise their complaints with a new Criminal Cases Review Commission. It will open in July and be based in Hamilton - a… Audio

Two young Navy sailors have escaped prison time for dealing in drugs.

The men pleaded guilty before a Court Martial to obtaining and supplying the class-B drug MDMA, which is better known as ecstasy.

Tauranga commuters face massive disruption this morning with a main road blocked off following a fatal police shoot out last night.

A man is dead after officers tried to stop a car as part of their… Audio

A five-month long Police and Customs investigation has ended with the jailing of four foreign nationals and the dismantling of a trans-national crime syndicate.

The men were arrested in Tauranga in… Audio

There's been another arson at a settlement along the eastern shore of Lake Taupō, bringing the number to six, but police say it's too early to say it's the work of a serial arsonist.

Five properties… Audio

New Zealand triumphed twice on home turf last night - with both the All Black Sevens and the Black Ferns taking out the New Zealand leg of the World Sevens series being played in Hamilton.

The Black… Audio

Auckland marks its anniversary today with its annual regatta on the Waitamata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf.

The regatta can be traced back 180 years, to 1840, when a few boats in the harbour set sail and… Audio

A series of arson attacks on properties on the eastern side of Lake Taupo is being described as reckless and life-threatening.

Seven people escaped with their lives from one holiday home with just… Audio

New Zealand fire fighters are contending with long days and tiring work as they help their trans Tasman cousins fight what is the worst bush-fire season on record. The fires have taken a number of… Audio

Australia's Environment Minister Sussan Ley says the country's koala population has taken an "extraordinary hit" in the bush fire crisis and they could formally be classified as endangered. Ms Ley… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio