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The position of deputy prime minister is continuing to hold up the completion of coalition talks. The contest has narrowed today, as National's Nicola Willis publicly removed herself from the race… Audio

Sail GP has left Auckland out in the cold, as land at Wynyard Point is no longer avaliable for the March event.

The international competition sees high performance catamarans battle it out on the… Video, Audio

A Christchurch primary school is trying to make the start of the school week more like a party rather than a chore, in an attempt to boost school attendance. School attendance rates are down across… Audio

As the cost of living bites, people aren't taking in as many furry companions as they used to. And as kennels fill up, greyhounds whose racing days are over aren't being adopted. Libby Kirkby-McLeod… Audio

A Kiwi couple based in Costa Rica is raffling off what they say is a "life less ordinary." Eco-tourism operators Jane and Fraser Tyrell are offering up the business they've run for 16 years in the… Video, Audio

Kiwi shoppers will now have the power to help critically endangered wildlife like Orangutans and help protest rapidly disappearing rainforests. A free, smartphone app called 'PalmOil Scan' has today… Video, Audio

Aucklanders hopping to and from Waiheke Island are celebrating a new competitor offering trips on the route, with Island Direct setting sail for the first time today. Its 50-seater vessel is scheduled… Video, Audio

The incoming Prime Minister maintains his government will reduce taxes, but Christopher Luxon has been less willing to stand by the overseas home buyers policy that's meant to fund it. National's… Video, Audio

New Zealand golfer Steven Alker has ended his season in fruitful fashion, winning the Charles Schwab Cup today, earning him almost $2 million. It was a nervy finish for the 52 year old who held a four… Video, Audio

It's finished three months early and under budget. A huge sigh of relief for Coromandel residents and businesses with the announcement today that State Highway 25A will be open in time for Christmas… Video, Audio

The country's biggest bank has recorded a $2.13 billion profit, and is warning of some tough times ahead. ANZ's full year profit is down 7 percent, in a result the chief executive describes as a game… Video, Audio

Calling all mobile phone users, how long do you reckon your cell should keep working? It's a serious environmental question in an age of disposal goods where tech is constantly being updated with… Video, Audio

For more on the Melbourne Cup, sports reporter Jonty Dine joins Lisa Owen in studio [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6340652947112 Video, Audio

"A nightmare camping trip that doesn't stop." That's how one home owner has described their living situation after ten months sleeping in a tiny cabin waiting for the fate of their flood-damaged… Video, Audio

An appeal tonight for sightings of the wife of a man found dead in his Ellerslie home. Police are searching for a 67 year old woman Mei Han Chong, after a worried relative went to the couples house at… Video, Audio

Christchurch ultra-runner Sam Harvey has stopped short of making history at Big Dog's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee. When we checked in yesterday he had been running 6.7 kilometre loops on the hour… Video, Audio

Benjamin Netanyahu has stressed Israel is still preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, but he won't say when. In a televised address the Prime Minister sais that Israel is raining hell fire on Hamas… Video, Audio