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This is our last show of the year. Off on holiday tomorrow like many of us will be - for my sins, spending most of it in Wellington so I’ll be very pale by the...
Hundreds of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to stay home after a new outbreak of coronavirus ended a two-week run of no local cases. Residents...
It has been a tumultuous political year, with an election, two Covid-19 lockdowns, and multiple leadership changes for National. The politics barely slowed down...
The Government has today released the terms of reference into the independent review of WorkSafe's operations on Whakaari/White Island after the eruption that claimed...
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Swift action from the Local Government Minister - who's appointing a Commission to replace Tauranga City Council Nanaia Mahuta alerted the council to her intention...
As the United States on Thursday local time surpassed 17 million official Covid-19 cases, a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended a second coronavirus...
Tell you what, there will be quite a few people on this side of the Tasman carefully watching what’s happening with the Covid outbreak in Sydney, because I suspect...
Shares in a2 Milk plummeted after the company took a big knife to its first half and full year 2021 sales forecasts due to disruption arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. By...
Prawn numbers are mysteriously dropping off at Taupō's iconic Huka Prawn Park. It's been a recurring issue over the last few years, with this year being harder...
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New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned of tough new coronavirus restrictions for Greater Sydney as the city's cases increased by 10 overnight. The...
No need to take it to the max. That's the new Christmas message that leaders of the U.K.'s four nations were spreading Wednesday, after toughening up their advice...
Tom Cruise, lead actor of the upcoming film "Mission: Impossible 7," was heard reprimanding crew members for reportedly not adhering to social distancing measures,...
The final boss we're revisiting this week before this programme wraps up for the year is Auckland International Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood. It was during the...
The Government has purchased Ihumātao from Fletcher Building for $30 million - but it's too early to say if houses will end up there. Save Our Unique Landscape...
American Magic have made an early statement on the America's Cup stage, following up their first-up demolition of INEOS Team UK with a solid victory over the defending...
Every New Zealander may be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of next year. The Government has secured a new agreement to purchase vaccines from...
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has defended the Government's decision to step in and buy Ihumātao, saying he was not willing to stand by and watch the issue...
NSW is grappling with a coronavirus outbreak yet again with contact tracers in overdrive to bring a handful of mystery cases under control before Christmas. The...
The Government making a deal to purchase two more brands of Covid-19 vaccines is proof of good progress, a clinical microbiologist says. University of Otago professor...
I think we need to bring Fletcher into this covers nation about Ihumātao. Despite their role in this, they’ve been near invisible in it, and I don’t think they...
The Speaker seems highly confident his job's safe, despite outcry over his taxpayer funded legal battle. The defamation case cost more than $330,000 after Trevor...
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are podcasters now. Spotify announced on Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Archewell Audio, a new, audio-first production company...
ANZ's warning we need to accept house prices falling if we want to solve the housing crisis. In it's latest property report, the bank's economists are warning ...