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A crowd of about 200 worried Raetihi locals cheered this afternoon when they were told State highway 4, which has been blocked by a massive slip to the town's south, will be repaired.

A 400-metre… Video, Audio

Labour’s leaders were pressed on 'who knew what and when' after serious allegations against a staffer were aired again in the media this week - and why they didn't act sooner. The media have also been… Audio

KiwiBuild's last remaining and overarching target has been axed - with the government admitting the pressure of trying to meet the goal drove it to make bad decisions.

The flagship policy had… Video, Audio

The tills began ringing at what will be the country's largest mall, also known as a 'living centre'.

Forty stores opened their doors in the Westfield Newmarket in Auckland, with that number expected… Video, Audio

The government and Auckland Council say they're landing jobs for beneficiaries as part of a scheme to deal with the looming skills gap.

As they pour billions of dollars into infrastructure projects… Audio

Public health experts say they're concerned Auckland's measles outbreak will soon become a nationwide problem.

The Ministry of Health is trying to contain an escalating number of cases in the city… Audio

Today Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a programme to feed hungry children would be trialled next year in 30 schools, centred around the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne, next year.

The price tag… Video, Audio

'An honest politician and the most civil of servants'. That was just one of the tributes paid to Ngāti Hine elder and Waitangi organiser, Pita Paraone, who died earlier this week.

The three-term New… Video, Audio

A doctors' union says they want more resources and fewer excuses, to stop 'ambulance ramping'.

Ramping is when patients are stuck in ambulances at hospital bays, because there isn't a bed free for… Audio

A discovery in Ethiopia is challenging ideas about how the first humans evolved from ape-like ancestors.

Archaeologists found a nearly-complete skull dating back 3.8 million years.

They have… Video, Audio

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

There were haka, waiata and probing questions for the All Blacks Rugby World Cup squad on their visits to the provinces on Thursday.

Groups of players fanned out across the country, from Whangarei… Video, Audio

Anyone travelling to Auckland is being told they must be immunised against measles, as the country deals with its worst epidemic of the highly contagious disease in 22 years.

There are at least 849… Video, Audio

The government is rolling out a daily free lunch trial starting with 30 primary and intermediate schools from the beginning of next year.

The new initiative will be piloted at 30 primary and… Video, Audio

A programme to feed hungry kids with a free lunch at school each day is going to be trialled in 30 schools next year.

The Prime Minister announced the initiative at the launch of the Child and Youth… Video, Audio

Seven eggs from the world's last two remaining northern white rhinos have been successfully fertilized artifically, raising hopes of saving the endangered animals. Serena Chaudhry reports. Video, Audio

The Green Party is raising questions about whether anything was promised in exchange for the $150,000 given to the National Party by a Chinese-owned company.

And it says its yet another reason to ban… Video, Audio

After a 10-year long battle, a collection of taonga left on board Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour will be returned, on loan, to the Tairāwhiti region after 250 years.

The taonga, which include… Video, Audio

New Zealand has voted against giving new international trade protections to endangered mako sharks at a world wildlife conference.

Wildlife experts from around the world are at the at the conference… Video, Audio