New Zealand

A group of Cantabrians are taking their local council to court after it allowed a development to go ahead on prime farmland.

Selwyn District Council approved the 1700-house Lincoln subdivision in… Audio

A lightweight plastic mountain hut that can withstand extreme conditions and be choppered to remote locations could be the future of back country accommodation and beyond.

The huts, called Turks, are… Video, Audio

An in-home disability support worker says she would never work for a for-profit care organisation.

She's backing calls for an inquiry into the model, which advocates say results in unreliable and… Video, Audio

A former Gloriavale woman has told a court how she hurt her back repeatedly lifting 20kg crates of meat above her head in the so-called Christian community's freezer.

Rebekah Kempf says she started… Audio

Auckland's City Rail Link is nearing a significant milestone, with the tunnel-boring phase of the project almost completed. 

Checkpoint's Tom Taylor and Nick Monro headed underground to capture the… Video, Audio

Plans for a purpose built beach side workers village in Dunedin for out of town tradies is being considered by the council.

It's expected construction of the new Dunedin hospital will bring an influx… Video, Audio

The Silver Ferns squad to face Jamaica in a three-test home series has been named.

Captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio is back after 18 months out after giving birth to her second child. She's been restored… Video, Audio

Northlanders say slow progress on their region's broken roads is going to cost lives - and keep a chokehold on the region's economy. Video, Audio

Northland Chamber of Commerce president Tim Robinson says local business are angry and feel deceived by the government. He talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Mongrel Mob member Harry Tam wants an apology after being wrongly implicated in the Northland Covid-19 lockdown.

A police investigation has found the Covid-infected women who triggered the October… Audio

A short, sharp wintry blast has brought snow to the south - turning Dunedin's roads into ice rinks, causing disruption to schools and giving farmers a headache.

But for some it was a chance for… Video, Audio

A court has heard Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian told a father who had just buried his daughter that he could take comfort from the fact she wouldn't be molested.

Clem Ready says sexual… Audio

In Havelock North, police have mistaken human remains in a burnt out car, for those of a sheep.

The car was sitting by a popular walking site and many people would've passed by without knowing a body… Audio

It seems the golden years are increasingly gold plated, with a new report suggesting a couple retiring in a NZ city needs about $750,000 in the bank if they want more than a no frills existence.

The… Video, Audio

The government has announced $30 million of new funding that's to be spent on measures to make streets more people-friendly.

The money will be split across 13 councils and is intended for walking and… Video, Audio

22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal has been ousted from the US tennis Open after a shock fourth round loss to American Frances Tiafoe.

It was Nadal's first loss at a grand slam this year. The… Video, Audio

Settlements in the Far North are feeling the pinch with the continued closure of State Highway 1.

The road south of Kaitaia has been severely damaged and could be closed for months.

More wild… Video, Audio

"The goal here is to get these kids engaged in something constructive," Police Minister Chris Hipkins tells Lisa Owen, discussing the government's plan to curb youth crime.

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