New Zealand
Taranaki tyre shops busy as region's roads plagued by potholes
Taranaki tyre shops are doing a roaring trade replacing bent and buckled wheel rims and tyres blown out on the region's pothole-riddled roads.
But it is business they would rather not have. Some… Video, Audio
Weather: Nelson-Marlborough roads in flurry of repairs after storm
Roads around the Nelson-Marlborough region are an active construction site of flashing lights as crews work to get the crucial links re-opened after major flooding.
Council officials have been out… Video, Audio
NZDF not certain how many off-duty NZ soldiers are in Ukraine
The family of a Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine have paid tribute to a man they say lived a life of a hero.
Corporal Dominic Abelen has been named as the New Zealand soldier killed on the frontline… Audio
Night 'n Day pledges to pass on wholesale savings to shoppers
Convenience store chain Night 'n Day is pledging to pass on to customers any savings it makes through wholesale grocery deals with the two big supermarket chains. The government has announced that… Video, Audio
Children's remains: Community shock at link to South Korea
The local Korean community is shocked there is a likely link between the homicide of two children and a migrant from their home country.
The Associated Press is reporting a relative of two children… Audio
Student with debilitating Long Covid losing months off school
Children and teenagers battling Long Covid are having to take months off school with debilitating symptoms.
More than 1.7 million New Zealanders have contracted the virus since the pandemic began… Video, Audio
Nearly half of Māori rangatahi in state care have gone to prison
A third of children who were placed in state care have ended up serving a prison sentence.
For Māori, it's nearly half. The data comes from research tabled before the Royal Commission into Abuse in… Audio
Consumer Affairs Minister on wholesale access for small stores
Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark has announced a new rule in the grocery sector that will see the supermarket duopoly forced to sell groceries to their competitors at set prices and terms if they… Video, Audio
Evening business for 24 August 2022
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6311323787112 Video, Audio
Weather: Disruptions across Marlborough as roads closed
Major disruptions across the top of Te Waipounamu, as the state highways connecting Blenheim and Nelson remain firmly shut.
The commute is now taking eight hours - with a diversion through… Video, Audio
Sharma hijacks Speaker's welcome but Rurawhe sits him down
Independent MP Gaurav Sharma hijacked the election of Parliament's new Speaker to level fresh allegations against Trevor Mallard.
Allegations the outgoing Speaker rejects. Here's our political… Video, Audio
David Seymour discusses departing Speaker Trevor Mallard
Adrian Rurawhe has stepped up as Parliament's new Speaker, as former Speaker Trevor Mallard officially ended his tenure on Wednesday afternoon.
Mallard, a Speaker with a controversial reputation… Video, Audio
Ruapehu skifields hit by warm, wet winter, 130 staff lose jobs
One of the warmest wettest winters on record has put the skids on Mt Ruapehu's ski season, and cost 130 workers their jobs.
That's a third of the staff working on the mountain's two main ski fields… Video, Audio
Govt may force supermarkets to give competitors better wholesale deal
Supermarkets could be forced by the government to sell products to competitors at fixed prices, if they don't do it themselves.
The government has told the major players to open up their wholesale… Audio
Only five Auckland stores get govt-funded security upgrades
Just five stores across Tāmaki Makaurau have received security upgrades as part of a $6 million support fund announced by the government.
The prevention programme was announced by then-Police… Video, Audio
Aust Law Council urges Kiribati to respect independence of judiciary
The Law Council of Australia has expressed its concern at what it calls the ongoing efforts of the Kiribati Government to undermine judicial independence and the rule of law.
Christchurch's Repair Revolution works to revive broken goods
A group in Christchurch is plotting a revolution against throw away culture, to help people maintain and fix their broken belongings.
The Repair Revolution meets once a month in a community house in… Video, Audio
NZ Cricket threatens to pull stumps at Pukekura Park
New Zealand Cricket is threatening to pull stumps at New Plymouth's Pukekura Park - one of the country's best loved provincial grounds.
It says the facilities are no longer up to scratch and its… Video, Audio
Oranga Tamariki challenged on existing abuse in care
Oranga Tamariki has been challenged on whether abuse in state care facilities really is historic.
Senior officials from the children's ministry were again before the Royal Commission into Abuse in… Audio
Mangamuka Gorge closure makes longer drive to Kaitaia
Kaitaia residents could be taking the long, long way around for months after torrential rain badly damaged the main route into town, SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge.
Waka Kotahi says the road is… Video, Audio
