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The New Zealand property market closed the decade with 18 record-breaking statistics. Online property sales site, realestate.co.nz says the average asking price for a house in New Zealand has risen… Audio

Outdoor enthusiasts will have more tracks to choose from in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges this summer but the battle to keep the deadly kauri dieback disease at bay goes on. In 2017, the council closed… Audio

An economist says prices at the petrol pump locally are unlikely to rise quickly without more developments in the Middle East after international crude oil prices rose overnight. Crude oil has jumped… Audio

It's estimated half a billion animals have perished in the Australian wildfires with volunteers scrambling to rescue those left behind. New South Wales woman Lucy Hoy has been setting up food and… Audio

Fire fighters in Napier have now contained a large forest fire that doubled in size overnight. The blaze on Tangoio Settlement Road, that's been burning for almost 30 hours, grew to more than 300… Audio

Marriage Story shows (yet) another side of the great Adam Driver, reports Dan Slevin. Video

In this episode of On the Road, comedian Alice Snedden takes us from Auckland to Westport and plays some absolute bangers as she goes. Audio

During his 15 years as the Mayor of Greymouth, Tony Kokshoorn dealt with storms that tore up roads, a struggling economy and of course the Pike River Mine Disaster which claimed the lives of 29 men… Audio

We're checking in with Hemi Kelly, to learn some useful te reo Māori phrases you can use in your day-to-day life. Hemi's a lecturer in Te Ara Poutama - the Faculty of Maori & Indigenous Development at… Audio

Are you out swimming a the moment? It's the weather for it. Even if your local spot faces the open waters of the Cook Strait. We've always loved swimming in Aoteroa, especially for a country where it… Audio

RNZ's personal finance expert offers plenty of practical advice on getting your house in order, whether it's KiwiSaver contributions, putting aside for a rainy day or understanding risk and return.

RNZ's finance expert Mary Holm offers plenty of practical tips on getting your house in order, whether it's KiwiSaver contributions, putting aside for a rainy day or understanding risk and return.

Chicago-based poet Kara Jackson is heading to our shores next month for the New Zealand Festival of Arts in Wellington, where she will appear in discussion local poet and writer Courtney Sina… Audio

Every day we'll be checking in on what's going on in the regions in Aotearoa and the pacific. Today we check in on Canterbury with RNZ's Katie Todd. Audio

An Agricultural commentator has sounded a warning siren over the declining values of dairy farms in New Zealand. Audio

This summer we are looking into sports you wouldn't typically hear about on the sports bulletin - and this morning we are looking into Korfball - which for those who don't know is a similar to basket… Audio

Parts of New Zealand experienced their warmest year ever in 2019, with some records going back more than 150 years.

Climate scientist Jim Salinger said warmer years are becoming more frequent as the… Audio

As we enter election year, it's still unpredictable as to whether National or Labour will take a lead onto the campaign trail, after a turbulant year in 2019 politics.

From the extreme tragedies of… Audio

The Black Caps have been embarrassed by Australia in the third and final cricket Test in Sydney, losing by a mammoth 279 runs.

The Australians sealed the win - and a 3-0 series victory - with a day… Audio

Scientists are asking for help to find expensive earthquake monitoring equipment last seen when it was lowered to the seafloor off the coast of Hawke's Bay in 2018.

Five instruments, costing about… Audio

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) is confident there are enough fire fighting resources in New Zealand should a large wildfire take hold right now.

So far this fire season, 179 New Zealand… Audio

Today in our holiday hotspots segment, we're heading to Mount Maunganui - characterised by Mauao - a large extinct volcano at the head of the sandbar, fondly referred to by locals as The Mount.

It's… Audio

A mammoth jury selection process is about to get underway in the rape trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Mr Weinstein is accused of assaulting two women in New York.

He faces life in prison if… Audio

A professor of international relations is criticising the United States' actions against Iran as strategically incoherent, saying they could undo years of work rooting out terrorists in the region.

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