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Consumer spending has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year as inflation and rising interest rates have curbed spending habits. Stats NZ says retail sales volumes fell 1-point-4 percent in… Audio

Economists are united in the view that interest rates will be hiked again today by the Reserve Bank as it continues to battle inflation. David Cunningham is CEO of mortgage broker Squirrel. He says… Audio

The Problem Gambling Foundation says there isn't enough detail in a new deal to feel confident it won't result in more harm.

Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty has approved a deal for a British company… Audio

The Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain. 

The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for… Audio

Economists expect factors like migration and the Budget to push the Official Cash Rate rise higher than previously thought.

The OCR is currently at 5.25%, and the banks are torn between whether we'll… Audio

Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has approved a 25-year partnership between the T-A-B and UK betting company Entain.

The deal is set to deliver at least $900 million in guaranteed funding for the… Audio

Tomorrow a team of 25 firefighters will head to Canada to join massive efforts to battle wildfires just north of the US-Canadian border.

There are roughly 90 active blazes in Alberta with more than… Audio

Tracks from Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, NZ pianists Mike Nock and Jonathan Crayford, and Benny Golson plays "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing". Audio

The Rural Change Fund saw demand increase from 5 applications a week to 25. Now, when rural people need it most, the wellbeing programme has been put on pause. Audio

Young families, anyone needing a doctor's prescription and people under 25 who catch the bus or train are the winners in this year's election Budget. The Finance Minister has unveiled his "no frills"… Audio

Young families, anyone needing a doctor's prescription and people under 25 who catch the bus or train were the winners in yesterday's election Budget. Let's go through the details : - At a cost of… Audio

Each year 25 volunteers in Gore recycle 650 tonnes of paper and cardboard. The Gore Pakeke Lions Club started the operation about 30 years ago - all the the volunteers are between 70 and 90 years old.

Funding for Marlborough schools' long standing heritage education programme has been axed. The education programme teaching young people the history of the region has been running for 25 years - its… Audio

Murder charges have ben laid over the Ruakaka deaths of 2 children. Detective Inspector Bridget Doell of Northland CIB say they have charged a woman in connection with the homicide investigation… Audio

Some residents remain unaccounted for after a large fire in a 92-room hostel in Wellington overnight.Fire and Emergency received a phone call at 12:25pm alerting to them to the fire at Loafers Lodge… Audio

US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand's significant news sites for reliability - and even preparing ‘nutrition labels’ to warn users to treat them with caution. NewsGuard is also using human… Video, Audio

Parliament changed a long-standing rule this week and will now leave the counting of votes to the experts. It turns out MPs just aren’t that good at counting. Audio

Recipe relics from New Zealand’s food past might be unpalatable to modern tastes, but we should be grateful to the cooks who created them says comedian and vintage cookbook collector Te Radar.

The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections? Audio

In just 10 days, a crowd of firefighters will put months of training into practice and scale Auckland's Sky Tower.  More than $880,000 has been raised so far with proceeds going to Leukaemia & Blood… Audio

Later today 25 kiwi will be released into the wild on the outskirts of Wellington as part of a conservation campaign by Capital Kiwi Project and Save the Kiwi.

Earlier this morning they were welcomed… Audio

New high resolution images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show a newly discovered asteroid belt in a star system that sits about 25 light years from earth.

Scientists used the telescope… Audio

William Dart looks the legacy of the King of Calypso, Harry Belafonte, along with the thoughts of American writer Hanif Abdurraqib on the personal connections that lie under our musical choices. Audio

Lesley Wilson lost her home and most of the apple crop just before harvest when floodwaters filled with logs and other debris swept through the orchard in Puketapu. Nearly three months on, the… Audio

A storm is brewing around Invercargill City Council with multiple reports of a sexist culture coming out in recent days. 

One councillor who has come forward is Alex Crackett. 

She told Corin Dann… Audio

Tired, sore, and fighting hallucinations. Thirty-three-year-old Jono Ridler came ashore at Campbells Bay on Auckland's North Shore last night after a record breaking 33 hour swim, from Aotea Great… Video, Audio

Jono Ridler has trumped the New Zealand record for open water swimming - going for 33 grueling hours without stopping. Swim4Gulf, Ridler's attempt to inspire urgent action to protect and restore the… Audio