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The Police Minister lashed out at National's Nicola Willis in Parliament on Tuesday after a range of questions over crime in emergency housing.

Poto Williams was defending a response she gave back in… Audio

From 11:59pm Tuesday Auckland's Covid border is reopening, allowing people to travel north and south, to and from the region.

Police and Te Tai Tokerau Border Control will be staffing two checkpoints… Video, Audio

East Coast businesses are concerned checkpoints would hinder the flow of goods in and out of the region.

Tairāwhiti leaders want to check vaccine passes, or negative test results, at the border to… Audio

Ōpōtiki's turning orange but it's making no difference to a councillor calling for holiday makers to stay away.

The small town in the Eastern Bay of Plenty has very low vaccination rates but will… Audio

Leading French politicians welcomed New Caledonia referendum result despite Kanak's boycotting the independence vote. Audio

From today any passenger hoping to travel on a domestic flight with Air New Zealand will have to show either a vaccine passport or the results of a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure… Audio

It's that time of the year when the precision and planning of the big Christmas Day meal is in full swing. Today's expert is chef and food writer Julie Biuso, talking about what to do if you're making… Video, Audio

Food writer, Jenny Garing whips up some edible and quaffable treats to end up under the Christmas tree. You will find many recipes here, including tipsy cherries, almost sugar free chocolate bark… Audio

Food writer, Jenny Garing whips up some edible and quaffable treats to end up under the Christmas tree. You will find many recipes here, including tipsy cherries, almost sugar free chocolate bark… Audio, Gallery

Amid growing alarm in Europe about the threat of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine, G7 foreign ministers have warned President Putin of 'massive consequences' in the event of any 'further… Audio

Rapid Antigen Covid testing is being introduced into the community over the holiday period for unvaccinated and asymptomatic people who are traveling, either by road across the Auckland border, or by… Audio

In a significant step, a coroner has recommended key improvements to forestry's code of practice.

This follows the inquest into the death of Niko Brooking-Hodgson who was hit by a flying 9kg shackle… Audio

The media focus at Parliament was on the impact of leadership, but the legislation told a different story – about the impact of the public. That we can each change the law. Audio

Tony Stamp looks back at some of his favourite local releases of 2021, including summery beats, bedroom pop, Dunedin legends, and dance floor bangers. Audio

Huge advances in genetics mean prenatal testing for conditions such as Down syndrome can now be done faster and with much less risk. That is where genetic counsellors like Jonathan Roberts come in. Audio

In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Deputy Political Editor Craig McCulloch talks with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the year that's been. Video, Audio

Mount Maunganui beach allows dogs to run free off-leash all year round, but after a violent collision locals are calling for an off-leash ban during day-time hours. John Adshead has been appealing to… Audio

A bird highway is taking shape across the south of the North Island. Farmers and landowners are getting in behind the Tonganui Corridor - a project to link up pockets of old forest with new plantings… Audio

Scotty Newman and his team clean out woolsheds - not inside - but underneath. They dig out decades worth of compacted sheep manure. Video, Audio

Three farming systems geared towards sustainable dairy farming practices are being tested at Lincoln University's demonstration dairy farm. Farm manager Peter Hancox is trialing a variable milking… Audio

Now to Dunedin where prehistoric predators of the deep have taken over Otago Museum.

The Sea Monsters exhibition opens its five-month run there tomorrow.

Our Otago-Southland reporter, Timothy Brown… Video, Audio

NZ Institute of Medical Laboratory Science president Terry Taylor has told Checkpoint there is potential for some big delays if a Covid case causes a surge of Covid testing in small towns around New… Video, Audio

As of yesterday, Kāpiti Coast's Queen Elizabeth Park will be a cow-free zone. The Greater Wellington Regional Council agreed not to renew a grazing license, deciding to prioritise the restoration of… Audio

Five years ago the world's media was abuzz with allegations about incoming president Donald Trump and some - pretty salacious - details of what he'd got up to while in Russia. The so-called Trump… Audio

Almost half of psychiatrists report wanting to leave their jobs in the face of the soaring demand for mental health services. A report by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists found three… Audio

It's only two days into the Ashes but already the touring English cricketers are being described by some as a rabble and written off as any chance in the five-test series.

Australia powered to 343… Audio

Wellington City Mission are joining forces with Vinnies charity shops and opening the city's first ever free toy shop for those without the resources to buy toys themselves for their… Audio

Dame Tariana Turia's goal to make New Zealand smokefree by 2025 is creeping closer with the launch of today's Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan. The latest move prevents 14 year olds from legally… Audio

The Black Caps have touched down on home soil - fresh from their test series defeat to India.

But it's the feats of spinner Ajaz Patel that will long be remembered for cricket fans across the globe.

Holiday bookings are dropping like Autumn leaves from a tree according to some Bay of Islands businesses.

The region is currently in red on the traffic light system and people travelling their way… Video, Audio