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Housing Minister Chris Bishop today announced a raft of policies that will allow cities to be expandard outwards, including removing councils' ability to impose rural-urban boundary lines, and… Read more Audio

The 68-year-old was killed after a robbery outside the Fashion Island shopping centre in Newport Beach, while on holiday with her husband, well-known businessman Doug McKay and three men have been… Read more Audio

Applications for money from the government's new 10 million dollar mental health fund will open this month. It'll be accessible to all NGOs, community health and addiction providers as well as iwi… Read more Audio

Businesses on Onehunga's busy main road said they were given just a week's notice that highly-disruptive footpath repairs would take more than three months. AT is defending its actions, they said the… Read more Audio

Joe Porter speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the All Blacks set to take on England in Dunedin this weekend and new coach Scott Robertson naming his first team. Audio

Over the past three years, Fairlie woman Louise Wynn has visited Aotearoa New Zealand's 225 Four Squares, she speaks to Susana Lei'ataua on what is in fact Four Square's 100th birthday. Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about Joe Biden remaining adamant that he will stay on as presidential candidate for the Democrats and Rudy Giuliani being… Read more Audio

Visual journalist Nick Monro asked people in Auckland if they've had to borrow money to pay for the basics amid the cost of living crisis. Video, Audio

People struggling with their finances in Dunedin have nowhere to turn to for free advice - with one budget advisory service closing its doors while a Government-picked replacement is no where to be… Read more Audio

South Africa correspondent Elna Schütz speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about South Africa finally having a government again, Ivory coast having a significant health breakthrough and a first for Africa in… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Razor's brand new squad was named last week which had some predictable picks like Scott Barrett picking up the captaincy while also including some surprises - Hurricanes prop Pasilio Tosi among them… Read more Audio