Kim Savage

Auckland Wintergarden's infamous stinky corpse flower has just started to unfurl and is expected to blossom to its best tomorrow morning. Another Amorphophallus titanium is due to bloom anytime in the… Audio

An investigation has been launched into the death of a great white shark after witnesses reported it was kicked and dragged while others tried to rescue it. The juvenile shark was caught in a fishing… Audio

A US airstrike on Baghdad airport ordered by President Donald Trump has killed a top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The Pentagon says Soleimani was… Audio

Twenty New Zealand fire fighters will head to Australia next week to offer their help, alongside forestry workers, defence personnel and Department of Conservation staff. Rachel Graham has more. Audio

Victoria and New South Wales are in states of emergency as the worst bush fires in living memory continue to rage. At least eighteen people have died, eight since Monday and thousands of people have… Audio

The Black Caps are getting set to take on Australia in the third and final cricket test starting tomorrow in Sydney. It's likely to be a somber affair with the action on the pitch well and truly… Audio

The death of another person after a change to their epilepsy medication has led to renewed calls for a ministerial inquiry into Pharmac's decision to make the switch. The death of an Auckland man just… Audio

The Bay of Plenty's public health provider, Toi Te Ora, is warning anyone who went to a see the film Jumanji: The Next Level at Reading Cinema in Rotorua on Friday may have been exposed to measles. It… Audio

Smoke from the Australian bushfires has drifted up the country today, blanketing large parts of both the North and South islands in a yellow-haze. It's expected to move off-shore by tomorrow morning… Audio

The Victorian government holds significant fears for at least 17 people missing in bush fires in East Gippsland. Premier Daniel Andrews says those who are unaccounted for are from smaller communities… Audio

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

Auckland property developer Asset Plus is to build a multi-storey office block in Albany in Auckland's North Shore with the Auckland Council as its major tenant. Audio

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

KPMG has been appointed as the liquidator of Eric Watson's Cullen Group. Audio

ANZ has named a new chief executive for its New Zealand business to replace David Hisco who left the bank over an expenses scandal earlier this year. Audio

A group of small electricity retailers are claiming two of the big generators -- Contact and Meridian -- have manipulated the market and profited by more than 60-million dollars. Audio

You may have heard it before, but a new report says robots will hit the workforce as soon as next year. Audio

The rise in popularity of "buy now pay later" schemes is causing frustration among money lenders who're finding their customers are running out of room for more credit. Audio

A plan to restore the rail link to Gisborne has found it's economically, environmentally, and socially justified. Audio

Consumers are feeling the holiday cheer with confidence levels bouncing to their highest levels this year on rising confidence in the economy and their own financial security. Audio