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Plans to treble the Stewart Island visitor levy are back on the table after a similar proposal prompted public outcry in 2018.

The $5 levy hasn't changed since it was introduced in 2013.

It's aimed… Audio

A stick and a full bottle of milk have been seen being thrown at police as they work to clear protesters at an anti-mandate protest in Wellington.

Corin Dann got an update from the ground. Audio

Police are working to clear protesters in central Wellington.

A large number of occupiers have set up in Parliament's front lawn.

Corin Dann got an update from the ground. Audio

Hundreds of police, many in riot gear, are moving in on protesters occupying Parliament and the surrounding streets.RNZ reporters were at the scene. Video, Audio

A free-trade agreement signed overnight by the New Zealand and United Kingdom is being heralded as a game-changer.

It's being widely welcomed by the business community and exporters, especially those… Audio

Midday News update for Tuesday 1 March 2022 Audio

Shortly before the death of Dr Selwyn Leeks, the former head psychiatrist at the Lake Alice child and adolescent unit, police said there was enough evidence to charge him but for his poor health.

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If you happen to be wandering around the Wellington waterfront today, you will probably notice something interesting in the Whairepo Lagoon: a BIG octopus.

The creature is one of six installations by… Audio

Olha Viazenko has spent every minute of the past week worrying about her relatives in Ukraine, who can't leave their home.

The Ukranian living in Dunedin has two teenage stepsons in Kyiv, plus her… Audio

Victims groups are calling for more support for children having to navigate the court system when they make a sexual violence complaint.

They say children giving evidence are frequently… Audio

A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC, has found human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting people's lives -… Audio

A significant new trade agreement has been signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It ends tariffs on 99.5 percent of all New Zealand goods entering the UK.

The government estimates it… Audio

Four days into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country's second biggest city, Kharkiv, has come under heavy attack. Audio

School leaders are delighted the government will be supplying masks and rapid antigen tests, now the country is in Phase Three of the Omicron outbreak.

There are nearly 700,000 rapid tests available… Audio

Midday News update for Friday 25 February 2022 Audio

Helensville could become home to a solar farm that's almost as big as the town itself.

The 100-hectare project has met fierce opposition from a group of locals, preparing to fight tooth and nail to… Audio

The protest at Parliament has been added to the Health Ministry's list of Covid-19 locations of interest, with the dates covering most of the weekend.

Hundreds of demonstrators are still camped on… Audio