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Buckingham Palace has issued a statement on behalf of the Queen in response to Harry and Megan's interview with Oprah.

It reads "the whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how… Audio

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Women are less likely to be the sole owner of a house in New Zealand than men.

Research into the subject has been released this morning by property and analysis company CoreLogic, which says the… Audio

The US Senate has approved a $1.9 trillion dollar Covid-19 relief bill designed to help Americans impacted by the pandemic.

In a marathon 12-hour voting session on Saturday night, the bill made it… Audio

A new study out of McGill University shows that people in societies where money plays a minimal role can have a level of happiness comparable to Scandinavian countries which typically rate highest in… Audio

Philanthropist Liz Greive is spending her senior years doing everything possible to support New Zealanders in her age cohort play an important role for New Zealand's children through the organisation… Audio

New figures reveal the government's overall finances are in surplus of $3.3b against a forecast deficit of $11.1b.

A strong tax take and surprise repayments of the wage subsidy are among the reasons… Audio

A number of events right around the country were postponed or cancelled when alert levels changed last weekend.  Head of Consumer NZ, Jon Duffy talks to Jesse about what people can do about refunds… Audio

Wellington City councillor Tamatha Paul will this morning try to get a council loan to Wellington airport taken off the table.

The council's long-term plan is up for discussion today and in it is a… Audio

Tenants wanting to exit a rental early are being hit with hundreds of dollars of fees from property managers and landlords.

Renters advocates and Consumer New Zealand say it's outrageous, but… Audio

Wellington librarians are upset and angry over the council's proposal to sell off part of the central library, and slash the collections budget by 40 percent.

Both decisions have been approved to be… Audio

There are calls for the government to pay for more home internet connections for school students in Auckland.

The city is on to its fourth lockdown and secondary principals say online learning is… Audio

The Unite union says increasing the amount workers get paid if they're ordered to self-isolate won't make any difference to whether staff actually receive a payment.

The National Party is proposing… Audio

The government's independent review of drug funding agency Pharmac will achieve little if the purse strings aren't opened.

That's the view of medical advocates who have long described New Zealand's… Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier communities have been given the blunt message the government can't save every business that's struggling during the pandemic.

A week ago, the two communities sent Tourism… Audio

The National Party is urging the government to pay 100 per cent of an employee's wages and salary for two weeks if a person is ordered to self-isolate.

The party says its proposed payment scheme… Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier communities have been given the blunt message the government can't save every business that's struggling during the pandemic.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash visited the… Audio

All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.

Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Audio