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Taonga returns to te Tairāwhiti after 250 years
After a 10-year long battle, a collection of taonga left on board Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour will be returned, on loan, to the Tairāwhiti region after 250 years.
The taonga, which include… Video, Audio
NZ votes against new protections for endangered mako sharks
New Zealand has voted against giving new international trade protections to endangered mako sharks at a world wildlife conference.
Wildlife experts from around the world are at the at the conference… Video, Audio
Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?
The government is scrapping changes brought in in 2015 to try stop excessive pay increases for MPs, labelling them a failure that have had the opposite effect.
Last year Parliament froze MPs'… Video, Audio
Mark Lundy's last-ditch appeal over murder convictions begins
Mark Lundy's last-ditch appeal against his convictions for murdering his wife and daughter 19 years ago has wrapped up its first day in the Supreme Court.
Lundy was convicted in 2002 of the murder of… Video, Audio
Evening Business for Tuesday 27th August 2019
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Wellington apartment owner urges govt help with insurance
A Wellington apartment owner facing skyrocketing insurance premiums is demanding the government take over the natural disaster insurance industry.
Wellington City Council this week hosted the first… Audio
Roberts murder trial: Toddler died of 'catastrophic' injury
A neuropathologist has told a jury a Northland toddler died of a "catastrophic" head injury so severe the young girl could never have survived it.
Two-year-old Ariah Roberts died in her home at… Video, Audio
Clare Curran quits politics after controversial Cabinet career
The former Cabinet Minister Clare Curran, who was sacked from cabinet a year ago, is to quit Parliament at the next election.
She has been Labour's MP for Dunedin South since 2008. Ms Curran resigned… Video, Audio
Māori suicide prevention workers 'undervalued, underfunded'
Māori suicide prevention workers say they are undervalued and underfunded and they're pleading for more support as Māori suicide rates reach record highs.
New figures show 685 people in Aotearoa… Video, Audio
National donation sparks new questions on foreign influence
A $150,000 donation to the National Party has raised fresh questions about foreign influence and who should be allowed to give money to political parties.
National received the money in 2016 from a… Audio
Veteran actor Ray Henwood remembered by Sir Roger Hall
The death of veteran actor Ray Henwood at age 82 is almost the end of an era, according to playwright and old friend Sir Roger Hall.
The welsh-born actor appeared in many of Sir Rogers plays… Audio
Migrant students left in limbo and told to pay for new visas
Migrant students left high and dry after their business school went into liquidation say they're disgusted that they've been told to pay more money.
Last week the Kiwi Institute of Training and… Video, Audio
Ardern disappointed at Culture and Heritage Ministry data breach
The head of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage looks likely to keep her job despite a security breach exposing hundreds of people's private details to fraudsters.
Bernadette Cavanagh revealed the… Audio
The pain never goes away - father of suicide victim
Suicide rates have risen yet again - with 685 people dying by suicide in the past year. That's 17 more lives lost.
Arthur Harawira lost his son to suicide when he was just 15 years old, and though it… Audio
Gloriavale escapees open up about harrowing ordeal
A family of nine that fled Gloriavale says the Christian community tried to separate their family to stop them from leaving. Mr and Mrs Ben-Canaan, who only want to be known by their last names, were… Video, Audio
Tai Tokerau rocked by death of Pita Paraone
Te Ao Māori is in mourning for one of its unsung heroes. The Ngāti Hine elder, Pita Paraone, died early on Monday morning in Auckland Hospital.
The 73-year-old served for many years as a public… Video, Audio
Evening business for Monday 26th August
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Suicide prevention announcement in weeks - Health Minister
The Māori Council has described the latest suicide statistics as a 'rolling train wreck'. The figures were released officially late on Monday afternoon after the Council broke the Chief Coroner's… Video, Audio
Silver Ferns celebrate Netball World Cup win at Parliament
More than a month after their audacious Netball World Cup triumph, the Silver Ferns finally got to share their success with the New Zealand public.
The team were welcomed with a reception at… Video, Audio
Should NZ's retirement age go up to 67?
Grey Power is branding the National Party's promise to raise the pension age to 67 if elected into Government as ridiculous.
It's something that former Prime Minister and National Leader John Key… Video, Audio