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Lower Hutt locals got a large and somewhat furry surprise as they walked on Petone beach this morning.

A leopard seal decided to park up for a nap, and while it seemed relaxed, there was concern… Video, Audio

Amateur enthusiasts and scientists alike are doubling down on efforts to find an elusive meteorite that crashed to earth last week - probably on farmland between Middlemarch and Outram in Otago.

So… Video, Audio

The suspect in Canada's stabbing spree in Saskatchewan has died after being arrested. 32-year-old Myles Sanderson led police on a three day man hunt, after 10 people were killed and 18 others injured.

The government is actively considering scrapping the traffic light framework completely. The system has guided New Zealand's Covid-19 response since December last year.

But with Covid case numbers… Audio

People trying to get a New Zealand visitors visa want to know why it's taking so long to get one.

Fewer than one in five visitor visa applications have been approved since August, when the borders… Video, Audio

An investigation has found police were routinely and illegally taking photos and film of children and adults.

Police have accepted some but not all the findings from the inquiry - while the Police… Video, Audio

Nick Kyrgios has wowed the crowds at the US Open in New York. But the Australian tennis star has lost more than a chance to win his first Grand Slam singles title after his quarter final defeat last… Video, Audio

Hundreds of Marlborough Sounds residents remain cut off after a storm caused further damage to the remote roading network, for the second time in as many years.

Residents in the worst affected areas… Video, Audio

The Emergency Management Minister is promising Northland cash to fix its flood-damaged roads, but cannot say how much or when he will deliver on the commitment.

Today Kieran McAnulty flew over the… Video, Audio

A major investigation into police conduct has found officers have been routinely - and illegally - photographing members of the public.

It's also found thousands of pictures of have been stored with… Audio

A group of Cantabrians are taking their local council to court after it allowed a development to go ahead on prime farmland.

Selwyn District Council approved the 1700-house Lincoln subdivision in… Audio

A lightweight plastic mountain hut that can withstand extreme conditions and be choppered to remote locations could be the future of back country accommodation and beyond.

The huts, called Turks, are… Video, Audio

An in-home disability support worker says she would never work for a for-profit care organisation.

She's backing calls for an inquiry into the model, which advocates say results in unreliable and… Video, Audio

A former Gloriavale woman has told a court how she hurt her back repeatedly lifting 20kg crates of meat above her head in the so-called Christian community's freezer.

Rebekah Kempf says she started… Audio

Auckland's City Rail Link is nearing a significant milestone, with the tunnel-boring phase of the project almost completed. 

Checkpoint's Tom Taylor and Nick Monro headed underground to capture the… Video, Audio

Plans for a purpose built beach side workers village in Dunedin for out of town tradies is being considered by the council.

It's expected construction of the new Dunedin hospital will bring an influx… Video, Audio

The Silver Ferns squad to face Jamaica in a three-test home series has been named.

Captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio is back after 18 months out after giving birth to her second child. She's been restored… Video, Audio

Northlanders say slow progress on their region's broken roads is going to cost lives - and keep a chokehold on the region's economy. Video, Audio