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Four children have been caught by police stealing from a Hamilton mall in the dead of the night.

Police say the children - aged seven, 10, 11 and 12 were found at Chartwell shopping centre around… Video, Audio

Fed-up Christchurch residents at their wits end fronted up to a meeting today to describe life living with the combined putrid stench from two council facilities.

Bromley residents described not… Video, Audio

New Zealand has named one of the largest swimming teams ever for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

A 12-strong team, including able-bodied and para-athletes, is headlined by the experienced Dame… Audio

Going, going and gone to a good cause. BNZ's art collection is about to be sold, to fund a charitable foundation.

The collection includes some of our most well-known artists, like Colin McCahon, Rita… Video, Audio

Faced with the growing impact of climate change, the government has released a six year plan discussing the thorny issue of whether some coastal areas need to be abandoned altogether.

Preparing for… Audio

The government has come out defending its MIQ programme, despite losing a High Court challenge launched by the Grounded Kiwis group, representing New Zealanders stranded overseas and unable to come… Video, Audio

Stewart Island tourism operators have told the Southland District Council a tripling of the visitor levy will scare off tourists.

The council's been hearing from submitters on the proposal to… Audio

Weird and wonderful species are washing up on South Island beaches - worrying locals.

Visitors to Aramoana beach got a shock after finding a serpent-like Oar fish floating in the shallows.

Ray's… Video, Audio

The traffic cones are out and barriers are up as Dunedin's Retail Quarter undergoes a face lift.

The George Street revamp was prompted by the need to replace old water, wastewater and stormwater… Video, Audio

A team from Auckland Zoo visited Australia Zoo just three weeks ago to pave the way for the relocation of Burma only for it to pull the pin in an email on Easter Monday.

The 38-year-old elephant was… Audio

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In what many New Zealanders hope will be a strong challenge to the supermarket duopoly, American giant discount retailer Costco has begun trading in Auckland today.

With construction of its store… Video, Audio

Between 15 and 20 ram raids are said to be happening each week across the country. That's according to the Dairy and Business Owners Group - which is demanding more action.

Last night saw at least… Video, Audio

On the eve of International Workers' Memorial Day the government has announced there will be an investigation into deaths at New Zealand ports.

Pressure was mounting after a man was killed at… Video, Audio

'Not demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society'. Grounded Kiwis has won its High Court challenge against the Minister of Health after claiming the MIQ lottery system failed New… Video, Audio

Putting the brakes on a recent spate of ram raids is proving tough with some of those involved as young as 11.

The latest saw a gang of young thieves swoop on an Auckland electronics store after ram… Video, Audio

Embarrassing, disastrous, and the result of a massive attitude problem. Just some of the words being used in the post-mortem of the Warriors' record-setting defeat to Melbourne Storm on Monday night.

An animal shelter and charity has been left gutted in more ways than one after thieves cleaned them out for a second time.

HUHA - Helping You Help Animals - was building new dog shelters for winter… Video, Audio