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Early trials suggest some students will struggle to pass new compulsory NCEA standards in numeracy and literacy.

The new standards will be brought in for NCEA Level 1 next year.

While some teachers… Audio

Pressure to investigate safety at New Zealand ports is mounting after the second death of a port worker in a week.

A man was killed at Lyttleton Port yesterday while coal was loaded onto a ship.

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It's unclear whether two new electric ferries for Auckland will mean cheaper trips for passengers.

The government has announced $27 million of funding - about 75 percent of the cost - for two… Video, Audio

Retail NZ chief executive Greg Harford says ram raid crimes are "definitely growing in significance".

"It seems to be becoming increasingly commonplace ... it's really distressing for the staff, the… Video, Audio

Ram raiders have struck again in Auckland, this time targeting shopping malls for high value goods.  Video, Audio

There's still no collection for soft plastics in the top of the South Island - despite the scheme restarting nationwide more than two years ago.

The scheme stopped in 2018 when offshore plants said… Audio

New Zealand Rugby has appointed the former Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy to its board.

Dame Patsy joins respected rugby administrator Rowena Davenport as new NZR Board appointees. The move comes… Audio

Engines are revving and bar tills ringing in Palmerston North for the city's biggest weekend of the year.

The Superstock Teams' Champs bring thousands of petrol heads to Manawatū and pump millions of… Audio

A fatberg's caused a raw sewage overflow into Stephens bay at the gateway to the Able Tasman National Park. 

The wetland and beach is being monitored for contamination after a fat residue buildup… Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern is wrapping up the final leg of her overseas mission after a pivotal sit-down with Japan's prime minister.

The two leaders met in Tokyo overnight and emerged with an agreement which… Audio

Portugese prosecutors have officially declared someone a suspect in the disappearance of British toddler, Madeleine McCann. 

The three-year-old went missing during a family holiday to Portugal in… Audio

A blue 2018 Suzuki Swift car has been apparently abandoned at the New Plymouth Airport carpark for two years. 

Parked up as people and planes come and go; the tidy little car has been a constant… Video, Audio

Now to the Canterbury town that's got make shift showers in a car park because what runs out of their taps, gives people rashes.

The water in Springfield runs brown or yellow and in the last year… Video, Audio

New inflation figures show grocery food prices have gone up 6.7 percent in the past year. Fruit and vegetable prices are up 18 percent. What costs are involved in the rising prices?

Chair of… Video, Audio

Just when we thought it couldn't get any higher, fruit and vegetable growers say they may be forced to let crops rot as record inflation takes hold.

Tomatoes, broccoli and lettuces have already… Video, Audio

They look a bit like something out of Thunderbirds - zero carbon electric passenger seagliders.

And the ambition is to have them winging their way across New Zealand in less than three years on the… Video, Audio

The government has shared which regions have been selected as the first 'locality networks' of the new health system.

It's exactly a year since the government announced it would scrap the country's… Audio

Who is to blame for skyrocketing inflation - problems created overseas or the government due to its economic management?

Annual inflation has hit 6.9 percent - while slightly below expectations, it's… Audio

For sale - a rundown thermal water park, about 45 minutes north of Auckland.

It could be perfect for those nostalgic for the Black Hole, the Gutbuster, the Twister, or Bob's Mistake.

The owners of… Video, Audio