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Exploding rat populations across New Zealand have conservationists worried and exterminators busy.

It's been blamed on a mega mast year - which basically means there is more food for predators.

And… Audio

Former Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings is under fire for receiving a $4.7 million payout when he left the dairy giant last year.

The revelation follows the news the country's largest company… Audio

Police have launched a manhunt after an Australian tourist was shot dead in a campervan near Raglan.

The thirty-three-year-old man was asleep with his fiance when a gunman smashed into their van in… Audio

"Misleading & deceptive" - that's how the High Court has described the behaviour of Southern Response - the state owned quake insurer.

And it could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. In… Audio

The government is facing the prospect of yet more strikes in schools.

Secondary principals have walked away from their pay talks with the Education Ministry, with unions saying it doesn't have enough… Audio

Pacific Island leaders are still in their retreat at the Pacific Islands Forum in Tuvalu, trying to find consensus on their commitments to addressing climate change.

Discussions were expected to be… Audio

It's been described by the government as an absolute nightmare for some Cantabrians. And now it's hoping that will come to an end - courtesy of a $300 million fix-it fund.

The government has unveiled… Video, Audio

No risk - high reward. That's the message from All Blacks coach Steve Hansen after dropping three big name players for Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup decider against Australia in Auckland.

Star backs… Video, Audio

The Managing Director of the law firm taking the onsold test case, says as far as she is concerned, it will still be heard at the Christchurch High Court in 10 days.

Angela Parlane of Shine Lawyers… Video, Audio

The accused mosque shooter's terror trial is still due to take place next year but exactly where and when is still up in the air.

Brenton Tarrant has pleaded not guilty to murdering 51 Muslim… Audio

The government is being urged not to make a knee jerk legal reaction to revelations that the accused Christchurch gunman was able to pen and send a letter to an overseas supporter.

The Corrections… Audio

The police are reviewing how two loaded handguns were able to be stolen from a patrol car in Gore on Wednesday night.

The man they believe is responsible remains on the loose and they say catching… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

The aunt of one of the first complainants in the Peter Ellis sex abuse case remains convinced Ellis is guilty and says continuing to drag the case through the courts is further victimising the former… Video, Audio

The government is hoping a $300 million fix fund will end the nightmare for Cantabrians saddled with onsold quake damaged houses.

EQC Minister Grant Robertson unveiled the fund that will be handed… Video, Audio

Corrections has admitted it made a mistake allowing the alleged Christchurch shooter to send a letter from prison.

On Tuesday a post appeared on a 4chan thread, famous for controversial comments. It… Audio

A Pukekohe farmer says he's waited for 15 years for the announcement that farms in the southern edge of Auckland will be protected from housing developments. The government has released a document for… Video, Audio

As the Prime Minister arrives in the tiny set of atolls that makes up Tuvalu, the small nation's leader has taken aim at Australia, despite a huge aid package to help it cope with climate change.

… Video, Audio

Owha the marauding leopard seal is something of a local legend in Auckland's Upper Waitematā Harbour.

The seal has made a wharf and a marina there her home for the last five years.

But much to… Video, Audio

The government has unveiled the first ten projects to receive funding from the country's new international visitor levy.

The initial investment plan of about $18 million was announced by Tourism… Audio