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Three people have been taken to hospital, two in a critical condition after a stabbing in west Auckland. Reporter Jessica Hopkins spoke to Guyon Espiner from the scene.

Labour has announced a policy it says would make car repairs cheaper and bring more competition to the petrol pump. The party's consumer affairs spokesperson Arena Williams spoke to Guyon Espiner.

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Kennedy has two stories of conservation success: the giant weta and the return of kiwi to the hills around Wellington.

The Hawke's Bay Farmers Market, at the Tomoana Showgrounds in Hastings - one of the most beloved markets in the country. Liz Randell runs the Coastal Squeeze juice stall - and is a committee member running the markets.

Lianne Dalziel is a life member of the Labour Party and a former MP, Cabinet Minister and Mahyor of Christchurch. Jonathan Ayling is a strategy consultant and  the former chief executive of the Free Speech Union (NZ), and an Act Party supporter and donor.

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Criminal charges against the Wellington City Council and the water services organisation Tiaki Wai, FENZ and problems with one of the city's two high-rise fire engines  and the couple celebrating their life together, even as it comes to an end. 

Airini Beautrais reviews Hide: A Manuscript by Rebecca Hawkes (nga pukapuka pekapeka), and Incident Report by Elizabeth Morton (Otago University Press).

Big Girls Don't Cry, a coming-of-age film following a summer month in the life of 14-year-old Sid, hits cinemas in New Zealand this week.  It is Paloma Schneideman's first feature film, and she's had support from legendary NZ filmmakers Philippa Campbell and Jane Campion.

Christopher Luxon discusses polling, KiwiSaver and campaigning; Barbara Edmonds discusses Labour's fiscal plan; ACT plans to scrap KiwiSaver government contributions; Regional airlines get $5.7m boost as fuel prices soar

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

As Germany's Merz visits Kyiv, Russia hits key bridge in capital, France on edge amid student protests and clashes with police, and protests in Spain after parliament rejects housing crisis measures.

Researchers at the University of Auckland are developing a tool that could help revolutionise breast cancer detection. 

The El Niño weather system is leading FENZ to call on everyone to have a grab bag this summer, and an escape plan in case of a large wildfire. 

Body corporate managers and property lawyers are warning a lack of regulation has opened up a 'wild west' for the strata management sector.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

We crossed the tasman to speak to our Australia correspondent, Emma Cropper.

About 550 of the country's best life savers took to the lanes at Sir Owen G. Glenn National Aquatic Centre in Rosedale. Surf lifesaving NZ national events director Luke Smith spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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ASB is warning that the next few months might be hard going for many New Zealanders. It has released its latest economic forecasts, which show the economy is still largely at the mercy of international forces. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to John Campbell.

More than 125 years after a kiwi-feather cloak was given away, it's finally being returned by a British museum to the iwi that made it. The kiwi kahu had been gifted by Ngati Rarua and Ngati Toa Rangatira to British doctor Dr George Cleghorn in 1900 for the work he did around Wairau Pa. Lorraine Eade, a descendant of one of the iwi leaders and the chair of Ngati Rarua o Te Wairau Society, finally...

Regional airlines are getting an added boost from the government to help them in the air as fuel prices soar. Operators will get a share of $5.7 million to help protect essential air links around the country. The grants come on top of the nearly $26 million in government-backed loans already allocated this year. Andrew Crawford, chief executive of Sounds Air spoke to John Campbell.