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Kathryn is joined by Andrew Ketels, former Act Party chief of staff and advisor to the National Party, and Phil Goff, former Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Labour Party and mayor of Auckland.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Torika has the details of animal control workers facing more threats from dog owners, Rugby League supporters warned over late night celebrating around World Cup and the Piha campground given a reprieve against council recomendations.

Labour weekend has just passed, so it is traditionally the time to think about getting going with tomatoes.

When a Blenheim pilot got a call from someone looking for a floatplane, he couldn't have imagined he would have ended up doubling for Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt. But that's what happened to Nigel Griffith, who not only provided planes but flew them for Heart of the Beast. The film is set in the Alaskan wilderness but filmed across Queenstown, Glenorchy, Mt Aspiring National Park and Milford Sou...

Fire and Emergency board chair on chief's resignation; Christopher Luxon on campaign and enrolment rates; Labour's Tangi Utikere on Kerrin Leoni's exit; Lawyer questions ACC's approach to investigating claims; Unions raise alarm over private share of health spending

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

It is now one week from the midterms in the US, and Republicans look like they might struggle in districts redrawn under pressure from the President to favour votes for his party.

Inspired by his uncle who has cerebral palsy, Jack Harker, a Year 11 student at ACG Parnell College has developed a communication tool that may help more people participate in everyday conversations.

A visiting academic from Naples says he was able to create a legal 'hack' to open unused buildings for civic use.

There are new indications of an upturn in the construction industry, but prices are on the rise and there are questions about the availability of skilled staff.  

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

A pod of orca caused quite a stir in Auckland, after swimming remarkably close to the city's waterfront on Monday afternoon. The animals were spotted moving through the Waitemata Harbour, attracting crowds of whale watchers along the shoreline. Some even swam into Westhaven Marina. But there were some concerns people might be getting a little too close in their excitement. Project Jonah's Daren Gr...

If you're struggling to control the surging spring growth in your lawn and garden, spare a thought for Eden Park's head groundsman Blair Christensen.

A transport lobby group says the closure of the Awakino Gorge on State Highway 3 for nine consecutive nights reinforces the case for an investigation into an alternative detour for when the economic lifeline is shut. Taranaki Reporter Robin Martin reports.

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It's OCR week again, and many economists are expecting an increase. But what does that mean for home loans? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at it and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Central Otago's economy is outpacing New Zealand's thanks to the dominance of dairy and other primary industries. But it's an area where once proud farming towns are also struggling with an ageing population and changing identity. In the third of a six-part series called Backroads to the Beehive, South Island Correspondent Tim Brown goes deep into Otago's interior.

South Waikato locals are pleased visitors seem to have heeded their calls to think twice before travelling to a popular tourist spot over the long weekend. More than 100,000 people have visited Putaruru's Te Waihou Blue Spring since last year, and with it came worries about dangerous parking and rubbish dumping. Tirau ward councillor Kerry Purdy has been asking for a temporary closure of the attra...

Labour's former candidate for Tamaki Makaurau plans to run as an independent. Kerrin Leoni resigned from the party after video and photos emerged of her wearing Labour gear with campaign hoardings at a whanau fundraising event attended by Mongrel Mob members. Labour's Tangi Utikere spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

Voting is now open, with party leaders using Labour Day to cast their votes. But anyone not already enrolled will not be able to vote. The Electoral Commission says it'll have final numbers by the end of the week, with 92.5 percent of people enrolled as of Friday. National party leader Christopher Luxon spoke to John Campbell.

A long-awaited intensive care unit at Waitakere Hospital is fully equipped and ready to go but has no patients, no staff and no operating budget. There was a lot of excitement when it was announced five years ago as the first intensive care unit for West Auckland. The six bed unit was meant to be open by the end of this year but there is now no set opening date. Reporter Rowan Quinn spoke to Ingri...