The cost of living was a key focus in the 2023 election. Three years on, are households feeling any better about it? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds has been looking at how our financial lives compare and spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Auckland University is facing criticism from its own staff over its handling of sexual assault, bullying and harassment allegations against a former chemistry professor. Ke-Xin Li reports.

Residents on the capital's south coast are preparing for a swell of around 8 metres. Field reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss

Four Australian cops are going through a fast tracked training programme so they can be officers here. Assistant Commissioner Deployment Jeanette Park spoke to John Campbell.

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Waterfront properties in a number of Wellington bays have been told to evacuate with swells of up to eight metres expected. Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management Controller Sam Bishop spoke to John Campbell. MetService has issued heavy swell warnings in Wairarapa - between Turakirae Head and Mataikona. John also spoke to Luke Tipoki from the Lake Ferry Hotel on the Wairarapa coast.

The police commissioner has rebuked a superintendent who's standing for Labour at the election. Rakesh Naidoo has been placed thirteenth on Labour's list - meaning he's almost guaranteed a seat in Parliament. RNZ's Political Editor Jo Moir spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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