#BREAKING Andrew Little has announced the Pike River Mine will be re-entered. We'll be crossing live to Parliament with John Campbell shortly, on TVNZ1.

Statistics New Zealand says meat prices are on the rise, with lamb and sausages experiencing the largest increases just before the summer BBQ season.

Matty McLean sat down for a cup of tea and a chinwag with the LavaLava Boys, to chat about their viral videos and new show ‘Re-Fresh’ - which is heading to TVNZ OnDemand later this month.

What a legend! Fifty years ago Mike "Sooty" Barratt put his hand up to work for the fire brigade. He told Hayley Holt he wakes up every morning with "a smile on my face going to work, loving every day, every moment".

Best selling author and journalist, Peter Fitzsimons, caught up with Jack Tame to give us all the details about his new book, ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’, that follows the dramatic tale of Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian as they sailed the South Pacific.

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Human Rights lawyer Sonja Cooper shared her doubts with Hayley Holt about the government’s move to include “faith-based institutions” in its inquiry into the abuse of children in state care, saying the expansion will make little difference.

The Government says it’s comfortable with the 1950-1999 bracket set for the Royal Commission inquiry into state and church care abuse. Acting Prime Minister Kelvin Davis spoke to Jack Tame about the inquiry’s time parameters, acknowledging that those who’ve been in state care since 1999 will also have the opportunity to have their say.