Newspapers, Television & Current Affairs

TVNZ New Zealand news from the national state owned broadcaster. Approximately 10% of revenue comes from government sources.
The New Zealand Herald
NewsRoom - Political News, Business News and Press Releases
Otago Daily News
Mytown.co.nz has local news stories for Auckland, Hamilton, Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay, Wellington and Christchurch
New Zealand Listener the arts, books and opinion content of the print edition

Common Dreams News Centre - in-depth news reports from a variety of quality sources.
Reuters Alertnet includes a live news feed from Reuters together with articles describing how relief agencies are responding to the latest humanitarian crises and a member directory of international aid agencies.
The BBC
The Guardian (includes the crossword!)
The New York Times