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5:28 PM.Critical staff shortages, an unsafe work environment and failures of leadership are among the findings of a review into Canterbury's mental health service. Director of Mental Health, Doctor John… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.Critical staff shortages, an unsafe work environment and failures of leadership are among the findings of a review into Canterbury's mental health service. Mental health director, Dr John Crawshaw… Read more Audio

5:17 PM.Intravenous drug users are demanding a say in the future of the South Island's needle exchange services, warning health leaders are gambling with their lives. In seven weeks, needle exchange programme… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Over 100,000 people around the country are on the radiology wait list, in the queue in the public health system for MRIs, X-rays, CT scans and other diagnostic tests.  APEX, the union representing… Read more Audio

4:52 PM.South Auckland pre-schoolers are learning the value of getting their hands dirty to grow fresh fruit and veggies, and the awesome power of the humble earthworm to get it to go absolutely gangbusters… Read more Audio

4:48 PM.A cardio test that heart patients in some regions can wait up to six months for can be delivered in days, according to a private provider. Half of all heart attack patients are not being treated… Read more Audio

4:36 PM.Online behaviour experts have said the sudden growth and equally swift decline of ram raids in recent years shows a fading online craze, made harder by measures such as bollards and fog cannons. But… Read more Audio

4:27 PM.Some mixed news on the injury front for the All Blacks ahead of their Rugby Championship opener. A couple of key forwards remain sidelined for the first test in Argentina, however all three Barrett… Read more Audio

4:25 PM.Kaipara motorists are demanding compensation after their car tyres were ripped up by razor sharp road metal. They said the metal was wrongly laid and has left them with big bills. Since fresh metal… Read more Audio

4:12 PM.Washington DC correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about Donald Trump ordering hundreds of National Guard troops into Washington DC to tackle what he called a 'public safety emergency'. The… Read more Audio

4:08 PM.What makes you happy and rich in life? Is it more money and stuff, or the complete opposite; consumming less and embracing a simplier existence. Researchers from the University of Otago have been… Read more Audio

5:48 PM.Christchurch's brand-spanking new central city stadium has been given hosting rights to Super Ruby's Super Round next Anzac weekend - the arena's debut major sporting event. The long-awaited $680… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent, Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about dozens of London Underground staff facing deportation, as well as a heatwave that's set to hit the UK. Audio

5:35 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

5:32 PM.It is the news netball fans have been waiting for, star shooter Grace Nweke has been given an exemption to play for the Silver Ferns, despite playing in Australia. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe… Read more Audio

5:24 PM.An "unprecedented" spate of violent crimes coupled with a significant police shortage in Northland means dozens of officers are being sent to the region on rotations to help out. The special staff… Read more Audio

5:08 PM.Heart disease is costing the country nearly $14 billion a year in direct costs to the health system and early deaths of one in five New Zealanders. That was the stark analysis from Otago University… Read more Audio

4:45 PM.The government has announced it is 'considering' recognising Palestinian statehood, and will deliberate over the next month before taking its decision to the United Nations General Assembly. Australia… Read more Audio

4:43 PM.A sense of betrayal and an under-valuing of women's work. That was the resounding message at the first day of the People's Select Committee hearings, formed in response to the Equal Pay Amendment Act… Read more Audio

4:14 PM.Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about Israel's controversial plans to seize Gaza City triggering an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting. It comes as a growing… Read more Audio

2:30 PM.Christchurch's Te Kaha stadium is set to revive Super Rugby's 'Super Round'. The 'Super Round' - last held in 2024 - will be the first major sporting event hosted at Te Kaha which is scheduled to open… Read more Audio

2:25 PM.A heartless and disturbing trend is how an animal welfare trust is describing the killings of three more sealions. Oamaru police are investigating after three endangered sea lions were shot at the… Read more Audio

2:05 PM.It's the kind of price tag that might even make strongman Popeye cry. A 300g bag of spinach was $8.29 at one Auckland supermarket last week; or more than $27 per kg. This week it's worse with some… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the homelessness minister quitting, after she was accused of dodgy rent dealings, as well as UK Police turning to the public for… Read more Audio

5:37 PM.The Labour leader Chris Hipkins has rebuked his education spokesperson after finding out she ignored, then rejected offers to work with the government on NCEA reforms. ACT's David Seymour said if she… Read more Audio