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The Green's say Labour's failure to deliver on its promise to ban aspects of rodeo is 'incredibly disappointing'. A graphic video from 2018 shows a bull snapping its left hind leg while bucking and… Read more Audio

Waiheke residents are waiting up to twenty days for water tank refills, in a situation that's being labelled as 'desperate'. Auckland Council and the Waiheke Local board have set up two emergency… Read more Audio

What would you do with 58 retired Wellington Trolley buses? A suburb of not-so-tiny houses? What about an epic food-truck convoy? Do what you like with them - they're up for auction on TradeMe this… Read more Audio

The death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has sent shockwaves around world sport. He was killed yesterday along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and 7 others when the helicopter they were… Read more Audio

Back home, and health staff will begin meeting passengers on flights arriving from China today - as the number of countries with known cases of Coronavirus reaches twelve. A public health nurse will… Read more Audio

Schools in a number of Chinese cities are being closed as a precautionary measure as the coronavirus spreads. The coronavirus has killed at least 56 people and infected some 2000 since its discovery… Read more Audio

The funding of a New Zealand top female Alpine Skier is in jeopardy after the theft of almost 100,000 dollars worth of cowhides. Piera Hudson's ranked 34 in the world in the Giant Slalom, but recieves… Read more Audio

Schools start to reopen from today and principals say they are still struggling with a shortage of quality teachers. Those contacted by RNZ say they have enough staff to start the year, but they are… Read more Audio

It's been a hot weekend around the country - and to tell us what that means for our fruit and vegetables is our old mate Glenn Forsyth.. Audio

Let's go to the US where a video showing President Donald Trump in 2018 ordering the removal of the US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch - was made public yesterday. The Trump impeachment trial… Read more Audio

This weekend is set to be a scorcher - with temperatures expected to be as high as the mid-thirties around parts of the country. Joining me now to talk us through it is weather commentator Richard… Read more Audio

The race is on to save koalas still in the wild on Kangaroo Island. Fire's destroyed almost 80 per cent of the koalas habitat on the island - with hundreds now in the care of the Kangroo Island… Read more Audio