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How much more will homeowners have to pay on their mortgages now that the Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate to one percent? And what about those who want to get on the property ladder? On… Read more Audio

A row has broken out ahead of the Grammy Awards in April over two nominees in the classical music category. Pianist Jon Batiste is nominated for best contemporary classical composition and violinist… Read more Audio

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says nurses are still facing a crisis. The Prime Minister says Omicron should peak next month followed by a 'rapid decline' in cases. Diane McCulloch works in the… Read more Audio

In 1995 local iwi occupied Moutoa Gardens, also called Pakaitore, in central Whanganui. Their protest lasted for 79 days and ended peacefully. Alec Waugh was the Whanganui district police commander at… Read more Audio

At the protests outside Parliament RNZ's reporter Nick Truebridge is live from the scene on a day when protesters' behaviour was condemned as "absolutely disgraceful" by police leaders. There was a… Read more Audio

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine. In the past two days politicians in the US and UK have feared a Russian invasion is… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister says "it's likely that very soon we will all know people who have Covid, or we will potentially get it ourselves." She says there are three reasons that is no longer such a scary… Read more Audio

Today the Government threw a lifeline to businesses trying to keep their heads above water during the Omicron outbreak. Finance Minister Grant Robertson and the Revenue Minister David Parker announced… Read more Audio

Blair Parkes from New Brighton, Ōtautahi/Christchurch, is Karyn's guest on Kiwi Rules tonight and he's chosen a fistful of local tracks, old and new, to play  - including one off his new album over… Read more Audio

At the age of 64, Marcus Brown decided to start over. Apprentice Marcus tells Karyn Hay - you're never too old to learn new tricks.

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The occupation of parliament grounds and parts of Wellington's Central City enters its second weekend. Mayor of Wellington, Andy Foster, speaks to Karyn Hay about what people in the capital need to… Read more Audio