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12:46 PM.From December internet giant Google will be shutting down accounts that haven't be accessed in two years.

It's part of a plan to tighten security, minimising the risk of hackers getting access to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The court has reserved its decision in the appeal hearing over David Tamihere's double murder conviction.

The Crown has argued that despite perjured evidence, the case stands against Tamihere who was… Read more Audio

12:34 PM.The Livestock Improvement Corporation's is paying farmers over $2 million over semen quality issues.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:29 PM.Black Caps allrounder Glen Phillips believes the last couple of days will have the most influence on the first test against Bangladesh.

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has reported revenue and profit growth in the first half, despite rising costs and a drop in Covid-related demand. 

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.First it was selling off Auckland Airport shares - now Auckland's mayor has a new money-raising plan to lease out the city's port.

Wayne Brown says he will consult Aucklanders on what he's calling… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Pressure is mounting on the new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to rein in his Deputy Winston Peters - less than one week into the job.

Already the New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.A New Zealand charity ship stranded in Fiji will be home by Christmas after enough money was raised for repairs.

The Koha and its crew of volunteers were providing medical aid to isolated communities… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Latest figures from Trade Me show the housing market is starting to turn.

Its Property Price Index for October shows average asking prices increased across every region in the country, with the… Read more Audio

12:37 PM.Vegetables New Zealand is optimistic the new government has food security front of mind and will back the expansion of vegetable growing areas in New Zealand.

Susan Murray has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:29 PM.The Hurricanes Poua have been dealt a blow ahead of next year's Super Rugby Aupiki competition with World Cup winning Black Ferns winger Ayesha Leti-l'iga ruled out of the entire season with a serious… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Airports and utilities software developer Gentrack is back in the black, driven by strong revenue growth.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Thirty-three years after David Tamihere was convicted of the murders of Swedish tourists Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen the case is being heard in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

He was granted a… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The new coalition government will hold its first Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

The Cabinet will have 20 ministers - 14 from National, and three each from ACT and NZ First. National will have five… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.State Highway Two south of Wairoa has reopened - but is down to one lane - as work continues to clear a slip where a person was killed and another seriously injured in a crash on Sunday.

Dozens of… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A man who has been charged with threatening an ambulance crew before taking their vehicle and crashing it into a lodge in Hamilton is due in court on Monday.

The 32-year-old man was arrested on… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Access roads have been washed out, there are massive slips on some back country, and fences have been destroyed again - after over 225 millimetres of rain fell in Tai Rāwhiti over the weekend.

Susan… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed concern about Red Bull's continued dominance and questioned whether Mercedes could close the gap next year after Formula One's Abu Dhabi… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Kiwi Property Group has reported another half year loss as the value of its property portfolio continues to be affected by soft economic conditions.

Anan Zaki has the business news.

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12:14 PM.As the new government is sworn in, there are mounting calls for it to reconsider its planned repeal of the country's world-leading smokefree legislation. 

New Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The new coalition government led by National Party leader Christopher Luxon is being officially sworn in at a ceremony at Government House.

Luxon becomes the country's 42nd Prime Minister. The… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.After weeks of waiting - the primary sector finally knows who it will be working with for the next three years.

Todd McClay who has been National's agriculture spokesperson since March will take on… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Black Caps all-rounder Glenn Phillips believes his off-spin could come in handy in their two test series in Bangladesh, which begins next week.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports. Read more Audio

12:38 PM.Property developer Precinct Properties has bought Auckland's Downtown Car Park for $122 million, and plans to spend about $1.5 billion to demolish and redevelop it.

Gyles Beckford has the business… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The coalition has agreed to proceed with ACT's policy to address principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, the agreement includes a pledge to introduce a Treaty Principles Bill.

Political Commentator… Read more Audio