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12:46 PM.Putting down the shears and rolling up their sleeves was the goal for some shearing gangs on the east coast as they vyed for the top prize for most vaccinated gang.

The initiative run by Turanga… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Māori paediatricians want to ensure the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines for 5-to-11 year olds helps protect vulnerable whānau.

Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be given… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

12:26 PM.Parker doesn't want to go the full twelve rounds against Dereck Chisora in their rematch, he wants a knockout. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:18 PM.The police were asked to intervene after an angry confrontation between masked and unmasked passengers at Wellington Airport this morning.

All those flying domestically are required wear a face… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Ministry of Health has confirmed at least one case of the Omicron variant in a managed isolation facility in Christchurch.

The variant is spreading quickly overseas and scientists are racing to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.High Performance Sport says player wellbeing is top of mind with millions of dollars being invested into athlete welfare.

It's part of a new investment package to maintain international success while… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Investing in athletes' wellbeing and antivaxxers allowed to fly without masks. Audio

12:55 PM.New Caledonia's political parties have been asked to draw up proposals for the territory's new statute within the French republic - following Sunday's referendum.

More than 96 percent of people voted… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Researchers have made new discoveries about the Tohorā or Southern Right Whale's migration and feeding patterns.

The whales were nearly hunted to extinction in the waters around Aotearoa a century… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Government is pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into upgrading 24 hospitals throughout the country.

The Health Minister Andrew Little says 30 intensive care beds will be added. 

But vice… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The produce company T&G Global has announced it will pour in millions of dollars developing robots to expand its apples business to meet growing consumer demand. Audio

12:28 PM.Test number two in the Ashes all set to go in Adelaide. Audio

12:17 PM.Protestors against the vaccine mandate are now en route to Parliament after gathering to hear speeches at Wellington's Civic Square.

RNZ reporter Jake McKee updates Māni Dunlop on the protests. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Police officers failed in their duty of care to a man who died in their custody at the Hawera Police Station in 2019.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority found Allen Ball's death in the cells… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc - forcing homes to be evacuated, closing roads, causing slips and flash flooding. 

William Morrison's farm, Mangara Station near Marton, had… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Heavy rain and thunderstorms have been wreaking havoc - forcing homes to be evacuated, closing roads, causing slips and flash flooding.

A cleanup is underway in Christchurch after the city had more… Read more Audio