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12:18 PM.Napier is heading for a heatwave with five days of particularly warm weather on the horizon. Metservice is forecasting 29-degrees celsius on Sunday, preceded by 22-degrees overnight. Meanwhile… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Local iwi want the Taranaki region put into Alert Level three.

Te Pati Maori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer was at a Taranaki DHB meeting with regional leaders this morning.

She speaks with Max… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Six positive cases of Covid-19 have been detected in Taranaki, nearly two weeks after the first positive wastewater detection of the virus.

One person is in hospital.

In Stratford, the iwi and DHB… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Delta reaches Taranaki, and could China have a leader for life? Audio

12:47 PM.A survivor of state care who steered groundbreaking research says it has transformed the way the voices of survivors are heard and incorporated into the Royal Commission Inquiry. 

The report, by Ihi… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The police have busted a major cocaine smuggling operation. 

Eight people have been arrested and cocaine with a street value in the millions of dollars has been seized. 

RNZ reporter Conan Young… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.One of Brian Tamaki's iwi is distancing itself from the Destiny Church leader saying he is putting his people at risk.

Ngāti Hikairo say his focus on individual rights reminds them of colonisation… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Darryl Mitchell may have been the player of the match but England captain Eoin Morgan has lauded the batting of Jimmy Neesham as the difference between the two sides as the Black Caps advanced to the… Read more Audio

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

12:17 PM.A UN climate report author believes an agreement by the US and China to work together adds hope and a sense of urgency to the current climate talks.

In a surprise announcement, the two major powers… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is going back to court to try to get the Health Ministry to share data about unvaccinated Māori.

The Commissioning Agency has had its request for the information… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The government will repeal the Three Strikes Law.

The Justice Minister Kris Faafoi is tabling a repeal bill in Parliament saying the law has led to absurd outcomes, where judges have had to give… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The government will reform the three strikes law and Goverment ministers want Maori vaccination data released. Audio

12:56 PM.The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Fiji and the Philippines to uphold and protect the rights of seafarers.

The move comes as a group of Filipino sailors stranded in Fiji -… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A working paper on mis-and disinformation says Covid-19 is being used as a Trojan Horse to normalise far right ideologies in Aotearoa.

Another academic says some people who have suffered during covid… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The National Party has released its plan to get students back into school as quickly as possible - and to keep them there.

Among its proposals, it wants children in years 1-to-10 to get an hour each… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has hailed the influence of veteran bowlers Trent Boult and Tim Southee ahead of tomorrow morning's T20 World Cup semifinal against England in Abu Dhabi. Audio

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

12:16 PM.New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions jumped almost five percent in the last quarter, according to Stats NZ.

Behind the rise was a major increase in coal burning for electricity generation.

New… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The prime minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Auckland today after nearly three months away due to the Covid-19 restrictions. 

RNZ reporter Kate Gregan has been following along and talks to Māni… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Many people in Auckland are making the most of their new-found freedoms today, now the city is at Alert Level 3, step 2.

Shops have re-opened, and some outdoor gathering sizes have increased to 25.

… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Yesterday's fatal crash in Horowhenua killed three staff from Devon Intermediate in New Plymouth.

Four people died when a truck and another vehicle collided at Kuku on State Highway 1 just after 3… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A school community reels after a fatal crash, Auckland shops re-open, and Aotearoa's emissions keep rising as the Climate Minister admits we should have done better. Audio