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12:15 PM.The ructions at the Samoan parliament continue to escalate.

Yesterday, elected but unsworn members of the opposition HRPP party were prevented from entering the House, because they refuse to… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The search for a family missing around the King Country coastal area today is being impacted by bad weather.

Thomas Phillips and his children Jayda, Maverick and Ember were last seen at the weekend.

12:00 PM.Poor weather hampers the search for a missing family and voting opens for Penguin of the Year. Audio

12:46 PM.Get ready to 'look up' and join the Great Kererū Count.

The citizen science project is in its eighth and final year, finding out where the birds are living across the motu.

Māni Dunlop speaks to the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.People with cancer symptoms are being urged to get tested, after hundreds of cases went undiagnosed during last year's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown.

Te Aho o Te Kahu, the independent Cancer Control… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The labour situation on farms is worsening. Audio

12:28 PM.Will Argentina be any better against the All Blacks this week? Audio

12:20 PM.Briscoes has performed well once again. Audio

12:16 PM.More than 1.1 million people gathered around the country at Midday today to embrace te reo Māori in some way for Māori language week.

E whai ana a te taura whiri i te reo Maori kia kotahi miriona… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Samoa's Parliament is under police guard today for its first sitting since the general election on 9 April, but members of the opposition HRPP party are not present.

This morning, police with shields… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A search and rescue operation is underway for a man and his three young children who are missing on King Country's West Coast.

The police say the group was last seen at Marokopa, west of Te Kuiti, on… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The search continues for a missing West Coast family, and in business news Briscoes delivers record profits. Audio

12:47 PM.The first direct flight to Kerikeri from Wellington has just landed, leap-frogging Auckland.

It's hoped the flights will help boost the economy in Te Tai Tokerau, which had been cut off by the Delta… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Community advocates say the glaring cost of inequality is clear as Delta rips through vulnerable neighbourhoods, and they say it's keeping us in lockdown for longer.

They say the lack of support for… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Under alert level four, flower growers aren't able to sell or distribute their goods which means months of work is going to waste. Growers want the government to change the rules so they can provide… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Russian world number two Danill Medvedev has won the US Open final to claim his maiden tennis grand slam crown and deny Novak Djokovic a record 21st major title. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A finance company's been hit with a big penalty. Audio

12:17 PM.A severe weather warning remains in place, as heavy rain and northwest gales splatter parts of central New Zealand.

There are orange warnings for rain between Mt Taranaki and the Buller Ranges, and… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.More help is on the way for the south Auckland communities bearing the brunt of the Covid outbreak.

The government this morning announced an extra $10 million for food and essential items.

Māni… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Government ministers are currently meeting to review the current Covid-19 Delta outbreak, and the current Alert Level settings.

Auckland remains at Alert Level 4, while everywhere else is at Alert… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Covid-19 elimination remains key to an alert level shift, and the wild weather front tracks north. Audio

12:50 PM.It's the terror attack that changed the course of America and the world. This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Almost 3000 people from 78 countries were killed on September the 11th… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.It is Tongan Language Week. Tongans make up about 1.7 percent of New Zealand's population - our Pacific population is expected to reach 414,000 this year. Max Towle spoke to Tongan-born Labour MP… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The country's grid operator Transpower is promising to make changes after a report found it contributed to last month's blackouts. The blackouts caused more than 34,000 customers to lose power on one… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector - weather is causing problems for Canterbury farmers. Audio