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12:55 PM.Today marks the tenth anniversary of independence for the youngest country in the world - South Sudan. Yet, it's facing a major humanitarian crisis, with millions of children not in school and… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Apparently it was too much to expect a pandemic to make public toilets a whole lot more hygienic for their users. New research from Otago University's public health department found 15 percent of… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.New government research about Covid-19 shows New Zealanders feel like the country is heading in the right direction but they are also worried about opening the borders. The study of more than 1800… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.New Zealand Hops says it's struggling to fufill its overseas orders, with some containers full of product sitting on wharves for weeks. Audio

12:29 PM.Eleven people were injured when a balloon crash landed near Queenstown this morning. Māni Dunlop speaks to St John's Central Otago territory manager David Baillie. Audio

12:28 PM.Crusaders fans will be delighted to hear that Scott Robertson has decided to stay in New Zealand. Audio

12:20 PM.The head of the Commerce Commission is confident new fuel industry rules will improve competition in the sector, and eventually lead to lower pump prices. Audio

12:18 PM.Fiji's prime minister fronted up on television last night, urging as many Fijians as possible to get vaccinated. This follows weeks of criticism that the government was missing in action as the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Families of some of the men killed in the Pike River mine explosions are picketing the site to stop it being sealed. The Government announced in March funding had run out and it would be closing the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Eleven people have been injured when a hot air balloon crash landed near Arrowtown this morning. Emergency services were called just before 10-o'clock. The flight was operated by Sunrise Balloons… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Eleven people injured after a hot air balloon crash lands near Queenstown and Pike River families try stop the mine from being sealed. Audio

12:44 PM.It's 35 years since New Zealand passed the Homosexual Law Reform Act. A rainbow flag was raised outside Parliament this morning, which was a scene of celebration on that day in 1986 after the bill… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Protesters at a controversial Waiheke Island marina development have set up tents on floating construction platforms, in a bid to completely stop the work as violence continues to break out at the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Government has announced it'll be working with flour millers here to add folic acid to most of New Zealand's bread. Audio

12:28 PM.Experienced halfback Aaron Smith will lead the All Blacks for the first time in Saturday's first test against Fiji in Dunedin. Audio

12:20 PM.The number of job ads has hit a record level. The BNZ/Seek report shows full and part-time job ads rose 1 percent in June on the month before, and are 24 percent above pre-Covid levels. BNZ senior… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.A humanitarian NGO in Fiji says the Covid-19 outbreak wracking the country is the biggest crisis it's ever faced. The country recorded three more deaths and a daily record of 791 positive cases… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A report into Māori Medium education has shown although they have exceptional outcomes for students - they are still under resourced across the board. The first of its kind Education Review Office… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Parliament's launched an inquiry into the so-called truancy crisis. Official figures in May showed more than 60,000 students are classified as chronically absent, missing at least three days of school… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Parliament takes action on the truancy crisis and Fiji's Covid cases smash new records. Audio

12:42 PM.A Northland kaumatua wants the Crown to buy an island in Northland's Matauri Bay. The only privately owned island in the Cavalli group, Motukawaiti, is for sale for $22 million. The island - known as… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Rural contractors are struggling to secure places in MIQ. The sector says if spots in MIQ aren't made available urgently, they'll be facing a labour crisis this Spring. Audio

12:20 PM.A strong rebound in capital markets and the country's containment of Covid-19 has lifted investor confidence in the past year. Audio

12:20 PM.New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox says his game is a lot better than it was five years ago and feels he's a genuine medal chance at this month's Olympics. Audio