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12:43 PM.In an unfortunate stroke of irony, international negotiations to waive the intellectual property, or IP, rights for Covid-19 vaccines and treatments have been suspended, due to concerns about the new… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Black Caps allrounder Rachin Ravindra says he was confident they could hold out for a draw in the first Test against India in Kanpu. Audio

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

12:17 PM.At 1-o'clock today, a new case in Nelson will be officially added to the tally. 

There are 13 published locations of interest for the area extending as far back as Friday November the 19th.

It comes… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Three police officers shot yesterday in West Auckland and another hit by a fleeing car.

Violence in parts of the city seems to be rising - the police union is raising concerns about gang violence… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.National Party MPs will this afternoon seal the doors on a caucus meeting to select a new leader after Judith Collins was rolled last week.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson talks to Max Towle. Read more Audio

12:00 PM.National Party MPs gather to vote on the next leader 

And the police are worried about rising community violence Audio

12:54 PM.The government of Kiribati is planning to open up the Phoenix Island Protection Area to commercial fishing.

The area, declared in 2008, is about 1.5 times the size of New Zealand.

A no-take zone was… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.The rioting in Honiara has left more than 50 businesses torched and looted, and more than 1,000 workers jobless.

The clean up is continuing with people cleaning up the streets and removing burnt… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The push to get West Coast residents double-vaccinated against Covid-19 is revving up with every fully vaccinated person in the region eligible to win a brand new car.

But there's a catch, the prize… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Health experts say it will be weeks until we know more about the severity of the new Covid-19 "variant of concern".

The Omicron variant has more than 30 mutations on its spike protein, and early… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The New Zealand NBL basketball side will today put their case forward to the league to postpone their opening game of the season. Audio

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

12:19 PM.Government ministers are currently deciding which colours each part of the country will be placed in when the Covid-19 traffic light system begins on Friday.

Auckland is to start off in red, the most… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Two deaths of people isolating by themselves at home with Covid-19 in Auckland were potentially preventable.

The Northern Region Health Co-ordination Centre has apologised to their whānau and… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.A man who injured three police officers when he opened fire during an incident in Glen Eden this morning has died after he was shot by police.

Police were called to the address in Danube Lane shortly… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Police officers injured and an offender killed in West Auckland 

Two home isolation Covid-19 deaths were possibly preventable  Audio

12:49 PM.Dozens of Australian police and Defence force personnel have begun arriving in the capital Honiara - amid major political unrest.

A protest on Wednesday calling for the Prime Minister to stand down… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.A small flight operator is winging its way to help Marlborough Sounds' residents still restricted by damaged roads.

Isolated communities were cut off in July's storm.

Now the local council is… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A new Medical Journal paper shows New Zealand's health system is hostile and racist toward Maori, perpetuating existing barriers and inequities that have been faced over generations.

The paper… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Milk production is continuing to drop. Audio

12:26 PM.More troubles for Cycling NZ. Audio

12:20 PM.Higher inflation and interest rates are weighing on consumer appetites. Audio