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12:10 PM.The Pasifika Medical Association is calling for more medical staff to immediately join those on the ground in Fiji.

Fiji recorded over 1000 new cases yesterday, and a record 21 daily deaths from the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Calls for New Zealand to step up its Covid support for Fiji, and the Government has no concerns about retaliation from China.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Whareroa Marae is celebrating a small win against heavy industry, after an oil company withdrew its application to build and run a jet fuel tank farm at the nearby port in Mount Maunganui. Timaru Oil… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Fiji's revising its Covid-19 death toll upwards, after months of attributing many of them to pre-existing medical conditions. The official figure stands at 125, but the Health Secretary James Fong… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The pork industry says it is up to the government to ensure the devastating pork disease African Swine Fever, doesn't arrive in New Zealand. Audio

12:28 PM.Football Ferns captain Ali Riley is hoping they can kick-start the New Zealand team's Olympics and their campaign with a good result in their opening game against Australia tonight. Audio

12:20 PM.Morrison & Co, the utilities investment business and manager of the listed company Infratil is getting new leadership. Audio

12:17 PM.The National Party is calling for the police to reinstate armed response units - saying the police commissioner got it wrong stopping them. 

Judith Collins says the community actually wanted the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.New Zealand's Tokyo Olympic campaign begins tonight when the Football Ferns face off against Australia at 11.30pm. But the Olympics' motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together" might need to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.There are growing concerns New Zealand will likely see trade retaliation from China after the government's condemnation of the country. New Zealand yesterday joined allies in criticising what are… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Will there be consequences for speaking out against the largest buyer of New Zealand's exports? Fiji revises its Covid-19 death toll upwards and West Coast residents brace for a long recovery. Audio

12:45 PM.The death toll in New South Wales from their latest Covid outbreak has risen to five.

Quarantine-free travel with the Australian state remains suspended, while the New Zealand Government has extended… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A decision to allow the removal of exotic trees on Ōwairaka-Mount Albert is today being appealed at the High Court in Auckland.

The Tūpuna Maunga Authority wants to fell 345 non-native trees and… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The New Zealand Animal Law Association and the animal welfare group SAFE are taking the government to court over its failure to stop rodeo events.

Rural reporter Sally Murphy has te pūrongo… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.White water paddler Luuka Jones is worried about defending her Olympic silver.

Sports reporter, Barry Guy, has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Genesis Energy is holding on to its stake in the Kupe gas field, with at least 10 years' supply left.

Business Reporter Nicholas Pointon has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The ACT Party wants a crackdown on the freedoms of gang members, by banning them from visiting certain areas and associating with specific people

It's part of the party's law and order policy… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Evacuated residents in Westport are continuing to face uncertainty over their long term future as they begin to move into different makeshift accommodation.

About 30 residents who have been staying… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Chinese Embassy has accused New Zealand of lodging groundless accusations about cyber attacks in a malicious smear against China.

The Embassy says New Zealand has adopted a "cold war mentality"… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Allegations fly around China's involvement in cyber attacks and Westport residents are stuck in limbo.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The first investigation into abuse in care of Pacific people in New Zealand has opened with a meaningful welcome in South Auckland.

Over the next two weeks the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The rain in Buller and Marlborough has finally stopped, giving farmers an opportunity to take stock and assess the damage to their properties this morning.

Rurals reporter Sally Murphy has mo nga… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Some big names are back in the All Blacks squad for the Rugby Championship which begins next month.

Sports reporter Barry Guy has te pūrongo hakinakina.

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12:20 PM.Fonterra is revising its capital structure proposal after an initial round of feedback with its farmer-shareholders.

Gyles Beckford has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio