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12:42 PM.A record amount will be invested in Transport Projects over the next three years through Waka Kotahi's National Land Transport Programme. The total $24.3 billion is a 44 percent increase on the… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.An 18-year-old British qualifier has won through to the quarterfinals of the US tennis Open in New York. Audio

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

12:17 PM.Builders are refusing to offer fixed prices due to the escalating cost of construction materials - which are running out. Mortgage brokers say banks favour fixed price builds, and getting a loan could… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Rampant house price growth is dividing the country into two New Zealands: those who own homes and those who don't. That's according to new research from Consumer NZ, which found three out of five… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Government is close to a multi-country deal to boost vaccine supplies. Pfizer had been delivering more doses than promised, but that could slow to the planned rate throughout the month. RNZ's… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Three in five couldn't afford their own home today and material shortage will affect new builds. Audio

12:46 PM.Aotearoa's creative community is mourning the loss of one of its most influential artists. Pioneer pop artist Billy Apple died overnight following a short illness. He was 85. In 2009, he worked with… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Retail companies and New Zealand's postal services are warning of an indefinite crisis in importing retail goods and getting them to customers' front doors over the coming months. The partial closure… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The All Blacks are awaiting medical updates on the health of their captain and hooker after last night's 38-21 win over the Wallabies in Perth gave them a 3-nil clean sweep of the Bledisloe Cup… Read more Audio

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

12:17 PM.At 4pm today, the government will announce whether the Covid-19 Alert levels will be changing for everywhere outside of Auckland. Tāmaki Makaurau is still at Alert Level 4 but the rest of the country… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Health workers say hospitals have taken an inadequate approach to testing incoming patients for Covid-19. A patient at Middlemore hospital tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday -- 22 hours, two wards… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Supermarket workers are increasingly worried about their safety; saying Friday's horrific terrorist attack did not come as a surprise. Cabinet will today consider the need for any changes to… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.New concerns for essential worker safety in supermarkets and health experts call for an alert level two plus Audio

12:53 PM.A lockdown in French Polynesia has been extended by 15 days, as the Covid-19 situation deteriorates. More than 200 people have died in the past two weeks, and hospitals are full. Worldwatch's Max… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Formerly disbanded pop superband ABBA released two new tracks today with an album set for release later this year. Pauline Berry is the leader of tribute band, ABBA Heaven and she spoke to Māni Dunlop… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Auckland whānau who're now into their second-and-a-half week in strict lockdown might be in need of some new ideas to keep their tamariki entertained and keep their brains stimulated. Māni Dunlop… Read more Audio

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

12:27 PM.Gina Crampton has been named as the new captain for this years's series' against England and Australia. Audio

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

12:17 PM.Māori are the least vaccinated group to date, and yesterday, an extra $23 million was announced to assist agencies. Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency CEO John Tamihere told Māni Dunlop middle class and… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.At midnight, Northland joined those of us south of Auckland at Alert Level 3. The shift down for Tai Tokerau means there are now checkpoints at the northern and southern boundaries of the Auckland… Read more Audio