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12:20 PM.Reserve Bank counts the cost of low interest rates. Audio

12:16 PM.New curfew hours have been introduced for some parts of Fiji as the number of Covid-19 cases rises. Fiji has now reported 193 Covid-19 deaths since the latest outbreak began in April. However, health… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The Far North District Council is ditching its Significant Natural Areas plans, after large public protests. The council had identified forty-two per cent of the district as SNAs - land with high… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Seven young teenagers are in custody after an early-morning police chase in west Auckland. The chase began when a police chopper spotted a stolen vehicle. RNZ's reporter in Tamaki Makaurau - Auckland… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Seven young teens are in custody after a police chase. The Far North District Council ditches plans for Significant Natural Areas. The Prime Minister heads to Westport. Audio

12:45 PM.The Malborough Emergency Management controller is urging residents against non-essential travel as more heavy rain sweeps the Sounds. Audio

12:42 PM.Cabinet has agreed to manage the return of a woman with links to ISIS, who is a New Zealand citizen. Suhayra Aden and her two children have been in immigration detention in Turkey since crossing the… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.Two carpet manufacturers are having a public spat about wool carpet. Audio

12:28 PM.Hayden Wilde has won New Zealand's first medal of the Tokyo Games. The 23-year-old from Whakatane took bronze in the men's triathlon, finishing third behind Norwegian winner Kristain Blummenfelt and… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Supply chain disruptions and the prospect of higher interest rates are being blamed for small firms having to wait longer to be paid. Audio

12:16 PM.The Maori Party Co-leader says the Taranaki District Health Board believes the wastewater sample is likely positive for the Delta variant of Covid-19. Extra testing sites have been set up despite a… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.At about 2.20 this afternoon 17-year-old Dunedin teenager Erika Fairweather competes in the final of women's 400-metres freestyle at Tokyo. She smashed the New Zealand record in her heat last night… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.New Zealand has won its first medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Hayden Wilde won bronze just 50 minutes ago in the men's triathlon. Audio

12:00 PM.New Zealand wins its first medal in Tokyo and a fairytale in the pool as a Dunedin teen makes the 400 metre free style final. Audio