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12:42 PM.Commercial air services hanging on by their fingernails are thankful the Government will continue supporting air freight. 

The scheme, which started last May, has supported 6000 flights carrying $8… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.New figures from the Real Estate Institute show farm sales in the year to February were up 23 percent on the same period a year earlier. Audio

12:28 PM.consistency remains the number one priority for Queenstown skier Alice Robinson, consistently performing at a high level is the goal for Alice Robinson - and she feels like she's making progress. Audio

12:20 PM.The gap between the old and the young appears to be widening, with younger New Zealanders expressing more pessimism about their economic futures. Audio

12:16 PM.Over two thousand people have been evacuated in New South Wales as record breaking floods wreak havoc across the Australian state.

Today's forecast for heavy rain has many more residents standing by… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is hearing the Crown's failing to adequately support many whānau Māori to attain the basic human right of having a roof over their head. 

The Kaupapa Inquiry is looking at… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.TVNZ is being urged to scrap 'Police Ten 7' amid accusations it's feeding racist stereotypes.

The broadcaster says it is listening to the feedback but has no comment to make today.

Auckland… Read more Audio

12:56 PM.A surge in coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea is beginning to resemble a major health crisis. Neighbouring Australia has swung into action with urgent medical assistance and vaccine doses. But it's… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.It's been a week of confessionals, apologies, and promises to do better at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry this week. Church and faith-based institution leaders have started fronting up… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Two people have died in a stabbing in the central Auckland suburb of Epsom. The police were called to the area around 11.30 this morning. RNZ reporter Amy Williams is there and speaks to Māni Dunlop.

12:35 PM.The first shipment of what's expected to be a record breaking kiwifruit crop has set sail, with the fruit due to arrive in Japan and Korea by early April. Audio

12:28 PM.Bangladesh call on local hero for help on cricket tour of NZ. Audio

12:20 PM.Cyber criminals exploit pandemic weaknesses. Audio

12:18 PM.Wellington officials want to increase public transport usage by getting people to pay for the parking at major bus and train stations. However, the region aims to increase public transport usage by… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A man charged over a bomb threat made to two Christchurch mosques has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and elected trial by jury. The 27-year-old, who has name suppression, is accused of posting… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The Tourism Minister is promising a shakeup of the industry, with a focus on making it more environmentally and financially sustainable. Prior to Covid-19, tourism had rapidly grown to become the… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.The Minister of Tourism is in Invercargill where he is on a tour of tourism businesses in Southland today, before he heads to Queenstown tomorrow.

Stuart Nash has been under pressure from tourist… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Rural doctors and nurses are turning down their chance of a Covid vaccine because they would have to take hours out of their day to get one.

The head of the rural GP network, Fiona Bolden, says… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The government is proposing to change the law to give the Director-General of Health the final say on what water should be fluordiated.

The government says it wants to simplify decision-making, which… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A parliamentary select committee has this morning heard worries from high country farmers over proposed law changes to end tenure review.

Rural reporter Maja Burry has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The search for funding may force Team New Zealand to look at new options when it comes to defending the America's Cup.

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

12:20 PM.Economic growth hits a brick wall.

Business reporter Kim Savage has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.And the head of the New York Yacht Club says he'd like to see the next America's Cup return to New Zealand.

Commodore Chris Culver is already calling for more challengers to Team New Zealand in the… Read more Audio