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12:46 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal has heard male historians have too long determined the narratives of wāhine Māori, which has contributed to the negation of their strength in society. The Mana Wāhine Inquiry… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Fiji's deadly Covid-19 pandemic continues to break records. Yesterday, it reported a new high of 873 new cases in a 24-hour period. There are 9310 active cases in isolation, and 58 people have died… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.SAFE is calling on the government to ban colony cages for hens. Audio

12:28 PM.Tonga and Samoa want more say in how Moana Pasifika Super Rugby team is run. Audio

12:20 PM.Surging house prices may need further action. Audio

12:17 PM.The government is going to overhaul its welfare programme for young children - after a review found it was outdated and inequitable. The Well Child Tamariki Ora programme, which began with Royal New… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.Our closed border is creating a shortage of migrant labour but many of those currently employed here still have no choice but to settle for low wages, according to the New Zealand Council of Trade… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Thirteen more mariners have tested positive for Covid-19 They arrived in Wellington yesterday on the foreign fishing vessel Viking Bay, taking the total of infected crew members to 15. At least one… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A further 13 crew from the Viking Bay test positive for Covid -- genome testing is underway. And an overhaul of the Well Child Tamariki Ora programme. Audio

12:46 PM.New South Wales is bracing itself for its worst day of the pandemic in about 15 months. The state premier Gladys Berejiklian yesterday announced 77 new local Covid-19 cases, and warned she expected to… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The navy's HMNZS Wellington is about to set sail on a 5000 nautical mile voyage to deliver vaccines to Pacific Island nations. RNZ Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth is at the Devonport naval base… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.People between Whanganui and Wellington are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for a pod of orca swimming off the coast today. That's after a juvenile orca was found stranded on the rocks near… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A North Island salmonella outbreak is hitting the poultry industry hard. The industry is in a state of shock and companies are facing huge financial hits following the detection of Salmonella… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A2 Milk is reorganising to provide more focus as part of a plan to get the company back on track. Audio

12:20 PM.Italy has won the European Football Championship for the first time in over 50 years, with keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saving two England penalties en route to a 3-2 shootout win after the scores were… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Samoa's superior courts are about to begin considering the first of two cases that could resolve the country's electoral and constitutional crisis. The caretaker HRPP party prime minister and three… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.To Wellington's waterfront, where the Viking Bay -- a fishing vessel with at least two Covid-positive crew members -- is arriving at Queen's Wharf. 13 people will be taken off the vessel and moved to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.All of Air New Zealand's flights from Sydney to New Zealand have already sold out. Bookings opened for the nine flights over the next 11 days at 10-o'clock this morning, but were sold out within the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Air New Zealand flights from Sydney to New Zealand sell out and a fishing boat with Covid-positive crew members is due to dock in Wellington. Audio

12:55 PM.Today marks the tenth anniversary of independence for the youngest country in the world - South Sudan. Yet, it's facing a major humanitarian crisis, with millions of children not in school and… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Apparently it was too much to expect a pandemic to make public toilets a whole lot more hygienic for their users. New research from Otago University's public health department found 15 percent of… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.New government research about Covid-19 shows New Zealanders feel like the country is heading in the right direction but they are also worried about opening the borders. The study of more than 1800… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.New Zealand Hops says it's struggling to fufill its overseas orders, with some containers full of product sitting on wharves for weeks. Audio

12:29 PM.Eleven people were injured when a balloon crash landed near Queenstown this morning. Māni Dunlop speaks to St John's Central Otago territory manager David Baillie. Audio

12:28 PM.Crusaders fans will be delighted to hear that Scott Robertson has decided to stay in New Zealand. Audio