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12:46 PM.India has become the third country to hit at least 300,000 recorded deaths from Covid-19. The country - which has been the epicentre of the pandemic since early April - has seen a decline in new… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The government's Budget gives more money to legal aid over the next five years, but the jury's out on whether it'll help the most disadvantaged people in the country access justice. Over the next… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Dry conditions are seeing fewer farms on the east coast hit the market, but not enough to slow sales nationwide. Audio

12:28 PM.Black Cap Tim Seifert recounts his harrowing time in India recovering from Covid-19. Audio

12:18 PM.A greater proportion of homes are being sold at a profit than ever before - this is according to a long-running report. 98.9 percent of residential properties were sold for a profit in the first… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A fifth community case of Covid-19 has been found in north-west Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria. Health officials have just announced new restrictions will be introduced this evening… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Samoa's majority party is celebrating its elevation to Government but the constitutional turmoil is far from owner. The minority HRPP party says yesterday's swearing-in was not lawful and disgraced… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The creation of an aged-care commissioner in the Government's Budget is being welcomed by those wanting systemic change in the way our older people are cared for. Grey Power is among those… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Women in Auckland will have early access to a new cervical cancer self-screening test before it's funded nationally in two years. The screening allows women to test themselves for the cancer-causing… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Synlait announced this morning it expects to make a loss of between 20 and 30 million dollars - compared with last year's 75 million dollar profit. Audio

12:28 PM.Phil Mickelson defeats 'father time' to become the oldest golfer to win a major. Audio

12:20 PM.Synlait milk sinks into the red. Audio

12:19 PM.An investigation is underway at a Northland dairy farm where two men were found dead after a shooting this morning. Officers were called to the scene in Awarua, south of Kaikohe, just after seven… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Violent waves continue to batter the Coromandel coast - flooding roads and damaging coastline structures over the past 24 hours. Civil Defence Coromandel's area manager Garry Towler says there… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Samoa's constitutional crisis deepens today. Max Towle discusses the situation in Samoa with Auckland University's associate professor of Pacific Studies, Damon Salesa. Audio

12:10 PM.A constitutional crisis continues to spiral in Samoa. The party which won a majority at last month's election, the FAST party, has been trying to get parliament to sit today, so they could be sworn… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is now in effect - after fighting that's left hundreds dead, most of them Palestinians. Egypt brokered the ceasefire and an Israeli statement describes it as… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.It is deadline day for councils throughout the country to approve Māori wards - if they are to be in place before next year's local body elections. Māori wards are a mechanism to correct the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Dairy NZ thinks the government's budget has really missed the mark. Audio

12:28 PM.The Warriors have decided to not return to Auckland this year. Stability for the players and their families is the primary reason behind the Warriors decision to remain based in Australia for the rest… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.My Food Bag has met investor confidence in its public listing earlier this year with a higher full year profit than forecast. Audio