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12:17 PM.Researchers have found an association between households that watch lots of TV, or eat meals in front of it, and the cognitive development of pre-schoolers. Two recent studies as part of the Growing… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A lot more work is needed to ensure people feel connected to their communities and wider society, to ensure the horrific events of the Christchurch mosque shooting are never repeated. That was the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Harrowing testimony is being delivered at the Abuse in Care inquiry about what happened to children at the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. RNZ reporter Andrew McRae is covering the hearing in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Royal Commission hears harrowing testimony about the Lake Alice Child and Adolescent Unit. A counter-terrorism hui takes place in Christchurch. Audio

12:51 PM.The G7 summit has wrapped up in the UK. The leaders of the seven wealthy liberal democracies discussed climate change, vaccine distribution, and relations with China. Waikato University professor of… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.A major awareness campaign around the risks of taking and sharing nudes has been launched. Netsafe and the Classification Office Te Mana Whakaatu have teamed up to help guide rangatahi - for instance… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Waitangi National Trust is working towards a decision on whether women can speak on the paepae at Waitangi next year. Earlier this year, National's leader Judith Collins was not allowed to speak… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.New Zealand Winegrowers has major concerns ahead of this year's wine excise tax increase. The rate is set to lift by about a 1-and-a-half percent on July first and industry group chair Clive Jones… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Novak Djokovic says everything is possible as he targets a 'golden' Grand Slam this year after winning the French Open for the second time. Audio

12:19 PM.The government's feebate scheme for electric vehicles could lead to a temporary spike in prices, due to low supply. Audio

12:15 PM.A surge in Covid cases in Fiji shows little sign of slowing - the country yesterday registered a record 105 new infections. Yet the government is resisting calls for a national lockdown, saying it… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Abuse in Care inquiry has been told that electric shock treatment given to children at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s was akin to torture. Electroconvulsive therapy - or ECT - was… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.An Auckland-based film producer is pulling out of a proposed film about the aftermath of the Christchurch terror attacks. The movie, 'They are Us', will focus on the prime minister's response in the… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.An update on the controversy surrounding They Are Us. Claims that children were tortured at Lake Alice. Audio

12:57 PM.Europe's biggest airlines have been lobbying against measures to tighten carbon emmissions after taking Covid-19 bailouts - that's according to a climate watchdog. Influence Map says the sector is… Read more Audio

12:52 PM.Amnesty International is accusing Chinese authorities of creating a "dystopian hellscape" - over the repression of Uyghur Muslims in north-western province of Xinjiang. The group says it amounts to… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.One of the issues up for consideration at the G7 meeting is cybersecurity. Royal Military College of Canada professor Christian Leuprecht specialises in national security and defence. He speaks to Max… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Former world leaders are pushing their current counterparts leading the wealthiest countries to do more to address the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. One such leader is Aotearoa New Zealand's former prime… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The G7 - the Group of Seven - is an organisation made up of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States - the world's most advance economies. Every year the leaders meet to… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council says she's "deeply uncomfortable" at the idea of filmmakers profiting from the Christchurch mosque attacks. The New Zealand-born Andrew Niccol is to… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers are joining iwi and hapu to march in opposition to proposed SNAs - or Significant Natural Area - land restrictions. Audio

12:28 PM.Our biggest ever rowing team will head to the Tokyo Olympics. Audio

12:20 PM.SkyCity forecasts a solid recovery post-pandemic. Audio

12:18 PM.A dramatic increase in coal use in New Zealand is under the spotlight - the same amount of coal was used to generate electricity in the first three months of the year than for 2016 and 2017 combined… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Some Palmerston North schools are in lockdown, after reports of possible gunshots shortly before 11 o'clock. Police say they are responding to reports of possible gunshots incident on Milson Line in… Read more Audio