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12:28 PM.Silver Fern Maia Wilson reveals her inner demons over self image. Audio

12:20 PM.Business confidence goes through the roof. Audio

12:17 PM.Babies on oxygen and feeding tubes are flooding hospitals as RSV -- a potentially deadly respiratory virus -- runs rampant across the country. Wellington hospital has more than 20 babies in its… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.A legal challenge against the country's level 3 and 4 Covid-19 lockdowns is underway in the Court of Appeal today. Former parliamentary counsel and law drafter Andrew Borrowdale is appealing parts of… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The government is considering longer term options for managed isolation and quarantine - including new facilities. The Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins told Morning Report the government will… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Are MIQ facilities here to stay? Nurses are expected to announce early this afternoon whether they will go on strike three more times in the coming months. Government forces in Afghanistan are… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Samoa's politics are deadlocked again, after the Head of State late last night reprimanded the country's Supreme Court, claiming it has no authority over him. The Court had directed parliament to sit… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Environmental groups are telling the government it is imperative to lower the limit on the amount of nitrate pollution allowed in New Zealand's waterways. They say restricting nitrate levels to under… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Despite wet weather slowing things down about 177 million trays of kiwifruit have now been picked, making this the biggest harvest ever. Audio

12:28 PM.The All Blacks call in replacement hooker for Fiji Test. Audio

12:20 PM.Regulator seeks hefty penalty for money laundering breaches. Audio

12:18 PM.A housing researcher thinks tougher standards are necessary to keep tamariki out of hospital. Private rental properties must now comply with healthy homes standards, but Kainga Ora houses have two… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.An academic says the idea that changes to a major research fund to favour Māori and Pasifika academics will dilute it is disgusting. The $315 million a year Performance Based Research Fund will now… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Public frustration over mixed messages from the government is growing in Fiji as Covid-19 continues to spread rapidly. Another record was broken yesterday, with 522 new cases reported, taking it to… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.More on the Kaseya cyber attack. Fijians concerned about escalating Covid crisis. Maori academics hit back at research funding criticism. Audio

12:45 PM.This morning - many gathered around the country at dawn to see Matariki - or to others - Puanga - this morning. Although it can be seen it is the Tangaroa phase of the lunar calendar that marks the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Kiwifruit growers have rejected a proposal that would have licensed chinese growers to sell the Sungold variety under the Zespri brand name. Zespri owns the rights to Sun Gold but believes there are… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Zespri kiwifruit growers have voted down a plan to tackle illegal SunGold plantings in China.  Audio

12:28 PM.A lack of tournament play has cost All Blacks and Blues winger Caleb Clarke a place in the New Zealand Olympic sevens team. Audio

12:20 PM.Consumers are bracing for higher prices with inflation expectations hitting a record high. Audio

12:17 PM.A new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent of 18.3 degrees celsius has been confirmed. The heated temperature was reached in February last year, but has just been validated by the World… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Run-down and downright dangerous - that's how children and staff describe Oranga Tamariki's Epuni care and protection residence. This follows yesterday's announcement that a similar facility in… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Fijian community leaders are joining together to demand accountability from the government. Yesterday, the country announced a new record of 431 new Covid-19 cases along with two deaths. The… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Fijians demand better leadership as Covid cases explode. And serious concerns for children at other Oranga Tamariki residences. Audio

12:46 PM.Tomorrow marks the first day of the Tangaroa Lunar phase of te tahi o Pipiri the first month of the new year. Which means the constellation Matariki is set to rise or Puanga to rise. Māni Dunlop… Read more Audio