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12:45 PM.The Associate Minister of Education is confident teachers are being sufficiently supported to met te reo and tikanga Māori requirements. Teachers must formal declare they are developing and practising… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A jury has heard a Whanganui woman was killed by her boyfriend, after enduring nine months of abuse and threats. The Crown has this morning opened its case in the murder trial of Zane Paora Wallace… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.RNZ understands the Government will shortly announce extra funding support, as some farmers continue to grapple with extremely dry conditions. Audio

12:28 PM.The Breakers have confirmed their first "real" home game of the basketball season. The Breakers will played in Waitakere on May 20th. The Breakers have spent more than five months in Australia because… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.The country's largest electricity user, Tiwai Point alumnium smelter is cutting its consumption, as a bout of dry weather has seen hydro lake levels plummet, driving up wholesale power prices. Audio

12:17 PM.People in Northland are on edge after news a man travelled from a locked-down Perth to Auckland, via Sydney, and then drove up north. Audio

12:15 PM.A prominent Māori health leader says the National Party's comments that a Maori Health Authority is septratist is a distraction. Audio

12:11 PM.The country's largest electricity user, Tiwai Point, is reducing its energy consumption in a bid to ensure there is security of supply for the country. Audio

12:00 PM.Tiwai Point cuts its electricity usage. National says Māori don't need the health system more than anyone else. Audio

12:46 PM.Oxfam are blaming vaccine manufacturers for making huge financial gains during a global health emergency. In the past year Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca paid 26-billion-dollars to their… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Iwi and Māori social service providers say they need funding to support those living in conditions described as "inhumane" at emergency housing motels. Moteliers are struggling with the complex social… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Heavy rain on Banks Peninsula at the weekend has been a morale booster for farmers. There was a decent downpour - but many farmers are worried it's too late to prompt any solid pasture growth. Audio

12:28 PM.New Zealand's IPL cricketers are going to stay in India? And it appears the Test Championship final between New Zealand and India in England in June remains on track despite the massive increase of… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.More small businesses are optimistic about the future than they were a year ago, but supply chain disruptions are creating headaches for some. Audio

12:17 PM.New Zealand cricketers playing in the India Premier League have no plans to leave the tournament early, despite the surging number of cases in the country. India reported more than 300-thousand new… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.The Government will today announce whether travel can resume between New Zealand and Perth, following a 72-hour lockdown in the Australian city. Perth went into a short lockdown on Friday after a… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Autism New Zealand says it regularly receives requests for help from parents of children excluded from schools because of their behaviour. A 13-year-old autistic boy, who was suspended after being… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Calls to review school exclusions after an autistic boy is forced to leave. Lockdown lifts in Perth - will travel be allowed to resume? Audio

12:45 PM.A group of 501 deportees are considering legal action against the Australian government over their treatment. The New Zealanders, who've been deported from Australia - because they've either got… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Greater Wellington Regional Council says it is frustrated and disappointed by a decision by N-Z Bus to lock out a number of bus drivers and maintenance staff from tomorrow. Today, 26 bus routes in… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Meat Industry Association says global supply chain issues have forced some meat processors to adjust livestock inflows until the situation improves. Audio

12:20 PM.The Hurricanes, Blues and Highlanders will play extra home matches under the revised Super Rugby Trans-Tasman schedule released today. Audio

12:17 PM.The Government has cut the ribbon on two hundred and fifty new homes - but that's just a fraction of what's needed. It includes a one hundred and sixty seven unit apartment in Glen Eden and eighty… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Local Government Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, has today announced a wide-ranging independent review of local government, which will consider what our councils do, how they do it and how they pay for… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Government has just announced a further bolstering of the country's border, with passengers on high-risk flights to be kept in separate hotels from other arrivals. The Covid-19 Response Minister… Read more Audio