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12:20 PM.Outdoor goods company Kathmandu has lifted sales and profit as a new business underpinned sales. Audio

12:17 PM.One of the elements which the government claims will unlock more land to be built on, is a $3.8 billion fund for housing-related infrastructure. Housing Minister Megan Woods says modelling shows… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The key question on the lips of first-home buyers will be: will house prices fall to the point of becoming affordable? Real Estate Institute figures for February show the median price was up 23… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Government's promising housing reforms to tip the market in favour of first-home buyers and owner occupiers. At the same time, it's hoping to make it harder for investors to make money off… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.
Queenstown skier Alice Robinson admits this has been her toughest year on the World Cup circuit and was therefore delighted to finish it on a high.

Robinson has won the final World Cup giant slalom… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Commercial air services hanging on by their fingernails are thankful the Government will continue supporting air freight. 

The scheme, which started last May, has supported 6000 flights carrying $8… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.New figures from the Real Estate Institute show farm sales in the year to February were up 23 percent on the same period a year earlier. Audio

12:28 PM.consistency remains the number one priority for Queenstown skier Alice Robinson, consistently performing at a high level is the goal for Alice Robinson - and she feels like she's making progress. Audio

12:20 PM.The gap between the old and the young appears to be widening, with younger New Zealanders expressing more pessimism about their economic futures. Audio

12:16 PM.Over two thousand people have been evacuated in New South Wales as record breaking floods wreak havoc across the Australian state.

Today's forecast for heavy rain has many more residents standing by… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Waitangi Tribunal is hearing the Crown's failing to adequately support many whānau Māori to attain the basic human right of having a roof over their head. 

The Kaupapa Inquiry is looking at… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.TVNZ is being urged to scrap 'Police Ten 7' amid accusations it's feeding racist stereotypes.

The broadcaster says it is listening to the feedback but has no comment to make today.

Auckland… Read more Audio

12:56 PM.A surge in coronavirus cases in Papua New Guinea is beginning to resemble a major health crisis. Neighbouring Australia has swung into action with urgent medical assistance and vaccine doses. But it's… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.It's been a week of confessionals, apologies, and promises to do better at the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry this week. Church and faith-based institution leaders have started fronting up… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Two people have died in a stabbing in the central Auckland suburb of Epsom. The police were called to the area around 11.30 this morning. RNZ reporter Amy Williams is there and speaks to Māni Dunlop.

12:35 PM.The first shipment of what's expected to be a record breaking kiwifruit crop has set sail, with the fruit due to arrive in Japan and Korea by early April. Audio

12:28 PM.Bangladesh call on local hero for help on cricket tour of NZ. Audio

12:20 PM.Cyber criminals exploit pandemic weaknesses. Audio

12:18 PM.Wellington officials want to increase public transport usage by getting people to pay for the parking at major bus and train stations. However, the region aims to increase public transport usage by… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A man charged over a bomb threat made to two Christchurch mosques has pleaded not guilty to all the charges, and elected trial by jury. The 27-year-old, who has name suppression, is accused of posting… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The Tourism Minister is promising a shakeup of the industry, with a focus on making it more environmentally and financially sustainable. Prior to Covid-19, tourism had rapidly grown to become the… Read more Audio

12:48 PM.The Minister of Tourism is in Invercargill where he is on a tour of tourism businesses in Southland today, before he heads to Queenstown tomorrow.

Stuart Nash has been under pressure from tourist… Read more Audio