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12:40 PM.Women are less likely to be the sole owner of a house in New Zealand than men.

Research into the subject has been released this morning by property and analysis company CoreLogic, which says the… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Severe labour shortages are meaning some smaller apple growers are only able to get pickers once a week.

Rural reporter, Susan Murray, has mo nga korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Silver Ferns concede Australia may not have been at their best, as New Zealand won netball's Constellation Cup for the first time in nine years.

Sports reporter Clay Wilson has te pūrongo… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Wellington-based car share company Mevo is expanding through the takeover of a Hamilton company.

Business reporter, Kim Savage, has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.It's possible the Air New Zealand worker will not experience their Covid symptoms so severely, because they received a vaccine last week.

Dr Fran Priddy is the clinical director of Vaccine Alliance… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Air New Zealand flight attendant whom tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend, had received their first vaccination against the virus last week.

A spokesperson for the Prime Minister's office… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.A Covid case is detected at the border, testing positve just days after receiving the vaccine.

Nicola Wright has the news. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Waves from a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.1 earthquake are expected to already be hitting New Zealand's shore.

The quake has prompted mass evacuations on the east coast of the North Island.

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12:09 PM.A massive evacuation effort is under way throughout the north of the country, following an 8.1 earthquake off the Kermadec Islands at 8.30am.

It has triggered tsunami waves expected to reach New… Read more Audio

12:01 PM.We continue the rolling coverage of the Tsunami warning that's been issued by the National Emergency Management Agency, following an 8.1 earthquake near the Kermadec Islands.

Nicola Wright has the… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Our globe-trotting seabirds are dying at the hands of "wild west" international fishing practices, sparking a call for regulation across the globe.

A study which examines what happens to numerous… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.An incident in which a man jumped onto the Trentham Race track in the middle of a race has been described by the judge as "a moment of complete alcohol-fuelled madness".

Justin Bergman​​, who's… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.The Government is defending the time it has taken to review the livestock export trade.

Rurals reporter, Maja Burry, has mo ngā korero e pa ana ki te taiwhenua. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps cricket side are hoping Mitchell Santner isn't laid low by illness for too much longer.

Sports reporter Felicity Reid has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Dairy company, Synlait Milk has withdrawn its full year 2021 guidance because of significant uncertainty and volatility within its business.

Business reporter Andrew McRae has te pūrongo pakihi. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.A leading vaccinologist says the country's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out needs to be flexible, because whom the country's most vulnerable are will change depending on whether Aotearoa is facing community… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.A leading advocate for prison reform says distressing findings of how a prisoner was treated should be motivation to create significant change within the criminal justice system.

Documents obtained… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The rough treatment of a suicidal prisoner raises questions, and the government is under pressure to explain its vaccine roll-out.

Nicola Wright has mo ngā pitopito korero. Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The Principals Federation is disappointed by the reaction to its call for members to defy a directive that forces them to enrol students kicked out of other schools for violence.

Speaking to RNZ this… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The government is still under fire for not reaching all communities with its Covid-19 messaging.

More than a quarter of residents in Tāmaki Makaurau identify with an Asian ethnicity - the largest… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Farmers, dairy analysts and other industry players were shocked this morning when they woke to find there had been a huge 15 percent lift in prices at the global auction overnight.

Rural reporter… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Rugby World Cup organisers are defending their decision to delay the 2021 event.

Sports Editor, Stephen Hewson, has te pūrongo hakinakina. Read more Audio