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12:15 PM.Guyon Espiner spoke with Dr Dougal Sutherland, Senior Supervising Psychologist at Victoria University of Wellington about the long tail of psychological impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has left us… Read more Audio

12:09 PM.Markets lurched back today after big losses yesterday and oil dipped back down after Donald Trump said the US had made "major strides" and that the war against Iran was "pretty much complete." Westpac… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.Bracing for impact. Energy and retail prices set to rise for New Zealanders as the impact of the war on Iran washes up on these shores; we speak to the chief economist of New Zealand's largest bank… Read more Audio

12:55 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:43 PM.America and New Zealand are the only two countries in the developed world to allow direct to consumer advertising of medicines. David Menkes, an associate professor in psychological medicine at the… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:36 PM.The latest news from Australia with correspondent Amanda Copp in Canberra. Audio

12:24 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:15 PM.Last week Christopher Luxon struggled to articulate his position on the war and the week ended with him fighting for his leadership after a poll showed National at just 28%. Deputy political editor… Read more Audio

12:09 PM.Petrol stations across the country are seeing a surge of drivers filling up as the war pushes up oil prices. Sharon Zollner, chief economist at ANZ spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

2:00 PM.A crisis of confidence looms for National: can Christopher Luxon survive: his party sinks to just 28 percent in the latest Taxpayers Union Curia Poll; And former National Party MP Jackie Blue has left… Read more Audio

12:55 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:48 PM.Who is running Iran right now, how are they doing it after the Supreme Leader was assassinated on what is next for the country leadership as it fights for its life under the fire of Operation Epic… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:36 PM.Patrick Gower and Guyon Espiner discuss the week in politics. Audio

12:25 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:18 PM.Former National Party MP and Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue, has resigned her National Party membership to join the Opportunity Party as a member and mentor to leader… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.A new Taxpayers Union Curia poll has National sliding to just 28%. The result is raising questions about the leadership of Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch… Read more Audio

1:45 PM.The New Zealand government will operate flights to assist with Kiwis needing to get out of the Middle East; The bigger picture about what the war means and why its happening, Geoffrey Millar speaks to… Read more Audio

12:53 PM.An update on the latest news and results from RNZ's sports team. Audio

12:43 PM.Media independence is under the spotlight after revelations that the chair of the TVNZ board raised its own journalists' coverage of a law and order story with the broadcasting minister Paul… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.An update on the latest news from RNZ's rural team. Audio

12:35 PM.The latest from the United States with correspondent Laura Taglianetti in New York. Audio

12:26 PM.The latest news from RNZ's business team. Audio

12:17 PM.The war continues to fan out across the region and draw in more players. To help us make sense of it all, Geoffrey Miller spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio