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7:29 AM.Morning Market Update with Anan Zaki. Audio

7:21 AM.Teachers will walk off the job next Wednesday following a one percent payrise offer from the government, which they say is the lowest in a generation. Teacher and PPTA member Kevin Greig spoke to… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The government has blasted the secondary school teachers' union for calling a strike, after only six days of wage talks. Public Service Minister Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:12 AM.New Zealander Sarah Shaw's family and friends are waiting on a decision that could see her released from an ICE detention centre in Texas before the end of the week. Kate Green reports. Audio

7:06 AM.Public hearings in the Covid-19 Royal Commission have been abandoned after key witnesses, including Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, former Finance Minister Grant Robertson, refused to appear… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Morning Business News with Anan Zaki. Audio

6:41 AM.A Māori educator says he's angry the Education Minister is blaming possible confusion over pronunciation for excluding most Māori words from future books in a series for five-year-olds learning to… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.Extreme heat is continuing to fuel wildfires across Europe, with temperatures soaring into the 40s, and thousands of people evacuated from their homes. Samantha Mythen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:32 AM.Morning Rural News with Gianina Schwanecke Audio

6:27 AM.Early Sports Chat with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:18 AM.Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is standing by her decision to skip a public hearing for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic. Political reporter Anneke Smith has more. Audio

6:12 AM.Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's UK correspondent Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:07 AM.Proposed changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme were reported back to the House last night. Beef and Lamb New Zealand chairperson Kate Acland spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:00 AM.The All Whites have secured a game against another top 40 side as they continue their build up to next year's football World Cup in North America. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, we have our weekly political panel with National and Labour; Friends and family of a New Zealand woman and her six-year-old son who have been detained in the US are desperate to… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Lower Hutt parking machines are going cashless because of ongoing theft and vandalism. Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:48 AM.Christchurch's Rydges Hotel, originally known as Noah's, is getting a $150 million renovation to become a five-star Sheraton Hotel. Mainland Capital director Ben Bridge spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:34 AM.Market update for 13 August 2025. Audio

8:24 AM.With the property market still slow, one divorce coach has told RNZ that it means some people, who've separated are still stuck living together. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Ingrid… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Dogs in Tauranga are less likely to be put down compared to neighbouring towns in the Bay of Plenty. Libby Kirkby-McLeod finds out what's making the difference. Audio

8:07 AM.National's Paul Goldsmith is in for Nicola Willis and Labour's Carmel Sepuloni spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:00 AM.Sports update with Nathan Rarere. Audio

7:54 AM.An organisation representing early childhood centre owners and managers has filed a complaint with the commerce commission about a sector advocacy group called the 'Office of Early Childhood… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.A survey of AI use in the public service shows uptake of artificial intelligence tools across the sector has more than doubled since last year. Government Chief Digital Officer Paul James spoke to… Read more Audio