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8:06 AM.Roland Garros is a venue that has crushed generations of French players, but world number 361 Lois Boisson is daring to dream of an improbable triumph after she stormed into the French Open… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern has put herself back in the media spotlight this week - giving a string of interviews - here and overseas to promote her new memoir. AUT Communications School… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Black Caps coach Gary Stead's successful seven years in charge of the national cricket side is over. Stead spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:40 AM.The Commerce Commission is proposing changes to the Grocery Supply Code but Consumer NZ chief executive Jon Duffy believes the changes don't go far enough. Duffy spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:37 AM.New Zealand soldiers are embarking for the Southern Hemisphere's biggest military exercise in Australia, the first since defence learned it will get a big shot in the arm. Phil Pennington spoke to… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Strong winds tore the roof of a house in the Wellington suburb of Newlands on Wednesday night. Reporter Ruth Hill spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:33 AM.US President Donald Trump says Vladimir Putin has told him Moscow plans to respond to the recent Ukrainian drone attacks. Washington DC correspondent Nick Harper spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:26 AM.More than half of voters consider the proposed penalty for Te Pāti Māori co-leaders to be either appropriate or too lenient - according to the latest RNZ Reid Research poll. Deputy political editor… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Questions are being raised about why the Prime Minister's office did not know that a senior press secretary was investigated by police last year. Political editor Jo Moir spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:14 AM.A worker at the Challenge Petrol station in Tauranga-Taupō says the river hasn't peaked yet but police and civil defence are both there. Jim Falla spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:09 AM.The bad weather lashing the country is bearing down on the Taupō Tūrangi region and the Tauranga-Taupō River is in flood. Taupō District Mayor David Trewavas spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:06 AM.Local hope Lois Boisson sent the Roland Garros faithful into a state of euphoria, as she toppled Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva to reach the French Open semi-finals. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 5 June 2025. Audio

6:48 AM.The inquest into the Lynmall terror attack will see further analysis of video showing how the assault unfolded. Finn Blackwell has more. Audio

6:44 AM.Waka Kotahi is urging caution on roads on Thursday morning after bad weather rolled through the country. Waka Kotahi lead advisor for transport operations Tresca Forrester spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:32 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:13 AM.The head of the International Red Cross says what is happening in Gaza has become "worse than hell on earth" - and surpasses any acceptable legal, moral and humane standard. Former foreign… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Wildcard Lois Boisson lit up the French Open as the home hope toppled teenage star Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to reach the semi-finals, overshadowing men's world number one Jannik Sinner who… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, according to results out on Wednesday morning, the left bloc would have enough support to govern, the Privacy Commissioner says facial recognition technology in North Island… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's the post-game ritual that netballers have taken part in for as long as anyone can remember. But should New Zealand's elite netballers follow Australia's lead and ditch the end of the game group… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.In recent years, floodwater and contaminated muck has flowed through homes, businesses and streets in the rural Otago town of Middlemarch. The regional council held a community meeting to update… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Fire and Emergency says an historic ship at the Paihia waterfront in Northland has been 90 percent destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. Hamish Williams is the host and the creator of an RNZ podcast… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio