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6:50 AM.Sex workers have a long history of trading under a red light, but the new phase of the coronavirus pandemic has left many struggling for financial survival and vulnerable people in danger.

Their… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.The cost of living measures should have a positive impact for most older people.

Fuel excise duty is dropping by 25 cents for three months, after prices at the pump skyrocketed in a short period.

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6:41 AM.New Zealanders should be paying less for petrol today with the government cutting its fuel excise duty by 25 cents.

Fuel companies have been told to pass the discount on to consumers, providing… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.For residents it's day nineteen of the Russian invasion.

Steve Copland is a New Zealander living in Ukraine, and his days are filled with assisting fighters on the ground, and praying for peace.

He… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Prices will be down 29 cents at most Gull Petrol Stations across the country this morning - that's the 25 cent tax cut passed on in full, plus GST.

The company had pre-loaded the discount so… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.New Zealanders should be paying less for petrol today after the government cut fuel tax by 25 cents.

The war in Ukraine has sent oil prices sky high and seen petrol prices here last week rise a… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The hair removal products market is worth just over $4 billion globally, but it's not just the financial cost that hits people where it hurts.

In a new series Charlotte Cook investigates the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Imagine if you could be told 20 years in advance you were going to get dementia and then begin treatment to prevent it.

One long-term study is hoping to bring that closer to reality.

RNZ's Kim… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A conservation group is calling on the government to push for mass environmental destruction, or ecocide, to be declared a crime by the International Criminal Court.

The move would mean individuals… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A medical expert says more needs to be done about chronic kidney disease in New Zealand.

University of Otago research shows it's more prevalent among the Pacific population than previously thought.

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8:35 AM.Netball's domestic competition has opened with a major upset after last year's defending champions - the Auckland-based Northern Mystics - went down to the 2021's least successful team, the Waikato… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Oranga Tamariki has failed to meet with Māori to design new sexual violence services for children as unmet demand ratchets up.

The agency says it is still in a relationship-building phase with Māori… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Wellington - born film director Jane Campion has continued to soak up international awards for The Power of the Dog.

On Sunday the Directors Guild of America awarded its top prize for feature-film… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Ukrainians in Aotearoa say action must be taken quickly after Parliament passed a bill to toughen sanctions on Russia.

All political parties supported the Russia Sanctions Bill and this means… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.More than two million people have now left Ukraine, with around 250,000 of them currently in Warsaw. Poland can only take so much - and it's warned the European Union it needs more money to help.

The… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The White Ferns are licking their wounds and bracing for a scrap to reach the cricket World Cup playoffs after a humbling loss to Australia.

Chasing 270 to win at the Basin Reserve, the tournament… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.New Zealand has completed its biggest Winter Paralympics medal haul for 20 years.

Four medals also left us 15th on the medal table at the Games in Beijing, with experienced alpine skiers Adam Hall… Read more Audio