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8:27 AM.The climate change minister says the next 10 years will be make or break for the planet.

James Shaw says while we have to adapt to new climates, emissions must also decrease to lessen the impact.

It… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The National Party says all travellers should be allowed to come into the country now without isolating if they test negative for Covid-19 on arrival.

New rules are about to kick in this week, with… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.President Vladimir Putin says aggressive statements by the west are behind his decision to put Russia's nuclear weapons on "special alert".

The US says this signals an "unacceptable escalation".

So… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Olha Viazenko has spent every minute of the past week worrying about her relatives in Ukraine, who can't leave their home.

The Ukranian living in Dunedin has two teenage stepsons in Kyiv, plus her… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.Victims groups are calling for more support for children having to navigate the court system when they make a sexual violence complaint.

They say children giving evidence are frequently… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC, has found human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting people's lives -… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores are expecting gaps on shelves and in menus as Omicron spreads.

They say most stores have the products they need for now, but they doubt that will last… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A top Covid-19 advisor to the government says opening the borders will now have a minimal effect.

All vaccinated New Zealanders overseas will be able to return home and head straight into the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The government has scrapped the seven day self isolation requirement for vaccinated New Zealanders returning from overseas from later this week.

RNZ talked to some of those overseas about what this… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A significant new trade agreement has been signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It ends tariffs on 99.5 percent of all New Zealand goods entering the UK.

The government estimates it… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A Ukranian in New Zealand is in a constant state of anxiety, as she waits to hear if her family in Kyiv have managed to survive another day of the Russian onslaught.

Every night, Lana Burns' family… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Russia's invasion of Ukraine brings back painful memories for Olga Pushkar, who watched Russian insurgents sweep the streets of Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine eight years ago.

She now lives more than… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.New Zealand has signed a significant trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

The new deal means virtually all New Zealand's exports into the UK will not carry a tariff.

The government estimates it… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.With borders closed, more New Zealanders have been ticking the Chatham Islands off their bucket list than before the pandemic.

Air Chathams visitor arrivals were up 80-percent last year compared to… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New Zealanders are putting their hands up to help settle refugees, through a new community sponsorship scheme that's on top of the Government quota.

Amnesty International is a strong supporter of the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is today travelling to Europe and the Middle East to advance trade.

The trip is a milestone of sorts, a return to face-to-face negotiations that were an essential part… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The Black Cap's second test against the Proteas is delicately balanced going into day four. South Africa were 140 for five at stumps yesterday, holding a lead of 211 runs at Hagley Oval in… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.New Zealanders in Australia are coming home.

After two years cut off from the rest of the world, Aotearoa is taking its first step in reopening its border.

From Monday, fully vaccinated and other… Read more Audio