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7:40 AM.Continuing with well wishes from the country's political leaders, here is National's Christopher Luxon. Read more Audio

7:27 AM.2021 kicked off with a bang in the US, with Donald Trump booted out of the White House and Joe Biden sworn in as the new US president.

And he's sure got a lot of work cut out for him.

Washington… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Worksafe says it's sticking with an 'education first' approach to businesses flouting Covid-19 rules, but won't hold back on penalties if it comes to that.

An Auckland martial arts gym, Oliver MMA… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Retailers are a bit down that the tills have not been a-ringing as much in Auckland this Christmas, with hopes Boxing Day and January sales entice shoppers to spend up.

Despite wide reports it's been… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A Government move to reduce the time needed before people can get their Covid-19 booster shot has sparked confusion.

The Government announced on Tuesday that the waiting period between the second and… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.There has been a serious incident in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill.

Reporter Katie Todd was at the scene on Glass Road. Read more Audio

8:56 AM.If you're a Jurassic Park fan, this next bit of news may well be the best thing you've heard in 2021.

Scientists have discovered the fossils of a 66 to 72 million year old dinsosaur embryo still… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.They're not quite wild horses, but Ōpōtiki has a problem with less-than-tame horses roaming freely in and around the town.

Earlier this year, the District Council mooted banning horses from the town… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Five men from King Country have set a new record by shearing 3740 lambs in nine hours.

Aged between 18 and 35, the men all work for Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing.

The highlight of the day was Jack… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Weighted hula hoops could be the next big fitness fad - if TikTok hits are anything to go by.

For most, when thinking of hula hoops people remember lunch times playing on the grass at school, but… Read more Video, Audio

8:41 AM.Months of hard work by Māori health and community services is paying off in Tairāwhiti where more than 90 percent of people have had their first Pfizer shot.

The region still has a way to go before… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A Taranaki dentist has warned that wait times for children requiring dental treatment under general anaesthetic are tantamount to child abuse.

Dr Mary Anne Costelloe says about 100 children in the… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Kaimaumau residents are glad to be back home, after a wildfire came within 200 metres of their Far-North town.

They were evacuated at the weekend, and around 30 people and more than a dozen cats and… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Trampers who plan to walk the Rakiura Track on Stewart Island this summer are being offered the option of a refund as the battle against bed bugs continues.

The bugs reached infestation levels last… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases has confirmed that Omicron cases have peaked in the country, and are now in decline.

A study by the Institute has also found that while the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The holiday season is upon us, but Covid-19 is in the community and Omicron is at our doorstep.

So should be people be considering the vaccination rates of the areas they intend to visit?

Timothy… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Swimmers are being urged to be particularly careful thanks to a flurry of white-shark sightings in the Bay of Plenty.

The Department of Conservation says reports of great whites have been on the rise… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Receptionists at GP clinics are in the firing line for people's anger and frustrations.

Clinics have been vandalised, and staff have even had bottles thrown at them.

GP groups say they have zero… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Excavation of contaminated soil begins shortly at a Ponsonby school a year after a fire spread asbestos around the neighbourhood.

The soil already had asbestos in it before the fire which destroyed… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Pandemic experts in Israel have recommended a fourth Covid-19 vaccination for health workers and those over the age of 60.

If the proposal goes ahead, Israel will become the world's first country to… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.An intensive care nurse who immigrated to New Zealand is so fed up with residence visa red tape she is considering taking her skills overseas.

The woman is among several ICU nurses whose… Read more Audio