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6:13 AM.Agriculture has found itself in a policy tug-of-war between National and Labour this election.

National's Judith Collins wants to dismantle environmental reforms, claiming they act as a drag on farm… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Parts of the country which have been Covid-19 free for many months are now waiting to see if they will have new cases as a result of the latest cluster.

Three family members who tested positive for… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Many New Zealanders are making the long journey home this spring but there's only one group that aren't required to self isolate on their return. 

Godwits or Kuaka migrate 11500 kilometres from… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Despite the risk of Great White Sharks looking for a quick meal, rescuers have braved the Tasmanian waters to save over 450 pilot whales that have stranded in the harbour.

Around 380 whales have… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A rise in shuttered restaurants and boarded-up bars is being predicted as the Covid-19 wage subsidy winds down.

At the beginning of July, 406,802 jobs were being supported by the government's support… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Work to fix a decade-long flooding problem in Christchurch's east is being fast tracked to start next year.

Pages Road - a main thoroughfare to New Brighton - often floods when it rains, creating… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The closure of a hydrotherapy pool and specialised gym has left some in Auckland's disabled community with nowhere to go.

The Laura Fergusson Rehabilitation centre in Greenlane was always set to… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.As part of RNZ's 2020 election coverage we're looking at some of the communities who are part of the country's changing face and identity.

Dominic Godfrey visited one of small town New Zealand's… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:26 AM.A man who suffered horrific abuse while wrongly being held in psychiatric care in the 1970s, died shortly before getting the chance to tell his story.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The MP for Tukituki is standing by his campaign ads claiming he's achieved a record $800 million commitment to infrastructure projects in Hawke's Bay - despite them only being election promises.

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8:18 AM.New research on childhood vaccination suggests that immunisation coverage is slipping, and that vaccine hesitancy among parents may be partly to blame.

The research was led by a Canterbury University… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The pandemic has put a big dent in the number of NCEA credits schools have reported to the Qualifications Authority.

The authority says schools have logged twenty percent fewer results than at the… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Healthcare leaders are warning that medical health services across almost every region are at breaking point.

Lack of skilled staff, aging facilities and a boom in referrals throughout the Covid-19… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Green Party is insisting a wealth tax is not a bottom line for any coalition agreement with Labour despite one of its senior MPs saying it is.

The policy means those people worth more than $1… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Reserve Bank is considering a new Funding for Lending programme to encourage lower interest rates on loans for New Zealanders.

The scheme is part of a number of measures designed to protect the… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Researchers at the University of Waikato are leading a new project that will investigate racial oppression and inequality in Aotearoa and the world.

Twenty-one researchers from institutions in New… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.In Auckland weddings, tangi, gigs and group gatherings with up to 100 people can go ahead now that the city has moved to Alert Level 3.

But how is the economy holding up more than five weeks after it… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A police officer in the United States has been charged following the high-profile shooting of Breonna Taylor in her Louisville home in March.

A grand jury investigation found that officer Brett… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.A leading New Zealand scientist says New Zealand's genomic sequencing is top rate, but we need to make sure we are getting genetic sequence from every Covid-19 sample to close any gaps in our genomic… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The SIS knew a young woman was being sexually abused by her father but failed to lodge a complaint with the police, effectively allowing the abuse to continue for years.

A former SIS agent says he… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:42 AM.ACT's David Seymour is riding high on the prospect of bringing several new friends to the halls of power this election.

Tuesday's 1 News Colmar-Brunton Poll saw the ACT Party polling at 7 percent… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The pandemic has caused a 20 percent drop in the number of NCEA credits schools have reported to the Qualifications Authority.

It is not yet clear if there is a real fall in student achievement or… Read more Audio