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6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:25 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The University of Otago has confirmed it could consider imposing caps on the number of Māori admissions to its medical school through a designated entry pathway, but has refused to give any more… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Germany's President has called far-right unrest at the Reichstag building in Berlin "an intolerable attack" on the country's democracy.

An attempt to storm parliament took place on Saturday during a… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Aucklanders are waking up to life in Alert Level 2 after the city moved out lockdown at midnight.

There are still restrictions on social gatherings, and Aucklanders are being encouraged to keep… Read more Audio

6:04 AM.Sydney FC have won the A-League football title for a record fifth time after beating Melbourne City 1-nil. Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Today we take you back to 15 March, remembering the 15 minutes that took 51 lives and changed so many others forever. Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The life and work of Vincent van Gogh is the subject of a brand new multi-sensory outdoor exhibition opening in Wellington tonight.

 Thousands of his paintings, including "The Starry Night", "Cafe… Read more Video, Audio

8:44 AM.New figures show that just a week ago the country was still falling short of contact tracing targets - ten days into the current Covid-19 outbreak.

The government's released new data as well as a… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The World Health Organisation says herd immunity is not an option for Coronavirus and it's doing its best to get a safe and effective vaccine.

In its latest briefing the organisation says it will… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Pressure is mounting on Green Party co-leader James Shaw to pull his support for $11.7 million of taxpayers' money being handed to the privately owned Taranaki Green School.

It's not just principals… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.The police want greater powers for dealing with terrorism, more in line with the United Kingdom's prevention model.

Senior officers joined Police Minister Stuart Nash in a meeting with the head of… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The man behind the Christchurch mosque shootings has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Mayor of Christchurch Lianne Dalziel speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

8:19 AM.One victim of the Christchurch mosque shootings who didn't attend Brenton Tarrant's sentencing this week was Farid Ahmed.

Despite losing his wife, Husna, in the massacre in March last year, Ahmed… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The country's worst mass murderer is starting a life sentence.

Brenton Tarrant will never leave prison.

The news of the unprecedented sentence was greeted yesterday by the victims of the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.New Zealand First is the lone voice in Parliament calling for the Christchurch terrorist to see out his sentence in Australia.

Winston Peters says the cost of keeping Brenton Tarrant in isolation… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.NBA basketball players have decided to end their boycott and resume the play-offs, although there will be no games today. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.A gang member operating from inside a prison managed to set up a bar tab for Corrections staff drinking at a pub after hours in an attempt to corrupt prison guards.

Corrections say the guards didn't… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The New Zealand Stock Exchange website crashed again yesterday, causing frustrations for the exchange and broking community.

It's the third consecutive day NZX has experienced network connectivity… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The terrorist responsible for murdering 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre on 15 March, 2019 will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

It… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Hundreds of Police staff have worked for months to ensure that justice would be served to the Christchurch terrorist.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has been on the ground in Christchurch… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Hisham al-Zarzour, who survived the shooting at Al Noor Mosque because he was trapped under a pile of bodies.

He has spoken of his struggle to cope mentally and emotionally since, having lost a close… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.One victim who feels justice has been served is Aya Al-Umari, who lost her brother Hussein at the Al Noor Mosque.

Her impact statement was four months in the writing and she also expressed pride at… Read more Audio