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6:40 AM.The Green Party is are happy to see the Labour Party pick up one of its long standing policies of making Matariki a public holiday - but want it to be introduced sooner.

Labour says it would… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Under the new government mandatory testing requirements for the border, truck drivers collecting freight from the ports are not required to undergo a Covid-19 test.

As of Monday, port staff deemed… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:11 AM.An elderly woman who was assaulted and robbed in her Levin home described one of the accused attackers as having "pure evil in her eyes".

Grace Virtue died at the age of 90 due to a brain injury… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.A woman has got a more than $4000 dollar backpayment from Work and Income, after a mistake was made when she was applying for the benefit more than two decades ago.

Liz Laskey lost her job in 1999… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Keep New Zealand Beautiful, which has been encouraging tidy Kiwis for 50 years, is being forced to scale back because the Government has cut its grant due to Covid-19 funding pressures.

The… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.An expert panel is calling for an end to ranking universities based on the quality of their research.

The group also wants a $100 million boost to government funding of research in tertiary… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Medicinal cannabis is causing confusion ahead of the up coming referendum according to experts in the field.

Both a doctor specialising in prescribing medicinal marijuana and a medicinal cannabis… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A landlords' group wants to walk back a headline that rental owners should hold off on meeting the Healthy Homes Standards in case there's a change in government.

The National Party says it would… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Ian Foster has named seven new faces in his first squad as All Blacks coach.

But it remains to be seen when any of them will be able to pull on the black jersey, with New Zealand's test schedule yet… Read more Audio

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

8:23 AM.Five million people living in metropolitan Melbourne are now facing an additional two weeks in lockdown.

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has announced that a fortnight of Stage 4 restrictions will… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Political parties are now back into full campaign mode after an initial false start.

The 52nd Parliament officially dissolved yesterday- a crucial milestone in kicking-off the general election.

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8:15 AM.An explosion in the use of pepper spray is part of a big rise in the use of force to subdue unruly prisoners.

Information released to RNZ under the Official Information Act also reveals that guards… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.From today, New Zealand border staff can be fined if they do not agree to be tested for Covid-19.

In a new health order, staff at airports, managed isolation facilities and Auckland ports will be… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Central Pulse have appointed former Silver Fern Gail Parata as the netball team's new head coach. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Jacob Blake, the young black man shot in the back multiple times in Winsconsin last month, says it hurts to breathe.

From his hospital bed he has said he's in constant pain since the attack two weeks… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Aucklanders could be forgiven for thinking homelessness is on the rise with a noticable increase in people on the street over the past few weeks.

Businesses along Karangahape Road - an area typically… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Three teen girls will stand trial today for the murder of 90-year-old Levin woman Grace Virtue.

She was assaulted and robbed during a home invasion in early November last year.

Virtue died three… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.This weekend Auckland testing centres were far from busy, with few people arriving to take Covid-19 tests.

Yet, the death of former Cook Island prime minister and GP, Joe Williams, is a stark… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Fires caused by electrical faults are on the rise, with Fire and Emergency warning against homeowners attempting to do electrical work themselves.

In the three years to the end of last year there has… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will be seeking more information after the mother of a Kiwi sailor missing overseas blasted the government over a lack of support.

The Gulf Livestock One left… Read more Audio