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8:12 AM.United Nations organisations are pleading for more aid and ground support in Myanmar following Friday's 7.7 earthquake, saying the situation is becoming increasingly desperate. UNHCR's Global… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The government says it's keeping all options open to shake up the supermarket sector. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:48 AM.Top American generals have raised the threat of China's race for nuclear and space weapons superiority and praised a network of New Zealand and other allies during a US Senate Armed Services Committee… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.New Zealand social media influencers promoting online casino sites are being warned they are breaking the law and will be fined if the content is not taken down. Guyon Espiner has been investigating… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.A Katikati Marae spokesperson says the death of a child in a dog attack has sent shockwaves throughout the small Bay of Plenty community. Tuapiro Marae chairperson Shaan Kingi spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:35 AM.The Minister for Rail, Winston Peters, is expected to make an announcement on Monday about the replacements for KiwiRail's aging fleet of Cook Strait ferries. Marlborough Chamber of Commerce executive… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Ukraine has accused Russia of committing a war crime, after a drone strike on a military hospital in the eastern city of Kharkiv. The BBC's James Waterhouse spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:19 AM.The Economic Growth Minister says overhauling the supermarket sector will deliver benefits for grocery shoppers. Nicola Willis spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:14 AM.A tsunami warning has been lifted following what was initially reported as a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tonga which struck at around 1.20am local time. It has subsequently been downgraded to 6.6… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 31 March 2025. Audio

6:46 AM.Labour says National's latest supermarket announcement brings no new competition or price drops and will do nothing to break the duopoly. Labour's commerce and consumer affairs spokesperson Arena… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.There's been a big push to phase out hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics in recent years, but on farms it's difficult to miss the big plastic-wrapped bales dotting the country's paddocks. Joe Shaw… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A shortage of clean water is one of the biggest challenges following the earthquake in central Myanmar that has killed at least 1700 people, and injured more than 3400. World Vision in Myanmar's Dr… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:26 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:10 AM.itude 7 earthquake struck Tonga at 1.20am Monday morning. Director at Tonga's National Emergency Management Office, Mafua Maka, spoke to Moera Tuilaepa. Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, we speak to two Auckland Councillors after they voted to develop Eden Park as the city's main stadium, the Tauranga District Council is under fire over a coffee contract amid rate… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:50 AM.Two Waitaha geckos found on a predator-free island near Canterbury are believed to be the world's oldest for the species. Department of Conservation Biodiversity Ranger based on Banks Peninsula… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Tens of thousands of people have been descending on the small Canterbury town of Kirwee over the past few days for the South Island Agricultural Field Days. Event committee chairman Andrew Stewart… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:35 AM.Market Update for 28 March 2025 Audio

8:25 AM.A science exhibition looking at the risk of solar tsunamis visited Parliament this week, as part of its nationwide tour. Craig Rodger from the University of Otago was at the event in Parliament ,and… Read more Audio