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6:06 AM.The next three rounds of Japan's Top League rugby competition have been suspended following the arrest of a New Zealand player for alleged illegal drug use. Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A Nelson man flying to Motueka yesterday was forced to make an emergency landing after his engine suddenly cut out.

Brent Ferguson had to land his Cessna on a sandbar - but that wasn't the end of his… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A New Zealand animal rescue charity is helping save kangaroos burned in the Australian bushfires.

The HUHA group - Helping You Help Animals - have secured a deal to house up to thirty injured roos.

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8:53 AM.Due to increased uncertainty surrounding the duration and scale of the Covid-19 outbreak, Air New Zealand has just announced it will be withdrawing the full year 2020 earnings guidance it issued to… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A Taranaki farmer says if the government wants to plug an 'orphaned' oil well on his property it can pay for the work itself or stay off his land.

A report obtained by RNZ under the Official… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Satellite images detailling the destruction of thousands of hectares of New Zealand's native habitat is concerning Forest and Bird.

The organisation says just one native habitat type out of 13 has… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Could marae be used for isolation or quarantine if there's an outbreak of Covid 19 in Aotearoa? 

Marae have all the essential facilities and have been used in states of emergency before. 

Some iwi… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.Rowland Smith continues to reign supreme at the Golden Shears taking the sheep-shearing title for a seventh year.

The 60th anniversary of the event was held in Masterton over the weekend.

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8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The former Labour minister and Auckland mayoral candidate, John Tamihere, will go head to head with the Minister for Whānau Ora Peeni Henare this election in the Tamaki Makarau seat.

Tamihere… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Canterbury's top cop would like to see the police eagle helicopter become a permanent feature in the skies above Christchurch despite complaints from some residents about the noise.

Conan Young takes… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Health officials are looking at options to bolster the workforce in the face of Covid-19, including bringing in recently retired doctors and nurses.

The Nursing Council supports the idea, but the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand men's sevens team will take on South Africa in the semi-finals the Canada leg of the World Series just before midday following a win over Fiji in this morning's quarter-finals. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Auckland Arts Festival opens this week.

RNZ reviewer Justin Gregory won't be elsewhere, he'll definitely be there.

He speaks to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed a decree early Sunday that will put millions of people across northern Italy under lockdown due to the novel coronavirus.

The sweeping move puts the… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Court of Appeal is considering what would be a major change to the way cases of international child abduction are dealt with.

The Hague Convention for international child abduction is used when a… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.People of all faiths are asking their congregations to support the Muslim community at the National Remembrance Service one year on from the Christchuch mosque attacks.

Prominent religious figures… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.The Islamic Women's Council is seeking a personal apology from the State Services Commissioner for the failure of the security services to protect the Muslim community.

The council told the Royal… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Five years after the charity - Quit Group - ceased to exist it continues to pay its board members tens of thousands of dollars a year from funds it never invested in smokefree services.

One of those… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says National Party health spokesperson has been briefed on Covid-19 over the weekend by the director general of health, alongside the Health Minister.

"We are offering… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A public health expert is warning that disruption caused by the Covid-19 virus could continue for up to two years.

Professor Michael Baker says figures over the weekend suggest a major tipping point… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand heavyweight boxer David Nyika has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after winning his quarter-final bout at the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifiers in Jordan. Read more Audio

6:51 AM.Globally, around 106 thousand people have caught the coronavirus, leading to more than 3600 deaths - while at least 60 thousand people have recovered.

In Northern Italy at least 16 million people… Read more Audio