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7:43 AM.The Chief Ombudsman has told Parliament Waikato Hospital's mental health facility is seriously overcrowded and patient safety cannot be guaranteed.

Peter Boshier filed his reports into the Henry… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Former doctor Venod Skantha will be sentenced today for the murder of 16-year-old Amber-Rose Rush.

This afternoon's sentencing will follow a long road to justice for the teenager and her family after… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Islamic Women's Council has told the Royal Comission into the Christchurch attacks that it's likely they would never have happened if the public service - including police and security agencies -… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.To the US where Senator Elizabeth Warren is dropping out of the race for the White House, after a series of disappointing results in the primaries.

That leaves former Vice President Joe Biden and… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.The Federation of Maori Authorities is warning Covid-19 could hit the Maori economy by $500 million.

The Māori economy relies heavily on primary industries and tourism - both of which are taking… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A public health professor says the World Health Organisation's failure to declare Covid-19 a pandemic is giving New Zealanders a false sense of security.

It was confirmed yesterday an Auckland man is… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The International Cricket Council's playing conditions are again the talk of a World Cup. Read more Audio

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

6:51 AM.Former National Party MP Jami-Lee Ross has used Parliamentary privilege to accuse his former party of receiving "large amounts of foreign donations" linked to the Chinese Communist Party.

Speaking in… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The Government moved quickly to change gun laws after the mosque shootings.

But while the initial changes went through with just a single opposing vote, the Government remains divided over the second… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.The Islamic Women's Council has told the Royal Comission into the Christchurch attacks that it's likely they would never have happened if the public service - including police and security agenices -… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Family doctors say it's important people who think they might have coronavirus call ahead before turning up for care, to minimise the risk of giving it to staff and other patients. A patient in… 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

6:19 AM.Fifty years ago, New Zealand was in the midst of a watershed environmental battle.

In 1970, one in ten New Zealanders signed a petition opposing a plan to build a hydro dam that would massively raise… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Australian women's cricketers T20 World Cup title defence is alive after they beat the weather and South Africa by five runs to reach Sunday's final against India. Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Passengers and crew on a dolphin-watching cruise near Tauranga were treated to a rare sighting of a whale shark on Tuesday.

The whale shark is the world's largest fish and can grow up to 18 metres… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Two protestors are yet to be charged by police after boarding an oil rig as it travelled past Marlborough Sounds.

The activists from the movement Extinction Rebellion Otautahi boarded the vessel… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Dentists want to know if they can carry on working should supplies of face masks run out.

The use of masks is compulsory and the Dental Association has asked its regulatory council whether they could… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Joe Biden has emerged as the biggest winner in the Super Tuesday primaries in the United States, continuing his remarkable comeback in the Democrats' race for the White House.

The billionare Mike… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.The road to Milford Sound could soon be reopened to the public - but only at night.

Locals say a Transport Agency proposal is a step forward but many are frustrated that while they'll be limited to… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The contentious fight for Māori water rights is ramping up a notch, as Māori groups prepare to test a new case in court. 

The Māori Council is the latest to announce that it is mounting a case for… Read more Audio