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6:09 AM.Auckland University says the government's decision to rule out a travel exemption for international students is "tremendously disappointing".

Vice Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon says there are about… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand duo of Aaron Gate and Campbell Stewart have won silver in the men's madison on the final day of racing at the Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin. Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Sky Snakes are coming to New Plymouth.

No, it's not a bad omen - it's a new Len Lye sculpture that will make its world premiere at celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the Govett-Brewster Art… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Families and advocates of children with dyslexia say the Government's long-awaited kit of classroom resources falls far short of what's needed.

They want a complete overhaul of teacher training -… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A steam locomotive from 1885 has been pulled out of the Oreti River in Southland, 93 years after it was dumped there.

New Zealand Railways tipped two locomotives into the River in 1927, and the first… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A Canterbury man wants councils to take heed after he proved in court his tiny house is a vehicle - not a building, like MBIE said it was.

That means Alan Dall can live in his tiny house without… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.The Black Caps will face-off again against India tomorrow at Christchurch's Hagley Park.

They're one up in the two-test series after a ten-wicket win in Wellington earlier this week.

They'll be… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The National Party says the Government should scrap its tax on fuel - and promises to do just that if it's elected instead of "tinkering" around the edges of the law.

Finance spokesperson Paul… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Business leaders in Nelson-Tasman say uncertainty created by the Covid-19 coronavirus is beginning to hit home.

The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is facing direct losses of a $1.5… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Lotto's expecting to sell two million tickets for Saturday night's must win $50 million prize draw.

It's the biggest powerball jackpot in Lotto history and only the 6th time its jackpotted to the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister will head into her meeting with Scott Morrison today armed with an argument against Australia's hardline deportation policy.

She's also likely to raise climate change.

Jacinda… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand men's pursuit team have taken silver at the Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin. Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A new nursing degree in Auckland hopes to boost the number of Māori joining the the profession

Manukau Institute of Technology launched Te Tohu Paetahi Tikanga Rangatira ā Tapuhi yesterday, a nursing… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A political and deeply personal work from the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of the most emotional shows so far in the New Zealand Festival of the arts programme.

In Search of Dinozord is set… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Immigration New Zealand rejected 5200 study visa applications from India last year, more than double the number in 2018.

The spike in declines includes half the applications made for private… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Today is the last day Kiwibank customers will be able to use a cheque.

The government-owned bank will be followed by ACC and Inland Revenue in the move to digital payments and cash only. There's… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Frustration is growing because there is still no plan to clean up Auckland's jewel in the crown - the Hauraki Gulf - which is slowly being suffocated by plastic and sediment.

The latest State of our… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.The Government has announced it's drafting a Fuel Market Bill based on the results of a study last year which found New Zealanders are paying too much for their petrol.

The Commerce Commission… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The managing director of a cut-price fuel retailer says proposed regulation for the fuel market will make the industry more transparent.

Government has announced its response to a year-long… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.It's been another wild night on global markets, with further falls on Wall Street extending a week of steep declines triggered by coronavirus fears. 

a short time ago the Dow was down 320 points… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Fears a pandemic is on the way are growing as the coronavirus Covid-19 continues to spread around the globe, with one New Zealand epidemiologist saying it's not clear why the World Health Organisation… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Sunwolves have confirmed their Super Rugby match against the Crusaders scheduled for 14 March in Tokyo will not be held in Japan due to the coronavirus. Read more Audio