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6:42 AM.US prosecutors have charged two former employees of the social media platform, Twitter with spying for Saudi Arabia.

They are accused of exploiting their access to Twitter's internal systems to… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.A large fire which ripped across Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay overnight, is now out, but it's unclear what caused it.

Helicopters were on standby last night as crews battled the vegetation fire from… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:09 AM.President Trump has reacted negatively to confirmation public impeachment hearings will start next week.

At a rally in Louisianna hours President Trump had this to say:

"Corrupt politicans... and… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Football Ferns have lost 2-nil to China in their opening match of a Four Nations tournament in China. Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A private Waikato school says the R18 restriction on vaping nicotine isn't working and it is treating dozens of students who are addicted to the drug through vaping.

St Peter's Cambridge says the… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.People in Auckland can't agree on whether banning people from Auckland's maunga during the 2020 fireworks season is a good idea or not.

But the city's Tupuna Maunga Authority is determined to keep… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The Principal Youth Court Judge, John Walker, is calling for much more support for youth offenders when they're released to stop the high rates of re-offending.

Latest figures show 90 percent of the… Read more Audio

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

8:24 AM.Mexican authorities have arrested a suspect in the massacre of nine members of a US Mormon family living in northern Mexico.

Eight children survived Monday's attack in which three women and six… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A teenage refugee who was taken from New Zealand and married against her will has spoken out about her battle to be free of her abusive husband.

After putting herself through university while raising… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Two climbers who fell to their deaths while climbing the Grand Traverse Trail on the Remarkables. Mountain Rescue team member Chris Prudden says it's surprising that people could have died while on a… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The National MPs Paula Bennett and Anne Tolley are both to appear at the High Court in Auckland on Thursday to defend themselves against claims they breached Winston Peters' privacy.

Mr Peters is… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Kiwis halfback Shaun Johnson says a return by Sonny Bill Williams to rugby league would certainly help the code. Read more Audio

7:55 AM.A virtual assistant for seniors' healthcare captured an audience's imagination this week an ideas showcase - standing out in a field of ten creative solutions to gnarly government problems.

Design… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Proposals to limit New Zealander's access to online pornography could be on the table before the 2020 election.

Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin signalled she wants to change the law to make… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Amnesty International says it's outrageous the government will allow for only five days of public submissions on its controversial Terrorism Suppression Bill.

The Bill faced an early stumbling block… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The Police have set an ambitious new goal to reduce the rate of re-offending among Māori by 25 percent in the next five years.

It's one of many targets set out in their new Māori strategy - Te… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Campaigning in the UK's general election has officially begun.

The British parliament has been dissolved, and Boris Johnson has been to see the Queen at Buckingham Palace, marking the formal start of… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.In America the Democrats have made significant gains in local elections held in several states on Tuesday.

Latest projections suggest they've taken control of the state legislature in Virginia… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.What started as a controversial message to the Indian community from New Zealand First MP and minister Shane Jones, has led to a ministerial split over immigration.

The coalition government recently… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The effort to retrieve the body of a climber who fell to his death in the Remarkables near Queenstown yesterday began at 6am on Thursday.

Two climbers died on Wednesday when they fell hundreds of… Read more Audio