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7:12 AM.Almost one in four of people have suffered sexual violence in their lifetime but only a tiny fraction (6%) of incidents are being reported to the police.

That's one shocking headline revealed by the… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The police are still on the scene where they shot a man dead yesterday, north of New Plymouth near Waitara.

Initial reports say the man was shot after first pointing his gun towards officers.

The… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Read more Audio

6:48 AM.National screening for one of the country's biggest cancer killers won't start again until the end of June.

New home screening kits for the National Bowel Screening Programme have not been sent out… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A National MP says the passenger arrival card used at airports to screen for Covid-19 is flawed and must be redone.

The cards in use since 20 March list symptoms of fever, cough and difficulty… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The largest survey of crime in New Zealand shows 94 percent of sexual assaults aren't reported to the police, while almost a quarter of people experience one or more sexual assaults in their lifetime.

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

6:24 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Read more Audio

6:21 AM.People looking to buy or sell a house are starting to dip their toes back into the market under the lighter restrictions.

More house listings are being advertised under Level 2 and over the weekend… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters is keeping tight lipped on who leaked his pension details, instead waiting until the matter goes to court.

Peters is appealing the High Court decision, after… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Artists, musicians and actors say the entertainment industry will fall into crisis if it can't open up again soon.

People in the arts are often placed front and centre of charity work for others… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.An Education Ministry study has found strong evidence poor communities are losing some of their best students to schools in richer areas.

It says enrolment zones and school choice enable… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A 19-year old man has been arrested in Tonga in connection with the death of Salvation Army leader Ned Cook, who was attacked near his home in Nuku'alofa on Friday.

Mr Cook was an outspoken advocate… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A passenger on a flight from Auckland to Christchurch last Thursday says the lack of spare seats was an unwelcome surprise.

William Howard was travelling south on an Air New Zealand flight to visit a… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Official figures show mental health or distress is a factor in almost a quarter of police dog bites that need hospital treatment.

The police have defended the numbers, saying dogs are never used… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.MedSafe has won praise for moving quickly to make a herbal remedy which claims to be a treatment for Covid-19 only available on prescription.

As of this week artemisia annua extract is will no longer… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.As children return to school this week it may come as a surprise to learn their experience is remarkably similar to that of their forebears almost a hundred years ago.

New Zealand health authorities… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The stress is continuing to grow for redundant Queenstown workers as reduced rents return to normal.

Between 8000 and 10,000 jobs have been lost in the resort town and more are expected to go in the… Read more Video, Audio

8:20 AM.Closing New Zealand's borders to anyone but residents to clamp down on Covid-19, has also cut-off more than 90 percent of visitors to Rotorua's oldest tourism business, The Whakarewarewa Village.

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8:10 AM.All eyes are on leader of the National Party Simon Bridges after a devastating poll which shows Labour surging ahead.

In a Newshub Reid-Research poll released last night, Labour is on 56.5 percentage… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Transport Agency estimates allowing people to legally cycle on footpaths could lead to one death and 17 serious injuries a year but still have a $10 million dollar up-side.

But opponents say the… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Vanuatu continues to be in desperate need of aid in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Harold, which swept through the Pacific in early April.

The islands of Espiritu Santo and Pentecost are among the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.If you thought the air was a little cleaner during lockdown, you're wrong.

It was a whole lot cleaner.

Niwa scientists estimate that pollution was down by three-quarters on average across the… Read more Audio