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7:56 AM.The Silver Ferns have won the Netball Nations Cup in England beating Jamaica in the final.

RNZ sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe watched the final.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson. Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Whakataukī may warn about curiosity killing the cat, but near Arthur's Pass it's also killing Kea.

Drawn into the township by the lure of human food, the birds then are attracted to lead roofing… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Dry conditions in Northland are raising fears that a drought may soon be declared in the region.

Farmers are increasingly worried about water and stock feed levels, with no heavy rain forecast for… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Waitemata DHB is calling for the urgent drawing up of national guidelines on how patients give their informed consent, amid a women's health controversy at North Shore Hospital.

Phil Pennington… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Schools are reopening from today and the Education Ministry is predicting they will need up to 900 more teachers during the course of the year.

It says the teacher shortage that has dogged many… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Napier residents are urging the government to do more to tackle the root causes of poverty and crime that's led to an explosion of the gang population.

The pleas were made at a public meeting in… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.New Zealand is stepping up its response to the Novel Coronavirus, as the death toll climbs.

Public health experts have said it's likely the virus will make its way to New Zealand.

Corin Dann speaks… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Nurses have been stationed at Auckland Airport to test any unwell passengers arriving from China as the government steps up its response to the novel coronavirus.

The virus is thought to have… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Nurses are at Auckland Airport this morning ready to test any unwell passengers arriving from China, as New Zealand steps up its response to the novel coronavirus which has spread to almost 2,000… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Jamaica's netball team's performance has vastly improved.

The team were beaten by NZ by 26 goals earlier in the week and are now playing them again in the Netball Nations Cup.

England beat South… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.Auckland marks its anniversary today with its annual regatta on the Waitamata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf.

The regatta can be traced back 180 years, to 1840, when a few boats in the harbour set sail and… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.China has ordered all travel agencies in the country to cancel international tours from today, in a bid to try contain the spread of the new Coronavirus.

Domestic tours were stopped on Friday. The… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Health authorities have now increased their presence at the border to try stop the Coronavirus getting in here, but a public health specialist warns it's more likely than not to eventually arrive in… Read more Audio

6:28 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A brief update from the business sector. Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Southlanders are embracing a new direct jet flight connecting them to Auckland with more than 46,000 seats already sold.

The inaugural Auckland - Invercargill flight was heralded as a game changer… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Napier residents struggling with gang violence and intimidation say they need real solutions, now.

They are urging the government to do more to tackle the root causes of poverty and crime that's lead… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps batsman Martin Guptill says too many dot balls killed their hopes during last night's second T20 cricket international against India. Read more Audio

8:55 AM.What's thought to be one of the biggest murals in the country has transformed a large grey concrete wall in Hamilton.

The wall - 248 metres long and 11 metres tall at its highest point - was… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Wellington's embattled bus network is getting another refresh.

But don't worry just yet - the Regional Council say they're just tweaking - not overhauling - the system to fix many of the problems… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Schools start to reopen from Monday next week and many are bracing themselves for roll growth and last-minute enrolments that will put pressure on staffing and classroom space.

Principals in… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.For the first time in months, Samoa's hospitals are empty of measles patients.

While authorities say it doesn't yet mark the end of an epidemic that infected more than 5,000 people and killed 83, the… Read more Audio