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7:36 AM.The latest political poll has boosted the National Party's political fortunes.

In the first 1 News Colmar Brunton poll since Todd Muller rolled Simon Bridges to take the leadership, the party is up… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.More than 2,000 people will be treated to a suite from Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier at a performance by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in Wellington tonight.

The NZSO will be the envy of… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A national survey shows violence in primary schools is growing with one in four primary school teachers no longer feeling safe in their own classrooms.

That is double the figure since the previous… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.One headline called it an "enormous" recovery for the National Party, another said the Labour Party had been brought "back down to earth".

The latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll shows gains and… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.National is clawing back support, according the latest 1News Colmar Brunton poll.

In last month's poll, the day before Simon Bridges was rolled as leader, support for National slumped to just 29… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.New Zealand will be the host of the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023 in a joint partnership with Australia.

The trans-Tasman bid beat out that of final rival Colombia by 22 votes to 13 at the FIFA… Read more Video, Audio

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

6:48 AM.Queenstown businesses are questioning why Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis has been absent so long from the struggling resort town.

Thousands of people have been seeking welfare assistance and food… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The Principals Federation say its members are increasingly worried about the level of violence in primary school classrooms.

It says it is the number one problem principals are raising.

Tim, a… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.New Zealand football president Johanna Wood has been up since 11pm last night nervously waiting to find out if Australia and New Zealand had been successful in securing the rights to host the FIFA… 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

6:15 AM.Primary school principals are telling their national federation that there's a big problem with violence among their pupils.

The president of the Principals Federation, Perry Rush, says he is… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.It was standing room only last night in Havelock North as National's new leader Todd Muller made his case to be the next Prime Minister.

Although a meeting with farmers near Hastings earlier only… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The economy is fragile, but it could be worse: That's from the Reserve Bank, which left the official cash rate and zero point two five yesterday.

Governor Adrian Orr is leaving the door open to lower… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.An old bit of railway lying next to the tracks damaged some of Wellington's commuter trains meaning last night and this morning.

Buses are replacing trains on the Hutt Valley and Melling lines and… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.At the tail end of Alert Level 4, those who lost work were more likely to feel depressed and alone, and people in essential roles were more stressed and angry.

Remarkably, family relationships were… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Despite a spike in the number of jobseekers, Whanganui is confident domestic tourism will help it ride out the worst of the economic downturn caused by Covid-19.

At the end of last month there were… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Unemployment in the top of the south has doubled to more than 4000 since late March, but it's less "the now" than it is the future that business and local government leaders are worried about.

The… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Commercial fishers say new rules to protect some of the rarest dolphins in the world are a kick in the guts for a sector already struggling due to Covid-19.

The government is beefing up fishing… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Families who were on the cusp of gaining residence when coronavirus struck are in despair they may lose their immigration dream at the final hurdle.

Skilled workers have lost jobs or been on reduced… Read more Audio

8:24 AM."My body my choice" but when it comes to giving birth, what if a woman's choice is to have a caesarean section?

Caesareans that don't have a medical reason are not funded by the health system, the… Read more Audio