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6:45 AM.The public will get to have its say on proposed changes to the lawyers' code of conduct that aims to tackle bullying and sexual harassment in the legal community.

The Law Society has launched a… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The lack of reporting by police on its own Armed Response Teams has been blamed for undermining any permanent roll-out.

Police documents show the teams reported on just 17 percent of the events they… 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.German public prosecutors are investigating a 43-year-old German man on suspicion of murdering Madeleine McCann, the British girl who disappeared in Portugal in 2007.

Overnight, investigators said… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.First there was 'quake brain', now there might be 'Covid brain'.

Researchers found people who experienced trauma - like the Christchurch quake - had significantly poorer visual memory than others who… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Queenstown's new welfare hub opens its doors to the community today.

Thousands of people have sought welfare in the resort town as job losses pile up.

Reporter Tess Brunton is in Queenstown and… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.As we reported earlier this week, Labour's Māori electorate MPs are returning to the party list this year after a bold play in 2017 saw them sweep all seven seats.

Last election's decision to stay… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.English language schools are warning their 500-million-dollar-a-year industry is in a critical state because of dwindling student numbers.

School managers say they cannot wait until next year for the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Whisking a child abroad, away from one of its parents, looks set to be treated differently by the courts from now on.

The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of a mother who argued that forcing her… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.We've banned single-use plastic bags and now Greenpeace wants New Zealand to become the first country in the world to ban plastic drink bottles.

Greenpeace estimates New Zealand produces close to one… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A campaigner for free sanitary products in schools is delighted by a $2.6 million programme being rolled out by the government to tackle period poverty.

From term three, products will be available at… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Philip Wilson booked two trips through Air New Zealand, one to Brisbane with his wife in May, and another to Fiji in September for seven family members.

He wants his money back.

Wilson speaks to… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Two of country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's national contact tracing system. Auckland and Wellington say their own software is better.

Epidemiologist Professor… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The move to Alert Level 1 could happen next week if case numbers of Covid-19 stay low and tracable to existing clusters.

Rules for Level 1 were announced yesterday.

They end the physical distancing… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Students and teachers are delighted the government has eased NCEA and university entrance requirements this year.

Teachers can now grant up to eight or ten credits to recognise learning students have… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The skipper of the UK's America's Cup sailing team says he may not be able to prepare properly if the crew can't arrive in New Zealand soon.

Sir Ben Ainslie is just one of the world's top sailors… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Sources have confirmed to RNZ that the former Crusaders star will join the Blues for the Super Rugby Aotearoa competition, which kicks off on Saturday week.

The 38-year-old's signing is expected to… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Three Hāwera police officers will appear in court again in three weeks on charges of manslaughter.

In a rare move, the officers have been charged with manslaughter after a 55-year-old man died in… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Within hours the Minnesota Attorney General is expected to announce whether additional charges will be laid against all of the police officers in the relation to the death that were present at the… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.The consumer watchdog has taken its fight for Air New Zealand to refund flights cancelled during the pandemic to the Consumer Affairs Minister.

Yesterday Air New Zealand apologised to customers who… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Effective contact tracing is critical to keep on top of Covid-19, but it appears New Zealand has a two-tier system.

Two of country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's… Read more Audio