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6:20 AM.A stoush has broken out in Hamilton over plans to turn a feature lawn at the city's gardens into a carpark. The plan is part of redevelopment proposals at the gardens, which also includes new areas… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The first ever Maori appointed Chief District Court Judge says he is honoured to be given the role. Heemi Taumaunu says among his key priorities in the role is improving people's access to justice as… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at a special event in New York honouring the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, a symbol of India's campaign for independence and a byword for… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.A long-running community festival in the Prime Minister's electorate has had the plug pulled. Auckland Transport has vetoed road closures for the annual Sandringham Street Festival, saying it doesn't… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Was it a cry for help, or was it a goat? That's the question being asked in a murder trial at the High Court in Wellington. The crown is arguing that screams for help heard by a neighbour three days… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The first comprehensive survey on the health and wellbeing of trans and non-binary New Zealanders has revealed serious health inequities. The Counting Ourselves report was released on Monday. It… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The West Coast of the South Island is the only part of the country where the population has declined, according to the latest census. While regions such as Northland have rocketed ahead with 18… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A plumber sent texts and photos to Hutt City mayor Ray Wallace raising serious concerns about faulty plumbing in a retirement village that exposed residents to dangerous sewer gases. But when RNZ… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.Samoa first five Tusi Pisi made history last night becoming the oldest player to represent his country at a Rugby World Cup. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update on the movements in the financial sector Audio

8:26 AM.Nearly half the country's worst drink drivers are not being ordered by the courts to fit a vehicle immobiliser, despite this now supposedly being mandatory. A report from the Automobile Association… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The British Supreme Court has ruled that the decision by the British prime minister Boris Johnson to prorogue or suspend parliament for five-weeks was unlawful. Dr Dean Knight is the co-director of… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Back now to our top story on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. An urgent meeting is being held today between commissioners and Tracey Martin, Minister for Internal Affairs and for… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.School decile numbers will be dumped by 2022 at the latest and replaced by a new index based on indicators such as family income and transience between schools.The change will give each school a score… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Warrior's rugby league team has new owners this morning. Minority shareholder Autex Industries has reached an agreement with the Carlaw Heritage Trust to purchase its 67 per cent stake. It's the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Hundreds of ponzi scheme victims have come forward claiming to be owed up to 45-million dollars, after an Auckland businessman suddenly died, precipitating the company's collapse. Audio

7:42 AM.Texts the Hutt City Council told RNZ did not exist about a retirement complex's seriously bad plumbing were in fact sent to the mayor who deleted them. A plumber also sent Mayor Ray Wallace nine… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.US President Donald Trump celebrated nationalism in his address to the United Nations overnight, declaring that the future belongs to the patriots - not the globalists. Meanwhile, Prime Minister… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Public hospitals are bracing for what they say will be a coordinated campaign of strike action affecting around 12,000 patients a day from next week. It follows a lack of progress in talks involving… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Confidence in the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care is "badly broken", says leader of the opposition Simon Bridges. Audio