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7:10 AM.The Speaker of the House will look at whether people making submissions on proposed law changes should be forced to disclose conflicts of interest.The gap in the rules has been highlighted after RNZ… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Colombo wicket didn't offer much for the New Zealand bowlers on a rain-affected first day of the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Audio

6:47 AM.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with the French President Emmanuel Macron overnight, with just ten weeks to go until the UK is due to depart from the European Union. Mr Johnson is… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Immigration New Zealand faces questions over whether it is allowing unfair queue jumping amid long waits for visas. It says applications for residence have grown by 59 per cent so far this year… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The rise of the game of darts into an extravaganza attracting fans and a whole lot of razzamatazz will be on show tonight and tomorrow night in Hamilton's Claudelands Arena.Rod Harrington is a former… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Lawyers and justice advocates say a law change six weeks ago to bring 17-year-olds into the Youth Court is not working they way they had hoped. They say that's because Parliament created a schedule of… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Sri Lanka are 85 for 2 after a rain-affected first day of the second cricket Test against New Zealand in Colombo. Audio

6:00 AM.Fallout from tobacco companies funding anti-smoking researchers - Parliament considers new rules for people making submissions The latest season of Netflix series 13 Reasons Why prompts a warning to… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Five top acts have made the shortlist for this year's APRA Silver Scroll Award, recognising excellence in songwriting: The Beths, Tiny Ruins, Aldous Harding, Benee, Avantdale Bowling Club. Kirsten… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.A central Auckland theatre is being renamed in honour of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as a permanent tribute to the soprano. Aotea Centre's ASB Theatre will become Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre on November the 20th… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Pacific leaders have launched a petition calling on Auckland Council for a cultural centre to keep their heritage alive and boost tourism. The community says they've been asking for one for years and… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The removal of four rata trees thought to be about 300 years old is being condemned by a Karamea local who says the regional council's ripped out history. The four trees were bowled over on Tuesday to… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A Wairarapa iwi is on a mission to lift the number of Māori language speakers among its kaumātua. Rangitāne o Wairarapa found more than seventy percent of its people aged 55 and over could not speak… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Wellington City Council has spent hundreds of thousands of ratepayer dollars trying to get the controversial Shelly Bay redevelopment off the ground - but with nothing to show for it. Nearly $800,000… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.If you were worried about missing the chance to support the All Blacks during the Rugby World Cup at your local, fear not. Bars and clubs will be able to open outside normal licensing hours for the… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Protesters occupying the Ihumātao land near Auckland airport are about to begin a four-hour hikoi to Jacinda Ardern's electorate office Mt Albert. They're presenting a petition that has been signed by… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.An expert on alcohol-related harm says there's no point in submitting on a review of the code which governs how companies can advertise their booze. So far 60 organisations and people have signed… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A Silicon Valley company with grandiose plans for processing data from New Zealand had CCTV cameras watching Auckland's roads. Emails released to RNZ show the company Machine Zone or MZ, also trialled… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Public health experts have clashed over plans to fine parents for smoking in a car with children. Researcher Marewa Glover told the Health Select Committee yesterday the Smoke Free Amendment Bill… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Black Caps senior batsman Ross Taylor is confident they can rise to the occasion in the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka. Audio