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6:38 AM.St Heliers resident Nancy Green witnessed mayhem unfold at her home and her neighbour's properties as a tornado ripped through the Auckland suburb on Sunday evening, lifting roofs and bringing down… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:15 AM.An aviation group believes the leadership of the Civil Aviation Authority should be held more accountable for mistakes.

In May, the authority told the public it only had two helicopter inspectors on… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.A violent tornado ripped through the Auckland suburb of St Heliers on Sunday night, lifting roofs and bringing down trees. Fire and Emergency say they have a dozen reports of houses being damaged.

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6:05 AM.An experimental England rugby squad beat a strong Wales team 33-19 at Twickenham this morning. Audio

6:00 AM.A tornado tore through St Heliers last night, damaging houses and bringing down trees, Auckland authorities look to double the number of CCTV cameras across the city, Are the sushi shop penguins back… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:53 AM.Right now people suffering family violence face a battle to find the information they need to get help - but a one stop shop could be the answer.

It's one of 10 ideas being put though a three-month… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Australians are being warned to ditch their modern apartments, with a market researcher labelling them the bubonic plague of Australian property. Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Fifty years ago Charles Manson ordered his followers to go on a killing spree.

Mr Manson who died in prison in 2017 at age 83, directed his mostly young, female followers - known as the Manson Family… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Ardie Savea will start at blindside flanker against Australia in Perth on Saturday night.

After 36 tests its the first time the Hurricanes star, an openside flanker, will start in the number six… Read more Audio

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

8:27 AM.A 160-year-old flag, from the time of the first Māori King, Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, has been returned to the Kīngitanga by the Anglican Church.

The Anglican Diocese officially signed over ownership to… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Women in South Auckland are having to live with incontinence and other gynaecological problems because they're deemed "non-urgent" for treatment in hospital.

Senior doctors from Counties-Manukau have… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The abortion reform bill breezed through its first reading in Parliament, 94-23, but the Justice Minister isn't under any illusion the rest of the readings will be as easy.

New Zealand First's Tracey… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A new UN report says the West's high consumption of meat and dairy produce is fuelling climate change.

One of the report's authors, Lincoln University's Anita Wreford says farmers should take heart… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A coroner has found a two month old baby likely died from drinking breast milk from her heavily intoxicated mother. Sapphire Williams died in January 2017.

RNZ reporter Kate Gudsell has been reading… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the Wallabies will be feeling pretty smug after the All Blacks unveiled their own version of dual opensides for the Bledisloe Cup opener in Perth Audio

7:55 AM.Conservationists in Northland are up in arms over the continued felling of native trees in Whāngarei.

Developers this week have cut down about a hectare of mature trees on land in Kamo.

The council… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Unmotivated to go out for that walk or run? Struggling to push through the pain when you do?

There may be a simple answer: a glass of blackcurrant juice.

Scientists at Plant and Food Research say… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The Black Ferns take on the Wallaroos in the first match of their two-test series in Perth on Saturday night as part of a double header with the All Blacks and Wallabies.

For one player, it marks the… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.After the outpouring of support for the Muslim community following the Christchurch attacks, an Insight investigation has found there are now fears that complacency is setting in over on-going… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Some Arrowtown residents are frustrated their regional council is supporting research into wood-burner pollution while ignoring smokey burn-offs on farms.

It comes as the picturesque town grapples… Read more Audio