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6:18 AM.Wellington's regional and city councils were hauled before a parliamentary select committee yesterday to explain the failings of the city's new bus network.

The regional council operates the network… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.There are new calls for the parties at the centre of the Ihumātao stand-off to come together for talks.

On Thursday, Auckland Council voted unanimously in favour of organising an urgent meeting… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The second heatwave to hit Western Europe in less than a month is hitting its peak.

In Paris it's forecast to rise to as much as 43 degrees, and there's also concerns the heat could cause more damage… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says all he wants from Sonny Bill Williams this weekend is to not get hurt. Audio

6:00 AM.Ihumatao 'protectors' outnumbering police at cordon; Ihumatao protestors face third day since eviction notice; Provincial Growth Fund regional jobs not being counted; Up to 150 migrants drown off… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A Christchurch mosque attack survivor says he is grateful to Donald Trump for bringing him to Washington to speak about religious freedoms.

Farid Ahmed, whose wife Husna was killed in the March 15… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The swimming World Championships in South Korea are being overshadowed by an ongoing saga between a Chinese swimmer and his competitors.

Sun Yang, who is at the centre of an investigation for drug… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Moves boost the number of family carers paid to look after disabled relatives could be kneecapped by a funding shortfall.

From next year the government plans to allow partners and spouses of a… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The country's leading building product assurance scheme is in disarray after another major company pulled out of it.

The government's Codemark scheme can't be challenged by council building consent… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Police emergency call handlers are the first to hear about some of the most horrific moments in New Zealand each day.

Compounding the stress of their jobs has been a roster which call handlers say is… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Kiwi motorsport champion Greg Murphy says he'll keep working with the Associate Minister of Transport Julie Anne Genter as he campaigns for better driver training and licensing.

The two met at… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The association which most professional gas technicians belong to is considering raising the minimum liability insurance after an explosion in Christchurch that destroyed a home, sent six people to… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges doesn't regret likening new British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to a "buffoon".

Mr Bridges says if he was a Conservative MP he would have voted for him because he has… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A generational divide is at the heart of the ongoing battle to stop a housing development at Ihumātao.

The protests are being lead by mana whenua Pania Newton and her cousins, who have been pushing… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A generational divide is at the heart of an ongoing battle to stop a housing development at Ihumātao.

The protests are being lead by mana whenua Pania Newton and her cousins, who have been pushing… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says experience is behind one of the most notable selections for Saturday's test against South Africa in Wellington. Audio

7:55 AM.A New Zealand Olympian says the Chinese swimmer Sun Yung should have been banned for life.

In 2014 he was convicted of using a performing enhancing drug - and was banned from swimming for three… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Māori are calling for urgent reform of the country's justice system - including the abolition of the current prison system and changes to Oranga Tamariki.

A report called 'Inaia Tonu Nei - The Time… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Steve Hansen has completely changed his side to take on the Springboks this weekend.

Just three players who started against Argentina last weekend are in the side.

RNZ rugby reporter Joe Porter… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Environment Minister says a long awaited overhaul of planning laws will put new dairy farm conversions off the agenda in some regions.

David Parker says the 30-year-old Resource Management Act is… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.It's emerged confidential personal records of people who were in state care as children were publicly available until very recently.

These files included names, referrals for psychiatric evaluations… Read more Audio