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7:36 AM.Gas fitters across the country are seeing a surge in customers wanting their gas systems checked after the explosion in Christchurch which levelled a house and damaged nine others.

Companies in… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Former FBI director Robert Mueller has told the US Congress his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was not a witch hunt.

Appearing before a congressional committee… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.RNZ reporter Joanna MacKenzie is at the police cordon at Ihumatao, where protest numbers have been growing in a land dispute with Fletcher Building.

She joins Susie Ferguson with the latest details.

7:10 AM.Numbers facing off against police at Ihumātao have swelled, with more expected to join today and into the weekend.

Three more people were arrested on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters joined those… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo'unga will start in the same game for the first time. Audio

6:46 AM.Gasfitters across New Zealand are seeing an increase in customers concerned about their gas systems after an explosion levelled a house in Christchurch and damaged nine others last Friday.

Colleen… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Theresa May has delivered a farewell speech in Downing Street before giving her resignation to the Queen.

She wished new Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government well and says: "Their… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Despite the government saying it will not intervene over Ihumātao - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson joined protestors at Parliament on Wednesday.

People have flown in from around the country to… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.A Northland environmental consultant says a recent council decision on genetically modified organisms was an abuse of process.

The Northland Regional Council voted last week not to put precautionary… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Former New Zealand National Swimming Coach Mark Bone says drug investigations into Chinese swimmer Sun Yang have been handled poorly.

Swimmers at the World Championship in South Korea have been… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.A former member of the Gloriavale Christian Community believes the establishment of a new charity will encourage more members to leave the controversial group.

The Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has completely changed his side to take on the Springboks this weekend - with just three players remaining from the side that started against Argentina last weekend.

6:00 AM.Hundreds join the Ihumatao Maori land protest, Robert Mueller tells Congress he found evidence of Russian election interference and he did not exonerate Donald Trump, Beauden Barrett moves to fullback… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.First Matariki the whale, then the sushi penguins, now Wellington's waterfront is playing host to a leopard seal.

On Tuesday morning the large leopard seal hauled itself up onto the concrete outside… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Muslim leaders have urged the Auckland Council to clarify its swimwear policy for public pools, after a woman was reportedly told she could not wear a burkini.

Auckland Council says the woman was not… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Locals are furious a consent granted six years ago to bottle water in Upper Hutt went unnoticed because the Wellington Regional Council refused to publicly notify it.

The consent allows up to… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The volunteers who are racing to clean up the mess at Fox River before spring rains arrive say they wouldn't have to be there if the government had acted sooner.

They're calling on authorities to… Read more Video, Audio

8:40 AM.One of the few DHBs believed to be in relatively good financial shape has gone into the red.

The Auckland District Health Board is now having to look for ways to save money.

But it doesn't want to… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The government's communication and PR teams are rapidly expanding in size and cost to the taxpayer.

The public relations industry says the growth is necessary as people expect ever more information… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will be the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Two years ago Boris Johnson was in New Zealand and he spoke to Morning Report about post Brexit… Read more Audio