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6:17 AM.The former Football Fern Kristy Hill says only good things for womens sport can come from the independent review of Football New Zealand. Football Ferns coach Andreas Heraf resigned from his position… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Some central Christchurch business owners are having to shut their doors due to tough economic conditions. Retail spending within the four avenues is only 80 percent of what it was and the number of… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Experienced forwards Adam Blair, Issac Luke and Tohu Harris have all been named to start for the Warriors in their NRL game against St George Illawarra in Wollongong on Saturday. Audio

6:00 AM.Primary school teachers and principals announce strike action, The Government is resisting National's calls to remove the head of an inquiry into Wally Haumaha's appointment, Locals aren't putting up… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Polls have closed in Zimbabwe where five million registered voters were expected to cast their ballot. Turnout has been high in the country's first general election since former leader Robert Mugabe… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A successful Māori charter school in Whangarei has gained approval to become a state school. Te Kāpehu Whetū  - the Maori Star Compass - is bilingual and coeducational - and was named by legendary… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson has given into months of pressure and resigned. The resignation has been accepted by the Pope. Earlier this month the 67-year-old was sentenced to a… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Department of Conservation has been accused of unlawful discrimination by charging foreign tourists higher fees on the Great Walks. A complaint from Australia has now been lodged with the Human… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealand meat companies are fighting back against proposed tariff changes in Europe which could undermine meat exports worth $1.8 billion. Britain and the European Union have notified the World… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.An inquest is underway after an Auckland man died of a heroin overdose. The father of the man described finding his son, and told the inquest he was ashamed of his own drug addiction, and didn't want… Read more Audio

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

8:20 AM.In Australia a Queensland coroner has ruled on the 2014 death of an Iranian refugee on Manus Island was "entirely preventable" and due to the "compounding effect of multiple errors". Hamid Kehazaei… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.An investigation into heavy vehicle certifiers by the New Zealand Transport Agency is being welcomed by the trucking industry, despite some saying it should never have got to this point. Certifiers… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.New Zealanders living in Lombok say the 6.4 magnitude earthquake which struck the Indonesian island on Sunday was an horrific experience. Sixteen people have been killed and more than 300 people were… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A Māori data group says the low Census turnout could have a major impact on the number of Māori seats in Parliament. Early Census 2018 results show only 90 percent of individuals responded, and the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand women's hockey team were a short time ago trailing Argentina 1-nil in their knockout match at the World Cup in London. The winner of the game advances to the quarter-finals where… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Otago Regional Council has been told to focus on protecting the environment, rather than build a flash new headquarters. One of its councillors Michael Laws says the council's plan to spend up to… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Businesses in the Christchurch suburb of New Brighton are demanding urgent action to pull the area out of an economic slump. The seaside town has struggled since the Canterbury Earthquakes, with… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.New findings on Earthquake Commission payouts have found most weather related claims are coming from properties close to the coast.

The EQC covers homeowners for damage to land, and in some cases to… Read more Video, Audio

7:41 AM.New findings on EQC payouts have found most weather related claims are coming from properties close to the coast. The EQC covers homeowners for damage to land, and in some cases to dwellings and… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The Unite Union says its leader Mike Treen has been arrested by the Israeli military as he was trying to take aid to Gaza.

They say Mr Treen was attacked and detained by the Israeli military as he… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.It's the last two days of power for Winston Peters with Jacinda Ardern formally resuming her duties as Prime Minister at midnight on Wednesday. Mr Peters is travelling to Singapore on Wednesday night… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Tegel has rejected accusations that it doesn't look after its chickens after an animal welfare group went into one of its farms in north Auckland and filmed disturbing footage of injured and flustered… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.At least 30 firefighters from New Zealand will be sent to northern California to help fight a deadly wildfire. The fire which ignited a week ago, doubled in size over the weekend and now covers nearly… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Ohakune is a town on edge following the bus crash on the road to Tūroa which cost the life of 11-year-old Aucklander Hannah Francis at the weekend, and injured 18 others - three of whom who are still… Read more Audio