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6:46 AM.The Corrections department is making no apologies for a five fold increase in its use of handcuffs on prisoners. They were used almost a thousand times in the 2016/17 year compared to just 183 times… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The National Party celebrated alongside the All Blacks on Saturday night, with its candidate Dan Bidois winning the Northcote by-election. It puts National's numbers in Parliament back up to 56, but… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The envionmental lobby group Forest and Bird says many fishing boat skippers are wriggling out of being overseen by an observer from the Ministry for Primary Industries, despite having a legal… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.An early taste of the morning's business news and money markets. Audio

6:17 AM.The head of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council is concerned about a major increase in the amount of water farmers may be able to access for irrigation from an aquifer in the Ruataniwha Basin. The Board… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Researchers are warning that many early childhood centres are crowded, noisy and cold because the minimum requirements are too low. Pre-schools must have at least 2-and-a-half square metres per child… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Rafael Nadal was at his awe-inspiring best as he crushed Austrian Dominic Thiem to snatch a record-extending 11th French Open title with a straight sets victory. The Spanish world number one took his… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un get ready for tomorrow's historic summit in Singapore Cold, noisy and crowded - researchers call for new rules for child care centres. A big spike in the use of handcuffs… 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

8:52 AM.School leavers with learning difficulties now have a better chance at employment in the trades sector thanks to a South Auckland initiative. The Aspire2Trades campus in Manukau opened its doors last… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Speedway is moving out of central Auckland. There's long been controversy over the sports current location in Western Springs, with some vocal neighbours complaining about the noise. It now appears… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Black Caps coach Mike Hesson has unexpectedly quit just a year out from the Cricket World Cup. Mr Hesson spent six years in the role and oversaw one of New Zealand Cricket's most successful eras that… Read more Audio

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

8:30 AM.Yesterday, the government outlined how it plans to become carbon neutral by 2050 - now, they're asking the public for feedback. The proposed law offers three options of emissions reduction, including… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The Forestry Minister Shane Jones, has put forestry owners on notice, telling them they need to stand up and take accountability for their industry practices. A million tonnes of forest debris was… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.David Parker is defending Labour's focus on Chinese buyers of New Zealand homes - despite figures released yesterday showing that out of 40,000 properties sold only about 500 went to people from… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has been promised a dusting up from his next opponent Dillian Whyte. Audio

7:56 AM.The All Blacks kick off their 2018 season at Eden Park tomorrow against France. The New Zealanders are missing several frontline players because of injury, but the French are even more depleted… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Is or was there ever life on Mars? The answer is may be yes after Nasa's Mars rover found organic matter in an ancient lake bed on the planet. NASA's finding is being hailed as a major breakthrough in… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Christchurch Hospital emergency department staff say they are spat at, pinched, slapped and threatened at least 100 times each month. A survey recorded more the incidents of physical and verbal abuse… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Let's go back to our lead story about the Government's plans to establish a new 'super ministry' to help tackle the housing crisis. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development will be announced… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Fifty retailers affected by the part closure of Lower Hutt's big Queensgate Mall say they are unsure about their future. It's unclear whether dozens of shops in will move out after part of the complex… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.In the last 24 hours whole suburbs in Hawaii have been obliterated by lava from the Kilauea Volcano. Kapoho Bay and Vacationland have been destroyed by a river of molten rock - hundreds of homes are… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A new study has found Pacific and Maori people are more likely to die from bowel cancer than any other ethnic group in the country. The PIPER project, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, is… Read more Audio