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7:49 AM.A former policeman and Hamilton City Councillor James Casson says three homicides in the region have seen large numbers of patched gang members out on the streets as a result. He suggested a hui… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.A third of young people with Type One diabetes are purposely not taking insulin, or are at risk of avoiding insulin in order to lose weight. The figure comes after a study by diabetes and eating… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The nurses' union says district health boards expect to have a revised offer for them next week. The union and district health boards will be back at the negotiating table next Tuesday. For more we're… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A New Zealander who was sexually abused in Australian state care as a boy has been barred from getting compensation. The man, who RNZ has agreed only to name as John, turned to drugs after the abuse… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Young Labour and the Young Greens are throwing their weight behind calls for the Government to ban gay conversion therapy. The two youth wings say the practice is unethical and inhumane and they've… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.A review has found the Government's own gold-standard scheme to approve building products is badly flawed. It questions the competency and expertise of those issuing the powerful Codemark… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The 12 members of a youth football team and their coach who spent more than two weeks trapped underground in a flooded cave network in northern Thailand have appeared in public for the first time… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Chiefs are relieved to have their reinforcements back for tomorrow night's Super Rugby quarter-final against the hurricanes in Wellington. Following last weekend's 28-24 win in Hamilton, the… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Life insurers under pressure to improve service to consumers. Z Energy says prices may be peaking. Council approves dredging of Whangarei Harbour. Latest from money market. Audio

6:28 AM.A Northland couple campaigning against meth say they will take a petition to Parliament to ban p-pipes from being sold in shops. Two stores that were selling the so-called pipes in the Far North have… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:06 AM.The Chiefs are happy to have their reinforcements back for tomorrow night's Super Rugby quarter-final against the hurricanes in Wellington. Following last weekend's 28-24 win in Hamilton, the Chiefs… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Thai cave rescue: Boys speak to media for first time, Young politicians want gay conversion therapy banned, NZer abused in Australia, deported, denied compensation, Nurses hope for revised offer at… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.What happens when RNZ meets thrash metal? The answer is a hit song - and now a new video - from Northland group Alien Weaponry. The track, 'Whispers', samples RNZ's Kim Hill interview with former Act… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A decision by the Pop-Up Globe to use some men-only casts in their next season of Shakespeare productions has caused a stir. The company announced their November shows, which will include men-only… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Nearly one-million Rohingya muslim refugees fleeing extreme persecution in Myanmar now have monsoon rains and landslides to contend with in their refugee camps in Bangladesh. The conditions are… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Forestry deaths are on the increase again with four deaths already this year. Earlier this morning Selina Eruera, who lost her son, Eramiha Pairama, told us the campaign to save lives has suffered… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The 17-year-old New Zealand boy held for four months in detention in Australia is free, but he may yet be deported. Greg Barns is an Australian immigration lawyer who has been helping on the case. He… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A group advocating for New Zealanders' rights in Australia says it would set a dangerous precedent if the Home Affairs Minister decides to deport a 17-year-old just released from detention. The… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Security analyst Paul Buchanan discusses the latest developments from Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin, and his return to Washington. They talk about New Zealand's part in the changes in… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Auckand pole-vaulter Eliza McCartney has improved her own national record by vaulting 4.94 metres in winning at a meeting in Germany. Audio

7:55 AM.A world-first digitisation project has made what's been dubbed 500 year old fake news available to the masses. The Canterbury Roll has been in the possession of the University of Canterbury for a… Read more Video, Audio