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7:22 AM.Housing New Zealand and the Housing Minister Phil Twyford say no compensation will be given to tenants who were evicted based on discredited methamphetamine testing. On Tuesday, a report by the Prime… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.It's been revealed Arkady Babchenko, a dissident Russian journalist, faked his own death with the help of Ukrainian police. He was reportedly shot twice in the back and reportedly he died in the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.He was reportedly shot twice in the back and reportedly he died in the ambulance on the way to hospital. But then he walked into a press conference about his death, fit and well. It turns out Arkady… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A Tauranga Hospital nurse committed suicide and left a note to his colleagues asking if they were happy now. He is one of two nurses who felt bullied at the hospital then killed themselves. A third… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The test future of Crusaders forward Pete Samu remains in limbo, as he still awaits clearance from the New Zealand Rugby Union to play for Australia. Audio

6:49 AM.Cigna becomes third biggest life insurer in NZ after buying ANZ's OnePath. Finance regulators find no bank misbehaviour, yet, but see room for improvement. A crop of company earning reports, and the… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Justice Minister Andrew Little says Housing New Zealand should apologise to tenants it threw out of their homes based on bogus meth testing. The Prime Minister's chief science adviser, Sir Peter… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A boy is the latest New Zealander to be locked up in an Australian detention centre for an apparent breach of his visa. Australian authorities have refused to give RNZ more details, but it's… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Tomorrow on the first of June, cows right around the country are shifted to new properties for winter grazing or new sharemilking contracts. Audio

6:16 AM.A senior lawyer says the Family Court is in crisis and should not be dealing with the care and protection of Māori children. The government is setting up a panel and an expert advisory group to review… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.A new report says New Zealand is in the grip of a recycling crisis. Last year China banned imports of various recyclable materials until the end of this year, and it's expected the ban will be… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has been blocked from picking Crusaders loose foward Pete Samu for the upcoming three-Test series against Ireland, but Cheika's kept a spot open for him if the green… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Claims of widespread bullying at Tauranga hospital, Ukraine admits faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist in a bid to catch his would-be assassins, Can Housing New Zealand tenants expect… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A study has found anti-money laundering rules are almost completely ineffective in stopping criminals. The findings from New Zealand political scientist, Ron Pol, show authorities globally recover… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The revival of US sitcom 'Roseanne' has abruptly come to an end after the show's controversial star made a racist remark on Twitter. The tweet compared former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett to an… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The Government MP, Andrew Hastie, revealed the man as property developer Dr Chau Chak Wing, who has donated millions to the major political parties and universities. He's been named as a… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.For more on the proposed health review we're joined by Kate Baddock, who chairs the Medical Association, Ian Powell - executive director of Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, and Rhys Jones… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Dame Tariana Turia thinks there may need to be compensation for the people who have been kicked out of state homes because of meth testing that may have been baseless. She says the evictions because… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.American Serena Williams made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis and the fashion world with a straight sets win over Kristyna Pliskova at the French Open. Audio

7:56 AM.A three-year-rescue fund for a popular Wellington train service is coming to the end of the line next month. In 2015 the long-haul commuter service between Palmerston North and Wellington was in… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Greenpeace says previously suppressed reports show the Ministry for Primary Industries has been captured by the fishing industry. Last week the ministry published a 2012 report detailing how fishing… Read more Video, Audio

7:45 AM.A lawyer who's advised families of people killed in police pursuits says the police should accept their policy needs to change. Yesterday national road policing manager Superintendent Steve Greally… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.An immigration adviser says new figures are at odds with official assurances that Indian visa applicants are not being targeted by immigration officials. Immigration New Zealand says there has been no… Read more Audio