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Strava defends tracking after US army base revelations
7:53 AM.Fitness-tracking company Strava has defended its publication of heatmaps that accidentally reveal sensitive military positions, arguing that the information was already made public by the users who… Read more Audio
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FBI deputy director quits after spat with Trump
7:50 AM.FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe is stepping down. Mr McCabe became US President Donald Trump's acting director of the FBI in May when Mr Trump fired James Comey. Mr Trump had publicly criticised Mr… Read more Audio
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Child poverty reduction: Targets needed - city missioner
7:44 AM.The government will spell out the details of its child poverty reduction law today. Lowering the number of children living in poverty - and setting targets to achieve this - was one of Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Child poverty bill must be 'more than symbolism' - English
7:38 AM.The government will spell out the details of its child poverty reduction law on Tuesday. Lowering the number of children living in poverty - and setting targets to achieve this - was one of Jacinda… Read more Audio
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Parliament to vote on medicinal cannabis
7:30 AM.A Government Bill making medicinal cannabis more available to people who are suffering illness is set to pass its first reading today. However the Green Party hopes its own bill which would liberalise… Read more Audio
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Kiribati ferry sinking: Hope remains for another life raft
7:22 AM.It's not known how many people were on the Kiribati ferry that's been missing for 11 days, but it's feared up to 100 may have been on board. Aircraft from Australia and the US Coast Guard have joined… Read more Audio
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Dunedin fire victim's funeral held as police suspect murder
7:17 AM.A funeral is being held for the Dunedin woman police believe was murdered in her home before it was set alight last week. Anastasia Neve and her partner David Clarke were found dead in their South… Read more Audio
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Drought, heat brings stress for Otago, Southland farmers
7:13 AM.Otago-Southland Reporter Ian Telfer is in Alexandra and is down by the banks of the Manuherikia River where high temperatures and weeks without rain is expected to bring a declaration of drought from… Read more Audio
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Otago, Southland drought call expected as farmers struggle
7:10 AM.The Government is expected to declare a drought in Otago and Southland tomorrow, giving farmers access to financial aid and other support. Audio
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Business News for 30 January 2018
6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Swimming into jellyfish like hitting 'bushfire at sea'
6:43 AM.A Wellington ocean swimmer says swimming straight into a huge jellyfish was like running into a bushfire at sea. Nick Butcher told RNZ's Eric Frykberg he was swimming in the harbour when he had the… Read more Audio
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Weather: Wainuiomata scorcher breaks records
6:40 AM.The large Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata set a new temperature record on Monday, when the mercury rose to a high of 32.3 degrees celsius. That was good enough for the hottest temperature in the… Read more Audio
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Otago, Southland farmers take extreme measures in record heat
6:38 AM.Farmers are moving stock in the dead of the night as they struggle in record heat and dry conditions in Otago and Southland. It's expected a drought - or a "medium-scale adverse event" as it is… Read more Audio
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Morning Rural News for 30 January 2018
6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio
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Early Business News for 30 January 2018
6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio
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Court audiovisual links: Do they serve interests of justice?
6:15 AM.The use of audio-visual technology in courts is growing but questions are being asked about whether it really serves the interests of justice. The technology allows those remanded in custody to… Read more Audio
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Top Stories for Tuesday 30 January 2018
6:00 AM.Otago, Southland drought call expected as farmer struggle, Drought, heat brings stress for Otago, Southland farmers, Dunedin fire victim's funeral held as police suspect murder, Kiribati ferry: as… Read more Audio
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Auckland celebrates 178 years with annual boat races
8:58 AM.Today marks the 178th Anniversary of Auckland City, and with this comes the annual racing regatta on the WaitematA Harbour. More than 20 vintage tugboats are battling it out on the water, and the… Read more Audio
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Battle lines drawn in New Plymouth golf course sale
8:57 AM.Battlelines are being drawn over the proposed carve up of a public golf course in New Plymouth. Mayor Neil Holdom says the council could raise up to $50 million by selling off half the Fitzroy Golf… Read more Audio
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Stakes high for NZ seasonal worker recruitment in Solomons
8:51 AM.Threats to the safety of a New Zealand recruiter while in Solomon Islands have underlined how desperate people are to join the seasonal worker scheme. New Zealand's decade-old Recognised Seasonal… Read more Audio
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Rapa Nui skulls returned home from NZ museums
8:46 AM.Ancestral remains have been returned to representatives of the Pacific island of Rapa Nui at a ceremony near Christchurch at the weekend. The skulls have been in the possession of the Canterbury and… Read more Audio
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Hundreds gather for Hone Heke flagstaff anniversary
8:44 AM.Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy is the guest of honour this morning at a ceremony on a famous hill top in the Bay of Islands. It's 160 years since the Northern chiefs replaced the flagstaff at… Read more Audio
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Federer takes record sixth Australian Open
8:41 AM.Roger Federer clinched a record equalling sixth Australian Open title and his 20th Grand Slam victory in Melbourne on Sunday. The Swiss champion fought off a fierce challenge from Croatia's Marin… Read more Audio
