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7:57 AM.There will be a lot of dejected cricket fans at work today, after a crushing 172-run defeat for the Black Caps on Sunday.

The test finished just before lunch on the fourth day, with the Black Caps… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Just weeks after it took office, the government was warned news organisations would soon be asking for bailouts if a bill winning back crucial revenue didn't move forward.

The Fair Digital News… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The US Presidential season is heating up this week with Super Tuesday, the biggest day in the primary election cycle when 15 states vote for their preferred presidential candidate.

While the day is… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.There are reports out of Israel of a holdup in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel is understood to not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in Cairo, despite US… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.An RNZ investigation has highlighted similarities between notes the associate health minister's office sent to officials, and strategies and arguments used by the tobacco industry.

The notes repeated… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A traumatised woman who miscarried in Hutt Hospital's emergency department says no one prepared her for the fact her extremely premature baby would be born alive.

She also says no-one from the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr has leapt to gold at the world indoor athletics championships in Glasgow.

The Commonwealth Games champion was too good for the field, clearing 2.36m metres, which… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Officials warned the Broadcasting Minister in November that media companies would soon be requesting bailouts if the government didn't progress a law forcing digital platforms to pay for local… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga has confirmed it is working with other agencies to find solutions for a badly needed upgrade of Premier House.

The historic Wellington building on Tinakori Road in… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Large parts of the country are in for a wet and windy Monday, some areas could be hit by thunderstorms and gales.

A band of rain has already set in Southland and inland Otago and it's moving up the… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Leaders of the Aotearoa Student Press Association say the Speaker of the House is restricting their access to the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

The Association's only press pass to Parliament has been… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off its third season this weekend with the four women's sides preparing for their longest competition yet.

And, like the men, the Chiefs are looking to atone after falling… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.South Island firefighters are set to show off some of the skills that have enabled them to beat back the major fires they've faced this summer.

They'll do it at what's known as the South Island… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Super Rugby Aupiki kicks off its third season this weekend with the four women's sides preparing for their longest competition yet.

And, like the men, the Chiefs are looking to atone after falling… Read more Audio