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7:14 AM.MPs are converging on the capital this morning as Parliament kicks back off again for 2024.

Deputy political editor Craig McCulloch spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.  Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A group of former Gloriavale members have filed a claim for lost wages and compensation at the Employment Relations Authority that is believed to total more than $5 million.

The claim follows two… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.An independent councillor wants to cut staff numbers at the council to help pay for Wellington's broken pipes.

Mayor Tory Whanau told Midday Report she's open to some council projects being put on… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Labour's public service spokesperson says New Zealanders could lose frontline services as the finance minister looks for public sector funding cuts.

Treasury confirmed last week that department… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.In Mexico City, animal rights activists are protesting against the return of bullfighting, years after it was outlawed.

The Mexican Supreme Court repealed its decision last month, citing a lack of… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Austria has joined the US and ten other countries in suspending aid to the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees.

The country's foreign ministry called on UNWRA to carry out a comprehensive… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Work has stalled on a multi-million-dollar restoration of Wellington's historic Oriental Bay Rotunda because no tenant is willing to take it on.

The council-owned landmark has stood sadly empty for… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones has welcomed debate on the direction of the Treaty of Waitangi.

His comments come only a week from this year's Waitangi Day commemorations, which ACT leader David… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A new nationwide diving competition had its first weekend clouded by the death of a man just metres from the event's planned location.

Thirty-three-year-old Jarreth Colquhoun didn't resurface after… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.The Silver Ferns have placed third at the netball Nations Cup in Leeds, while Australia have romped to victory in the final, beating hosts England by 20 goals.

The Ferns played a nerve-wracking game… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.It's going to be a pivotal week for Wellington's water crisis, with Local Government Minister Simeon Brown meeting with the mayors of Wellington City and Upper Hutt to discuss what actions they're… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.ACT leader David Seymour wants to convince his coalition partners to flatten the tax system in this year's Budget, arguing everyone can be better off.

The Party is proposing to scrap the lowest tax… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.ACT leader David Seymour says Waitangi commemorations will be "more tense" than usual this year.

Seymour is the architect of the Treaty Principles Bill that proposes to rewrite the treaty principles… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Taranaki Base Hospital orderly Robbie Campbell is not one to take no for an answer.

The 67-year-old was twice knocked back when he applied for an orderly's position in the 1970s but has recently… Read more Audio