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7:48 AM.A property economist is welcoming the Reserve Bank's plans to introduce debt-to-income lending rules for house buyers.

From the middle of this year, owner-occupiers will have loans set to six times… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The Government's sending six defence force personnel to the Middle East to help take out the Houthi fighters attacking shipping in the Red Sea.

The deployment, which could run until the end of July… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.It's 50 years to the day since the Opening Ceremony for the 'Friendly Games' - as they were known - which captured the nation's attention for 10 days.

Christchurch's mayor is aiming to get the… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Economists are predicting inflation will slow to its lowest level in two years, with the figures for the last quarter of 2023 out Wednesday morning.

Consumer prices are expected to have slowed to 0.5… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Speaking at his post-cabinet press conference on Tuesday, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he was expecting to be challenged at Rātana on Wednesday.

Luxon also responded to accusations that his… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister and Māori come face to face at Rātana on Wednesday in the wake of last week's national hui.

Ten-thousand people answered Kiingi Tuuheitia's call to gather for a unified response to… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Israel has suffered its deadliest single day in Gaza since its ground invasion began.

Twenty-four members of the Israeli Defence Force were killed on Monday, the toll included 21 who were killed… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Experts are warning New Zealand's latest deployment to the Middle East could be interpreted as supporting Israel in the Gaza conflict.

A team of six Defence Force personnel are being deployed to… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.A South Island farmer says he hasn't seen conditions this dry in years.

Several parts of the country are experiencing very dry to extremely dry conditions with widespread fire restrictions and a… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The Green Party says it is horrified at the Government's decision to deploy defence force staff to help target Houthi fighters attacking ships in the Red Sea.

The deployment, which could run until… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Houthi fighters have warned that they will take revenge after the US and UK carried out their most extensive air strikes yet in the Red Sea.

They say every aggression will be met with a response.

… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.A Clutha River punt operator says locals were 'flabbergasted' to find a seal swimming 50 kilometres upstream from the coast Saturday morning.

Tom Jones, from Tuapeka Mouth, has seen strange things… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Summer is traditionally the time for catching up on books, but there's been a bit of difficult reading for the local publishing industry.

Book sales for the year just gone were $140 million, which… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Winston Peters says New Zealand's racing industry needs to get its "mojo" back.

The Minister for Racing was speaking at Auckland's Ellerslie Racecourse, where a revised summer calendar was announced.

8:30 AM.Rātana celebrations begin on Tuesday, with church and iwi leaders gathering at the Pā near Whanganui.

It comes just a few days after the Kiingitanga's historic nationwide hui, where over 10,000… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A Muriwai resident says nobody is policing drivers hooning on the beach - and the only way to ensure safety is to close it entirely to vehicles.

Over the weekend, a person died when a vehicle rolled… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A public law expert says the government could be undermining parliament's ability to hold it to account if it cuts the funding for the Office of the Clerk.

Newsroom is reporting the Minister of… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.A campaigner against the supermarket duopoly says investigating complaints about dodgy specials won't fix the broken market.

The Commerce Commission is investigating whether certain pricing and… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Older people are being urged to stay hydrated as hot and humid weather continues across the motu.

On Monday, Wellington airport reached 29.5 degrees, its highest January temperature since records… Read more Audio