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7:40 AM.Now to the Middle East, where Iran has admitted carrying out a deadly strike in Pakistan.

Pakistan's foreign ministry said two children were killed and three others were injured in the missile and… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.NCEA pass rates have slumped for the third consecutive year.

Provisional results released by NZQA yesterday show rates for Year 11 students doing NCEA Level 1 and Year 12 students working towards… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Black Caps opening batsman, Finn Allen, rewrote the history books as he blasted 137 runs from just 62 balls against Pakistan in the third cricket T20 in Dunedin yesterday.

Allen's innings included 16… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Councils in the Christchurch region are hoping to keep their light rail proposal alive, despite the axing of a similar project in Tamaki Makaurau-Auckland in recent days. 

Plans to introduce light… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.A survey of Age Concern and councils suggests there could be hundreds of older New Zealanders living in severe domestic squalor throughout the country.

Retired public health medical specialsit… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Missiles and air strikes continue to fly in the Red Sea between Houthi rebels and the US-led coalition seeking to take them down.

The Houthis, a political and military movement that control much of… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.National's caucus will spend the next two days focused on ensuring its large cohort of new MPs are prepared for the party's first full year back in Government.

National MPs have gathered in… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.It seems there's no one more loyal than a Buffalo Bills fan.

Supporters of the NFL team based in Buffalo, New York, dug through snow to find their seats at a playoff game yesterday.

Officials… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The first Māori women's cricket squad is taking part in the the Pacific Cup tournament which begins today, in a bid to increase the participation of Māori and Pasifika in the sport.

This year's… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The government has announced EV and plug-in hybrid car owners will now pay road user charges starting on the first of April.

Transport minister Simeon Brown says it's a transition towards 'fairness… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Much of the Wellington region has today entered level two water restrictions, meaning people can't use sprinklers or irrigation, and only water gardens by hand.

There are more than three thousand… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Former President Donald Trump has taken a resounding victory in the first Republican Presidential caucus ahead of this year's big election.

Snowstorms didn't deter Trump's supporters. He won the Iowa… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.New Zealand will host the first Women's British and Irish Lions rugby tour, which is set to be held in 2027.

New Zealand Rugby made the announcement in Auckland this morning, with the Government… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Education ministry figures reveal vaping and smoking is a bigger issue in primary schools than secondary schools in many parts of the motu.

Last year, more students in years 1 to 8 were stood down… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The government isn't giving any air to some of the recommendations that the Independent Electoral Review panel has made in a bid to make New Zealand's electoral system fairer.

The panel has made more… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Green MP Golriz Ghahraman has resigned from Parliament, after being accused of shoplifting on three separate occasions over recent weeks.

In a statement yesterday, Ms Ghahraman said stress relating… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Sir Elton John stole the stage at last night's 75th Annual Emmy Awards, joining the coveted 'EGOT' club after winning the award for best variety special live.

HBO's fourth and final season of… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Government has already ruled out granting voting rights to all prisoners, following the release of the Independent Electoral Review final report.

The panel made 143 recommendations, one of which… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Wellington region moves into level 2 water restrictions today, meaning a ban on household garden sprinklers and irrigation systems.

Wellington Water says the restrictions give the region a chance… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Auckland utility company Watercare has found itself in hot water on social media, after using an offensive stereotype of women to promote water conservation.

The post, shared on both Facebook and X -… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The government has announced electric vehicle owners will now pay road user charges, costing drivers 76 dollars for every thousand kilometres. The charges will begin from April the first.

That is… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.A former Green MP says the increasing abuse aimed at women in high profile positions likely contributed to the stress that resulted in Golriz Ghahraman shoplifting.

Ms Ghahraman has resigned from… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Rainbow's End will today reopen its log flume ride, after one of the logs flipped yesterday -- forcing its closure.

No one was injured, but riders did get a fright.

Rainbow's End chief executive… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The final report from the Independent Electoral Review is out, and the Government has already dismissed some of its key recommendations.

The report contained more than 140 recommendations with the… Read more Audio