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8:49 AM.The aviation industry says international student pilots are looking elsewhere to do their flight training due to New Zealand's visa processing times.

Aviation New Zealand says visas can take up to… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.New research suggests that the large majority of Pacific people want to remain in their home country in 2050 despite climate change's challenges, signalling a clear preference for climate adaptation… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.It has been a deadly summer, with eight homicide investigations launched in 21 days.

They include a fatal shooting in Lower Hutt, a teenager killed on New Year's Day and the death of 38-year-old man… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A landmark legal case about whether former US President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution has been heard in Washington DC overnight.

Trump is set to face trial in March on… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.New Zealand could soon face tough decisions about peacekeeping efforts in the Israel-Gaza region, including whether we want to be involved.

This comes as tensions are rising and US Secretary of State… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.As you heard there, the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi has a 500-million dollar road maintenance programme underway this summer.

The agency's senior manager for maintenance and operations… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Potholes on some of the country's highways are not only worrying officials -- motorists are also frustrated by the state of the roading network.

Yesterday, Transport Minister Simeon Brown, along with… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Tesla stocks are facing their first day on the open market after a bombshell Wall Street Journal article alleged chief executive Elon Musk is using drugs.

The article says executives at Mr Musk's… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A wine writer and columnist wants to see a National Wine Museum established to properly collate and preserve the country's wine history.

John Saker, the editor of wine newsletter Te Whenua, says New… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Hollywood awards season kicked off yesterday with the Golden Globes. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer was the big winner, taking home five awards including Best Drama film and Best Director.

HBO's… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Dame Whina Cooper's daughter is pleased thousands of photos of Māori life from the early 20th century have been brought back into New Zealand, but is unhappy they ended up overseas and nearly sent to… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.New Zealand's fifth wave of Covid-19 infections may have peaked, with 355 people in hospital as of Sunday night.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says it's hard to tell, with the new JN.1 strain causing… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Metservice is forecasting a week of hot and dry weather right around New Zealand, with warm, muggy nights and not much rain.

MetService meterologist John Law, spoke to Charlotte Cook. Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Residents in rural Victoria are bracing for further flooding this morning as the Australian state is pummelled by record-breaking rain

Some areas have received three-months of rainfall in a 24-hour… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Several sections of the country's state highways are being described as in shocking condition, with some mayors calling for urgent upgrades as holidaymakers travel through their districts.

The AA… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Several sections of the country's state highways are being described as in shocking condition, with some mayors calling for urgent upgrades as holidaymakers travel through their districts.

The AA… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.That's Greta Gerwig's Barbie movie which is up for nine awards at the 81st Golden Globes in Beverly Hills this afternoon.

The Globes are Hollywood's celebration of the best in film and television… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Arrests, disorderly behaviour and assaults on Police officers have marred this year's JuicyFest hip-hop and R&B music festival.

Debuting last year, JuicyFest has attracted some of the industry's most… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.In the latest in a raft of airplane incident over the past couple of weeks, passengers on board an Alaska Airlines flight out of Oregon were subjected to a terrifying sight when one of the emergency… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.It has been a difficult summer for many on the water.

At least six people drowned during the holiday period, and last week fisherman Will Fransen miraculously survived almost 24 hours adrift at sea… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The American tennis star Coco Gauff has defended her ASB Classic title in Auckland.

The two-and-a-half-hour match again Ukrainian Elina Svitolina was hard fought, with Gauff losing the frst set 7-6… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Thousands of New Zealanders are returning to work today now the holiday season is coming to a close.

Psychologist Dougal Sutherland says 'back-to-work blues' at this time of year are not uncommon… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.New Zealand consumers could soon pay the price for disruption to global shipping networks caused by attacks in the Red Sea, sparked by the Israel Gaza conflict.

In recent weeks there have been… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, says it's imperative Israel does more to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza, and will raise the issue when he meets with Israeli officials this… Read more Audio