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7:18 AM.Te Pati Maori says an elderly pakeha man has been trespassed after he entered the home of Te Pati Maori candidate Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke.

Māori Party president, John Tamihere, says Ms… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The latest political poll shows Labour is failing to gain traction with voters, and National will need New Zealand First if they are to govern.

The OneNews Verian poll released Wednesday night has… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.The MBIE Intelligence unit, MI, says it is using a controversial Internet search tool, Cobwebs, exclusively to counter the risk of a mass arrival of asylum seekers by boat.

A business case shows it… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The surge in pet ownership during Covid lockdowns is now biting back. Auckland council says 2,500 dog attacks were reported in the year to June: 250 more than the year before.

And about the same… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.Pacific youth and first-time voters in Te Wai Pounamu feel forgotten and ill equipped ahead of the election.

Pasifika are the fastest growing youth population in New Zealand.

For many, the cost of… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Retail NZ wants the government to join forces with retailers to fight back against escalating crime.

Research by the group says 92 percent of retailers have experienced some form of crime in the past… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.An ambitious new project aims to re-plant and restore at least two million hectares of native forest over the next 10 years.

Recloaking Papatūānuku has won the attention of government ministers, with… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Just a month into spring, huge fires are burning across the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.

Emergency warnings and evacuation notices have been lifted but fire fighters are still… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.The winner of the prestigious Silver Scroll award will be announced Wednesday night.

Thousands of musicians who belong to the music rights management organisation, APRA, vote to select the best song… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Simmering debate over co-governance has boiled over into accusations of racism and "race-baiting" in the election campaign.

ACT and New Zealand First were singled out in an open letter signed by 20… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The buyout of nearly 300 cyclone-wrecked Hawke's Bay homes that are too unsafe to live in will kick off by the end of the month.

The regional council told homeowners on Tuesday their 'provisional'… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Teenagers have sat new NCEA literacy and numeracy tests for real for the first time and the results are not great.

Schools were able to opt into the assessments in June and pass rates in two of the… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.He's rested some frontline players, but All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists a Uruguay side with nothing to lose will challenge his team in their final World Cup pool game.

Despite being heavy… Read more Audio