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8:20 AM.Former Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison overnight on parole.

Pistorious, known as 'Blade Runner' for his prosthetic running legs, shot his girlfriend… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.A 61-year-old man from Cambridge has described how he spent almost 24 hours at sea, after a fishing trip gone wrong.

Will Fransen was thrown overboard while on a solo fishing trip, and wasn't rescued… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.There are early signs extra security staff at hospital emergency departments this holiday period is helping stamp out abuse and violence - and those on the frontline are feeling safer at work.

The… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Auckland Zoo has two brand new stripy bundles of joy.

The Zoo's five-year-old Sumatran tiger Zayana has given birth to two new cubs -- and they've even got some new cousins in nearby Hamitlon.

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8:52 AM.The Seaview Treatment Plant, which has plagued Lower Hutt residents with offensive odours for months, has installed new biofilters ahead of schedule, which Hutt City council says is the first step… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Conservationists are hoping a newly-redesigned app will encourage New Zealanders to stay vigilant this summer and report any sign of weeds, animals and diseases.

Developed with funding from the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A 16-year-old could this morning become the world darts champion.

England's teen darts sensation, Luke Littler, has made the final of the PDC World Darts Championships after yesterday beating the… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The spate of shark sightings this summer continued in Auckland yesteday afternoon, where beachgoers north of the city spotted one at a popular swimming destination.

Multiple sightings have made the… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.More lives are lost to miscarriages under 20 weeks than die on the roads - yet services for affected whanau are fragmented or even non-existent in many parts of the country.

Support groups are… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.New data shows there were 90 preventable drownings in New Zealand last year, which water safety advocates are calling a national crisis.

The search continues for a swimmer who went missing at… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.A homicide investigation is underway in Christchurch after a 38-year-old man was found dead in the suburb of Aranui early this morning.

Police were called to Carisbrooke Street shortly before half… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Japanese authorities say the coastguard plane involved in a fatal collision at Tokyo airport on Tuesday night was not cleared for take-off.

Five of the six people on board that plane were killed when… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The year has got off to a great start for marine biologist Ingrid Visser, who spotted an orca in Northland she had rescued almost a decade ago.

Visser helped to free the orca she later named Diane… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The ASB tennis Classic is underway in Auckland, and top seed and defending champion Coco Gauff is through to the second round after defeating fellow American Claire Liu in straight sets last night.

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8:49 AM.Rain was a feature for many this Christmas and New Year - with several parts of the country experiencing heavy rain throughout the festive period.

NIWA meteorologist Chris Brandolino has been… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The death toll from a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on Monday has risen to 55, as efforts continue to try and reach people feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Festival-goers are being urged to check their drugs this summer after a powerful stimulant has been found being sold as MDMA.

The stimulant was first found in Christchurch on December 27th - and has… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.It's been a mixed bag for event organisers as the New Year's music festival season begins to wind up.

While ticket sales are up, poor weather has been a downer for some would-be ravers.

Soumya… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Iwi and governance groups in Manawatu are looking for information after a six-metre-tall statue depecting a tribal ancestor was vandalised and disfigured.

The steel statue depicting Whatonga, an… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.At least 340 people died on the roads during 2023, compared to 372 in 2022.

Police say there are still far too many people not making it home to their families.

Its director for road policing… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Nineteen people have died on the roads over the Christmas New-Year holiday period, with the official toll coming to an end at 6am Wednesday, January 3rd.

Last year, there were 21 deaths over the… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Down on Campbell Island with the albatross and the penguins, there's a ham, a Christmas cake and a team ready to celebrate with a Secret Santa.

Theo Thomspon is the team lead this summer.

He told me… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.RNZ Swedish correspondent Dr Anita Purcell-Sjolund tells us about a time-honoured Christmas tradition involving a giant straw goat. Purcell-Sjolund spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

8:49 AM.It's time to cross to some more of our international correspondents to get a taste of what's happening for Christmas on their patch.

Canadian CBC journalist Samuel Wat spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Read more Audio