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7:40 AM.On Monday Morning Report revealed a powerful new intelligence tool police are using to search data much faster and further, especially about firearms threats.

It's called SearchX. It's been badly… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Once again New Zealand Rugby is having to deal with a case of players behaving badly.

The prized Ranfurly Shield is in bits, and a player from the winning Hawke's Bay Magpies has been charged with… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Former US president Donald Trump is attending the first day of a $400 million civil fraud trial against him after his legal team tried and failed to delay the case.

Trump, his two adult sons, and the… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been spreading misleading climate information at public meetings.

Climate change has been a hot topic this election campaign, with extreme weather such as… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Tuesday was meant to be debate day for Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon but Covid has intervened.

Plans to reschedule the encounter have hit a wall amid a barrage of name calling.

Labour leader… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.How do you value a political donation when it's a plane on loan from a supporter?

That's a question the Electoral Commission is grappling with, following a complaint from Te Pāti Māori that ACT has… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Political leaders are playing tit-for tat over who is ultimately responsible for stopping the 3rd leaders debate going ahead.

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon were due to face off in Christchurch… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The weather that hit Oamaru on Monday has been described as "extreme" and "pretty unusual".

Jenny Sims has lived in the area for three years, and she has never seen anything like it.

She was at the… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Fierce winds had South Island fire crews dealing with more than 80 cases of ripped roofs, tossed trees, downed powerlines, capsized campervans, and several wildfires.

First, there were gale… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Early voting officially opens on Monday the 2nd of October, and while you've got to be 18 years old to vote in Aotearoa, you can never be too old.

First Up's Leonard Powell paid a visit to his local… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Winston Peters has been wooing small crowds throughout the country as support for his party's popularity creeps up in the polls.

New Zealand First has reached the 5 per cent threshold in both TV… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Italy needs a revolution in its local game if it's going to have a chance in future Rugby World Cups, according to a former professional player.

The team was trounced by the All Blacks 96-17.

Flavio… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.The campaign is heating up across the motu - and the Māori electorates are no exception.

Māori affairs broadcaster and host of RNZ's Māpuna Julian Wilcox says three of the seven races are proving… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.While some political parties are paying close attention to the squeezed middle this election - poverty action campaigners are worried those at the bottom of the heap are being left behind.

The… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The National Party is prioritising its plan to ditch Three Waters, committing to doing so within its 100 days if it's elected.

Labour has criticised the decision, claiming National would be leaving… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.As the election campaign enters its final weeks, there's been an alarming string of menacing actions towards political candidates - but those being discussed publicly appear to be just the tip of the… Read more Audio