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7:10 AM.Police have laid rape charges against a man in Hawke's Bay, after uncovering what they say is a potential human trafficking and migrant exploitation ring. The joint investigation between police and… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.All Blacks loose foward Ardie Savea has won New Zealand Rugby's top honour, the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial award. Audio

6:52 AM.Business news for 15 December, 2023 Audio

6:45 AM.Christchurch Airport is celebrating the return of another international airline, with direct flights from Hong Kong resuming tomorrow. The Cathay Pacific route is the last to reopen after closing… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The finger-pointing over who is responsible for the Cook Strait ferry billion dollar budget blow-out has continued at Parliament. The project has been axed after Cabinet this week rejected KiwiRail's… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:08 AM.The number of people applying for jobs has risen for a second consecutive month, at the same as time job vacancies continues to shrink. Employment firm Seek says ads on its website fell by five… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.A month after being named World Rugby's player of the year, All Blacks loose foward Ardie Savea has won New Zealand Rugby's top honour. Audio

8:56 AM.Some Auckland homeowners are struggling to pay the mortgage on their storm-damaged homes, and rent for the house they're living in, after being denied weekly accommodation support. They want the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A leading child psychiatrist says an historic investment in mental health has not made any difference to his work or the lives of his patients. Only a fraction of Labour's historic two-billion-dollar… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Medical experts have expressed doubt as to whether some of the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks could have survived their injuries had they been taken to hospital sooner. The coronial… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A global climate deal has been agreed to at the COP28 summit in Dubai and for the first time it has taken explicit aim at the use of fossil fuels. The talks in Dubai came close to collapse but in a… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A legendary coach has lost his job as his legend fades. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.It's been another tumultuous week in Parliament as the new government tries to get its feet under the table. Protests have erupted against the repealing of smokefree legislation and Fair Pay… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Doctors and health workers are pleading for a government u-turn on smoking, saying its not too late for it to change its mind. The coalition's set to repeal anti-smoking legislation that cuts nicotine… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The Mayor of Marlborough says she's been blindsided by the government's decision not to fund major ferry upgrades. The two new mega-ferries that were set to be built by 2026 required bigger port… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.We want a Toyota, not a Ferrari. That's the way Finance Minister Nicola Willis is describing the government's decision not to pay significant budget blowouts to build new infrastructure for planned… Read more Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:53 AM.A 'road cone Christmas tree' erected in Wellington has left plenty to be desired, with many residents not getting the joke. The council - which is responsible for the tree on Courtenay Place - says it… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Te Pukenga's managers are due to report to Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds tomorrow on the first steps to restoring local leadership to the 16 polytechnics. Simmonds says former polytechnic… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A global climate deal has been agreed to at the COP28 summit in Dubai. The deal calls on all countries to move away from the use of fossil fuels. This is the first time there's been a clear reference… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Wellington hospital's scorecard on the way it trains junior doctors to analyse MRI, CT and ultrasound scans has plummeted from 'A' to a basement level 'D'. Sounds bad? It is. Phil Pennington is… Read more Audio