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7:49 AM.A price bump and ads are coming for Neon subscribers next year. The service's owner - Sky TV - says the move is necessary to keep sourcing new content for the platform.

But how will Neon stack up… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Is it a case of the green washing of highways, or just bureaucratic slackness? Transport agency Waka Kotahi has been making exaggerated claims about how 'green' its road building is.

It has said four… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Recent modelling shows Wellington has a 24 percent chance of entering level four water restrictions this summer.

That means there is a supply buffer of five percent or less, and residents would have… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Residents in Lower Hutt are desperately hoping a "sickening" stench coming from a wastewater treatment plant will stop, following a commitment from authorities.

The smell coming from the… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.Israeli warplanes have carried out more heavy bombardments across Gaza, as fighting intensifies in the south of the territory.

Israeli forces are battling with Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters to the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The new Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, says he's confident Commissioner Andrew Coster will implement the new Government's policing expectations.

The pair met on Thursday, for the first time since… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.MPs have clashed for the first time since the election in a fiery debate that'll set the tone for the next three years.

Party leaders argued over race relations, conspiracies and Labour's election… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Otira Gorge, the road connecting Canterbury to the West Coast, will be closed on Thursday as repair work continues.

Transport Agency Waka Kotahi system manager for the Central South Island Mark… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.One of the processing plants producing stench in the Christchurch suburb of Bromley will be shut down and moved to an enclosed facility.

The Bromley organics plant will move to an industrial area in… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.In Northland, coalition negotiations and the irresistible forces of nature have conspired to change National's long-standing roading priorities for the region.

That could mean a permanent fix for a… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response.

Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A Hawke's Bay charity is calling for more people to help mentor tamariki after a boost in referrals following the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Big Brothers Big Sisters matches adult mentors with… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.As Christmas dinner plans draw closer, NZ Food Safety is warning people to handle raw chicken with care.

The Ministry for Primary Industries advises home cooks to avoid washing raw chicken, keep… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.New gambling regulations came into full effect over the weekend, with higher standards introduced and harsher penalties now placed on casinos and other venues with poker machines that don't comply.

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8:44 AM.New gambling regulations came into full effect over the weekend, with higher standards introduced and harsher penalties now placed on casinos and other venues with poker machines that don't comply.

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8:41 AM.The Government will find out at noon Wednesday whether it has reaped around a billion dollars from selling carbon credits, or whether it will need to wait until 2024 for the money.

The income will at… Read more Audio