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6:09 AM.ASB Bank has reported a record net profit of $1.56 billion for the year to June.

However, ASB chief executive Vittoria Short said there were signs of a slowdown in the second half of the year, as the… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Calls are increasing for New Zealand to play host to a State of Origin rugby league game.

Each year, Queensland and New South Wales representative teams play each other in a three-match series, with… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Residents of a New Plymouth suburb are celebrating the imminent removal of 16 power pylons - some erected in backyards - which have towered over the neighbourhood for about 50 years.

National grid… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Former staff members of a Wellington clothing brand that created jobs for women migrants and refugees, are trying to reopen the business.

Nisa is an ethical brand manufacturing underwear and… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A cybersecurity company is warning of a massive increase in hacking targetting top industries.

American cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has released its 2023 Threat Hunting Report, which found a… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A new report is blaming "accountability-free" General Practice funding for the decline in GP work hours, and a significant decrease in the GP-to-population ratio.

The study is co-authored by two… Read more Audio

8:34 AM.University of Otago experts are calling for more and earlier cataract surgeries in Aotearoa, after research found the surgery lowered the risk of dementia.

New Zealand patients typically have poorer… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Despite plans to fix long wait times for New Zealand passports, the situation is the same as it was when borders re-opened last year.

There are currently more than 37,000 passports waiting to be… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Back now to National's proposed ban on cellphones in schools.

Leader, Chris Luxon says the result will be a greater focus on learning but the Secondary Principals Federation has dismissed the any ban… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.A leading energy research analyst doesn't think the government's team-up with investment company Blackrock will be 'game changer'.

The deal will launch a $2 billion dollar climate infrastructure fund… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.France and Colombia have both eased into the quarter-finals of the women's football World Cup. Audio

7:43 AM.National says it will ban cellphones in all schools if it becomes the Government.

The UN report, Technology in Schools, released last month, found cellphones distract students and have a negative… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.There's no such thing as an easy road repair job in Northland, but they don't get much bigger or more complicated than State Highway 1 south of Kaitaia, known as the Mangamuka Gorge.

In August 2022… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Landlords are increasingly controlling the market, as renters grapple with low supply and high demand for properties.

New research by Treasury, the Reserve Bank, and the Ministry of Housing, shows… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Principals' Federation has dismissed National's proposed ban on cellphones in schools, calling it unnecessary and unworkable.

National says it will ban cellphones in schools if it becomes the… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Police in Palmerston North are responding to rising gang tensions in the city, after a man was shot and killed on Sunday afternoon.

The death is believed to be gang-related and Police have sent… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A climate policy expert says for New Zealand to hit 100% renewable energy, private investment is crucial.

One of the world's largest investment companies has launched a major new climate fund to help… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The Government is giving itself a big pat on the back for announcing an energy deal with the world's largest investment firm BlackRock, which it says will help New Zealand reach its 100% renewable… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.France and Colombia have completed the quarter-final lineup at the women's football World Cup. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 9 August 2023 Audio

6:43 AM.A lifetime member of Black Power says gang leaders in Palmerston North are trying to keep the peace in the wake of a gang-related death on Sunday.

Police arrested three men with gang links in… Read more Audio