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7:57 AM.A world-first trial has just finished near Christchurch, in which an uncrewed aircraft has safely integrated into controlled airspace, flying among other piloted planes.

A series of test flights with… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A billion-dollar budget shortfall threatens to significantly disrupt Wellington's train services over the next few years.

A report by the Greater Wellington Regional Council identifies insufficient… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The new Finance Minister wants to change the law to force governments to publish a list of policies they've left unfunded, ahead of every election.

Nicola Willis says Labour left many essential… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The first of two ceremonies to open Parliament takes place on Tuesday.

The MPs will declare their allegiance to the King and elect a Speaker.

But Te Pāti Māori - who have organised today's… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Protestors in Wellington are marching towards Parliament for the National Day of Action.

Reporter Tessa Guest spoke to Corin Dann. Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Pacific advocates say it feels like climate talks are rigged against vulnerable, low-lying countries, with fossil fuel lobbyists in the room influencing negotiations.

COP28 is underway in petro-state… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A number of councils are proposing massive double-digit rate rises as part of their long-term plan discussions.

Mayors are warning that residents across the country are likely to face the same pain… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Updates from reporters Taiha Molyneux in West Auckland, Emma Stanford on the North Shore, Tessa Guest in Wellington and Robin Martin in New Plymouth on National Action Day. Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Tangata whenua are protesting across 20 centres Tuesday morning in a National Action Day with the backing of Te Pāti Māori.

They plan to disrupt traffic in multiple locations and are calling for the… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.Part of State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Napier has reopened on Tuesday morning, following a safety inspection

A stretch of the road between Kotemaori and Pūtōrino was closed for most of Monday and… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Police are warning commuters in Auckland and Wellington to expect significant delays Tuesday morning because of the National Māori Action Day protests.

In what the party is describing as a "first hit… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The Canterbury Regional Council is calling on the new Government to talk with local government about its plans to replace Labour's Resource Management Act reforms.

It's chair Peter Scott says he's… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Demonstrations are to set begin across the North Island Tuesday morning in response to Te Pāti Māori's call for iwi to unite for a National Māori Action Day - or Toitu Te Tiriti - ahead of Tuesday's… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.It's December - the Christmas music has well and truly begun trickling over the speakers at the mall, people are counting down the days until the end of the year.

It's the season for people to pop up… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.An energy researcher thinks the government's decision to scrap a pumped hydro scheme at Lake Onslow is presumptuous.

Energy Minister Simeon Brown told me the choice to pull back government investment… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Forestry owners hit by devastating cyclones this year have been given extra time to replant so they won't have to repay millions of dollars in carbon credits.

The land can stay bare for an extra… Read more Audio