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6:20 AM.Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto.

The University said Clark is a leader known for championing equity, sustainability and… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.New Zealanders won big in this year's Melbourne Cup, taking home more than $10 million in winnings.

Australian jockey Mark Zahra won the race on Without A Fight, having been placed at number three on… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Voters in Ohio overwhelmingly approved an amendment which would enshrine the right to terminate pregnancy in the state's constitution Its success is likely to bolster Democrats' hopes that abortion… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Fifty-six nesting pairs of the critically endangered kōtuku have landed this year at Aotearoa's only breeding spot at Whataroa on the South Island's West Coast, and chicks are now hatching every day.

8:52 AM.Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles and the University of Auckland are disputing how much of her work talking about Covid-19 was done as a celebrity, rather than an academic.

The associate professor is… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Two evacuation centres have been opened in the Wairoa District after heavy rain caused flooding in parts of the region overnight.

Three people had to be rescued from their cars after becoming stuck… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Without a Fight lived up to its name at the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, taking out the race with a clear lead.

Jockey Mark Zahra claimed back-to-back Melbourne Cup wins, having won on favourite Gold… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Prospective first home buyers trying to use a Kāinga Ora scheme to get on the property ladder are fast running out of time.

The First Home Partner scheme stopped accepting new applications in… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The Pacific Island's Forum has opened in Rarotonga with a ceremony of song, dance and the fierce drumming involving hundreds of Cook Island children.

All 18 Pacific nations are represented this year… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.The Electoral Commission is rechecking all voting results after a data entry error wrongly saw two fringe parties gain hundreds of votes at three voting booths.

Two voting places in Port Waikato, and… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Just one month ago, the Labour Party had dismissed introducing a wealth or capital gains tax after a captain's call from leader, Chris Hipkins.

In July, Hipkins put out a statement drawing a line… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The United States is still a year away from the 2024 presidential election, but on Wednesday, voters around the country are heading to the booths to decide on other key positions and measures.

The… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Police are continuing their search this morning for the wife of a man whose body was found at his Ellerslie home on Monday night.

The 66-year-old man's death is being treated as a homicide and the… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.One of the first paramedics inside Al Noor mosque after the Christchurch terror attacks has described being approached by a man carrying a dead child.

First responders have been giving evidence to… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A senior Cook Islands politician says the absence of a New Zealand Prime Minister at the Pacific Islands Forum this week is unlikely to be seen as a snub.

Outgoing deputy Prime Minister Carmel… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Mega supermarket chain Foodstuffs has proposed to merge its North and South Island operations to simplify the business and save costs.

The company has approached the Commerce Commission and will put… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A Wellington woman whose parked car was smashed up by a passing bus is furious at the response she got from the bus company.

Buses collided with 88 parked cars in the city, in the first nine months… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Former National Party Prime Minister Jim Bolger is putting ACT's chances of getting referendum on the Treaty of Waitangi at zero.

 ACT has staunchly lobbied for a constitutional rewrite - calling for… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Flooding and slips on the main highways north and south of the Wairoa have cut off the town on Wednesday.

The road to Waikaremoana - State Highway 38 is also closed. 

Fire and Emergency, says it… Read more Audio