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7:28 AM.Students begin sitting their end-of-year exams on Monday, a stressful time for many.

And on top of that, for those in parts of the country affected by severe weather, it's been yet another disrupted… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told the visiting US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, that there must be an immediate ceasefire.

Blinken has been meeting with leaders in the Middle… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.National and Act had the barest majority on election night, but the picture changed with the final result, confirming that New Zealand First must be in the mix.

Policy positions are being worked… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Negotiations to form the next National-led government will step up a notch on Monday, with all parties hoping to lock in a deal as soon as possible.

Those involved will likely be grappling with… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.While National lost two seats in the special vote count, Te Pāti Māori picked up two - putting them in a record-breaking position of taking six of seven Māori seats.

Takutai Tarsh Kemp has taken the… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The official results in the general election have finally been released - but it's likely recounts will be requested in some electorates.

On Friday National lost two seats after the count of special… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Temperatures have dropped for much of the country as a chilly southerly moves up the country.

A road snowfall warning was in place at Porters Pass, and persistent rain fell throughout eastern… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.If you've got a craving for a plum crumble, or want a bit of preserved plum with your yogurt, or some easy home-made plum ice cream - you're out of luck.

Watties Hawke's Bay Black Doris Plums have… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A Palmerston North window installation company has shut its doors leaving orders unfilled and clients and suppliers thousands of dollars out of pocket.

Sixteen aggrieved customers have banded… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.This week marks one year since new councils were sworn in after the 2022 local body elections.

Thirty-five of those councils featured Māori ward councillors - many for the first time.

One year on… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The full election results are released by the Electoral Commission out at two-o'clock today with many MP's awaiting the final result in what have been close races.

They include National's Vanessa… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.Guy Fawkes is upon us, but not everyone seems to be fizzing.

Fireworks went on sale on Thursday - they can only be sold for four days leading up to and including November 5th.

But a recent survey of… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The police are spending tens-of-millions of dollars trying to catch up on court prosecutions while dealing with what it calls outdated bureaucratic processes.

As RNZ has been reporting, forty-four… Read more Audio