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6:47 AM.The National Party is sceptical about a Labour proposal to dig three tunnels under Auckland Harbour - a pair for traffic, and another for rail.

It could cost $45 billion.

But the business case, and… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Payout prices for milk have been slashed by 12 percent because of reduced demand in China.

Fonterra has changed it's forecast range to $6.25 - $7.75 a kilo of milk solids, with a midpoint of $7 per… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.Locals in the east of central Auckland are up in arms that a development that will see dozens of town houses built on just three sections has been fast-tracked.

St Heliers residents say they weren't… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The ban is over and Te Huia, the train service running between Hamilton and Auckland, is allowed back into central Auckland.

Te Huia has only carried passengers as far as Papakura instead of The… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.July saw global temperature records broken as heatwaves swept across Europe, North Africa, North America and Asia.

July 6 was the hottest day ever, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Bowel Cancer New Zealand is backing renewed calls for earlier screening for bowel cancer, amid escalating numbers of cases among people under 50.

Leading specialists have referred to an "avalanche of… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Back to our story on forestry.

The Government's four-step action plan to sort forestry issues in Tai Rāwhiti and Wairoa left locals "completely underwhelmed", with some even storming out of a public… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.For the first time in eighteen months, there have been official sightings of Marokopa man Tom Phillips.

He's been missing since December 2021 with his three children, Jada, Maverick and Ember.

The… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Former US president Donald Trump has attended Federal Court in Washington DC, where he faces four charges over the 2020 election, including conspiracy to defraud the United States.

Former federal… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.High-level Govermment documents have revealed plans to increase the New Zealand's Defence Force readiness for combat amid rising security threats to the region and climate change.

This is part of a… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand's Football Ferns may be out of the World Cup, but they certainly made a splash during the tournament's pool stage, which winds up today.

Captain Ali Riley's footwork was not the only… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Tomorrow's second Bledisloe Cup test in Dunedin may be a dead rubber, with the All Blacks having retained the trophy.

But there's plenty on the line for players hoping to earn a spot at the Rugby… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Foreign students are returning to polytechnics faster than expected.

Their numbers crashed from about 11,000 full-time equivalent students before the pandemic began, to less than 3000 last year.

But… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Silver Ferns were beaten by Jamaica at the Netball World Cup last night ... but they are through to the semi-finals.

Jamaica beat New Zealand 59-48 in Cape Town, racing away in the final quarter… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Thousands of commercial and recreational vessels could be at risk of leaking fuel lines because of a longstanding failure to check them.

Five people died when the charter boat i-Catcher, with 11… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Former US president Donald Trump is expected to face court over allegations he attempted to undermine democracy by claiming the 2020 election results were fake.

The charges against Mr Trump are… Read more Audio