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7:22 AM.New Zealand's Muslim and Jewish communities are on edge as the Israel-Gaza conflict escalates.

The war's ripple effects have so far been contained to small - and relatively peaceful - protests here… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.US President Joe Biden is in Israel on an extraordinary high-stakes trip as the region is gripped by violence in the aftermath of Hamas' attacks and Israel's subsequent response.

Israel has vowed to… Read more Audio

6:48 AM.One of the country's Great Walks - the 82-kilometre Heaphy Track, in the West Coast's Kahurangi National Park - is fully reopening on Thursday.

It's been more than a year-and-a-half since a storm… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The Colin Elsey Shield is a non-contact rugby tournament that has been organised at every Rugby World Cup since 1991 in honour of British sports photographer, Colin Elsey, bringing together media and… Read more Audio

6:18 AM.The head of the country's spy agency says it's keeping a close watch for any threats of violence here as the Israel Hamas war worsens.

The Five Eyes bosses have been meeting in San Francisco with the… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.The tension in the Middle East has risen since an explosion at a hospital in Gaza City yesterday killed up to 500 people.

The Israeli and Palestinian sides have blamed each other for the blast, which… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Next week, New Zealand's national flag football teams will be competing in the Asia Oceania continental championships in Kuala Lumpur.

But in five years' time, they could be competing on the biggest… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Whanganui's iconic Kowhai Park is a blast from the past - with play equipment inspired by the likes of Old Mother Hubbard and Goldilocks.

But the playground, that's been an attraction for more than… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A major summit underway in Beijing is another sign of the world's increasing fragmentation.

More than 130 countries are attending the two-day Belt and Road Initiative forum, including Russia's… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Gisborne and Hawke's Bay have three new National MPs, after the previously Labour-held seats turned blue in the election.

There's Catherine Wedd for Tukituki, Katie Nimon for Napier, and Dana… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Plumbers, gasfitters and drainlayers are unhappy with the training their apprentices have been getting at the super-institute Te Pūkenga.

They say the quality of assessment is poor and courses are… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.A central Wellington city councillor is urging the new government to sort out earthquake strengthening laws, saying apartment and building owners are not a bottomless pit of money.

The call comes as… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The families of those who died at Pike River are thanking retiring Labour MP Andrew Little for his work as the minister responsible for re-entering the mine.

Little announced his resignation on… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Chris Hipkins has emerged from the first meeting with his caucus following Saturday's election defeat, still the leader of the Labour Party.

The meeting at Parliament ran for nearly two hours, but he… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The All Blacks preparations are well underway for their Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against Argentina on Saturday, with a few changes expected in the team which will be named on Thursday.

Rugby… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Aviator and deer industry pioneer Sir Tim Wallis has died at age 85.

From Greymouth, Sir Tim built a career which began with his family's timber business, while he enjoyed spending much of his free… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Christchurch mayor says the council is looking down the barrel of an 18 percent rates increase if it does not make some major cost savings.

The City Council is working on its ten-year-plan, and… Read more Audio