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7:50 AM.Te Pāti Māori have continued the momentum of their 2020 election win and secured an additional four seats in Parliament.

The party has claimed victory in Waiāriki, Te Tai Hauāuru, Te Tai Tonga and… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Pre-election polling had long-suggested National would beat Labour at the polls.

But the flip in electorates like Mt Roskill, Te Atatū and New Lynn was completely out of the blue.

First Up producer… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.A bypass for a damaged sewer main in the Auckland suburb of Parnell has finally been installed.

The 2.1 metre wide main collapsed three weeks ago, creating a 13 metre deep sinkhole and sending… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The UN says it's made no progress on negotiating aid desperately needed in Gaza, where hospitals could run out of fuel in the next day.

Crowds of Palestinians with foreign passports are also relying… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.France suffered a devastating loss yesterday, when they were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup on home soil.

Karim Ben Ismail is a rugby writer with French sports newspaper L'equipe.

Ismail spoke… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Preparations are already well underway for the National Party to launch into coalition talks with the ACT Party and New Zealand First.

While voting numbers aren't finalised, it looks likely Winston… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.The soul searching begins on Tuesday for the drastically reduced Labour caucus which meets for the first time since it's humiliating defeat to National at the weekend.

First, they'll farewell their… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The All Blacks must come down from the high of upsetting Ireland in one of the best World Cup quarter-finals of all time as they prepare to face Argentina in this weekend's semi-finals in France.

The… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.The Tertiary Education Union says Massey University is being short sighted and damaging with plans to cut even more staff.

The University's proposal would see 40 full time staff axed from its college… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.It's a weather mash up, with a mix of a rain, snow, strong winds, cold and warm temperatures, thanks to a strong northwesterly followed by a southerly.

There are heavy rain warnings Tuesday night for… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Cricket and squash have been added to the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, boosting New Zealand's chances of winning medals.

Both sports are strong in the Commonwealth, and they are already… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.In Auckland two of Labour's safest seats are on a knife's edge with just a handful of votes between the leading candidates.

All eyes are on the special votes to see which party will take Mt Albert… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Federated Farmers is hoping the National-led government will offer a lot more certainty and a lot less red tape.

President Wayne Langford says he is hopeful National will make good on the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Saturday was a big night for the Green Party, which won more than ten percent of the vote and fourteen seats.

Included in that was former Wellington City Councillor Tamatha Paul, at just 26 years… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.There's no time to rest for the All Blacks with a semi-final against Argentina this weekend.

The Pumas have never won a World Cup match against New Zealand - but what are the expectations on the… Read more Audio