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8:24 AM.The All Blacks pulled out one of their most memorable performances at a Rugby World Cup in holding out Ireland in that dramatic quarter-final in Paris.

Commentator Scotty Stevenson said the 28-24 win… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Crushed Labour MPs - grappling with the reality of being banished to the opposition benches - will start returning to the capital on Monday. Preliminary election night results show Labour's share of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.BusinessNZ and the Council of Trade Unions both say they hope the new government will be more responsive.

Both organisations seem to agree that the last government didn't always seem to have a good… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The Silver Ferns have lost the second Constellation Cup netball test in Brisbane going down 55-46 to Australia.

The result gives defending champs Australia a 2-0 lead in the four-test series, after… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Somebody who's been following the knife-edge Auckland results particularly closely has been Auckland politics writer Simon Wilson.

He's done an analysis on the blue wash.

Wilson spoke to Corin Dann.

7:42 AM.People in the country's most Asian electorate - Mt Roskill in Auckland - are now counting on the new government to deliver on its promises to cut crime and boost the economy.

Part of the "blue wave"… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The All Blacks are heading to the World Cup semi-finals after a nail-biter match against Ireland.

RNZ reporter Joe Porter was at the game, which he says was an example of overcoming the odds.

Porter… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Triumphant and dejected MPs, along with their leaders, are making their way back to Parliament, as National starts to put plans in place to form a new government.

National's campaign chair Chris… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Triumphant and dejected MPs, along with their leaders, are making their way back to Parliament, as National starts to put plans in place to form a new government.

National and ACT together have 61… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The National Party is primed to start negotiations to shape who'll be involved in the new government and determine its policy agenda.

The party's leader Christopher Luxon has put together his… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Labour MP Greg O'Connor held on to his Ōhāriu seat despite his electorate majority voting for National.

National's Nicola Willis made a strong challenge for the seat, but O'Connor held on.

O'Connor… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Two Wellington inner-city Labour strongholds flipped Green, veering left, while much of the country turned right.

In Ōhāriu in the capital's northernmost suburbs, Labour's Greg O'Connor held on to… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.ACT party leader David Seymour says talks with National about forming a government should begin immediately.

He says while logistics have yet to be discussed, he hopes to meet in person with National… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The third quarter-final has just finished in Marseille, where England have beaten Fiji 30-24 in another tense and exciting contest.

The Fijians threatened a major boil over when they levelled the… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The All Blacks produced their best performance under coach Ian Foster to upset Ireland 28-24 at Stade de France and storm into the Rugby World Cup semi-finals.

New Zealand were underdogs heading into… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.National's strategy team has held its first post-election meeting, working on how to negotiate with ACT and maybe even New Zealand First.

Based on preliminary results National and ACT hold a slim… Read more Audio

9:56 AM.With 100 percent of the preliminary votes counted, National and ACT are on track to form the next Government. 

The special votes are yet to be counted, but we know New Zealand First is back in… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.The All Blacks are through to the Rugby World Cup semi-final, beating world number one Ireland 28-24 in their quarterfinal in Paris.

Tiffany Salmond has been watching the game in Paris and sports… Read more Audio