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6:10 AM.Fiji's a step closer to reaching a quarterfinal spot at the Rugby World Cup. The team won 17-12 against Georgia in Bordeaux on Sunday morning.

Fiji's quarterfinal place is not yet set in stone, but… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Third time's the charm for Antarctic researchers trying to reach the continent this week.

The 43-person crew landed safely in New Zealand's Antarctic research station, Scott Base, on Wednesday -… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.The Department of Corrections' Office of the Inspectorate has released a report into how pregnant women and those with children under 24 months are managed in New Zealand's three women's prisons.

The… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Some forestry companies on the East Coast have spent millions of dollars cleaning up slash from this year's two damaging cyclones and say they're making changes to reduce the future risk.

But others… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A parasitology research lab specialising in testing drugs for cryptosporidium is closing due to a lack of funding.

This in the same week a cryptosporidium outbreak plagues Queenstown residents with… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.A new podcast detailing the ins and outs of the controversial Christchurch Civic Creche case launched Friday 29 September.

It's nearly a year since Peter Ellis had his convictions quashed in a… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The All Blacks face a must-win game against Italy at the Rugby World Cup and the recent form of both teams has some wondering if the unbeaten Azzuri can pull off a major upset in Lyon Saturday… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The All Blacks face a must win game against Italy at the Rugby World Cup this weekend and while New Zealand fans would usually be bullish about the result, recent form has some questioning whether the… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.Calls are mounting for New Zealand's national netball competition to be revamped if the Silver Ferns' are to snap out of their slump in form.

Last month the Silver Ferns missed the podium at a World… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Te Rā - the only known customary Māori sail in existence - has returned to New Zealand for a short time.

The piece is usually stored at the British Museum in London, and is currently at the… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Politicians have heard about the plight of renters at a forum in Wellington. Renters United and Generation Zero have questioned National,

Labour, the Greens and TOP on what it calls one of the… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Police have been keeping watch overnight for any sign of protesters at Parliament after Thursday's anti-government march.

Around 2,000 people descended on the Capital in a demonstration organised by… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Warehouse Group has laid a complaint against Sanitarium over its decision to stop supplying Weet-Bix - the breakfast of champions - from the end of the month and the Commerce Commission is… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the raw sewage being pumped into the Waitematā Harbour is a result of many years of neglect.

It will take an estimated ten days to fix the broken sewer pipe at the… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Labour leader Chris Hipkins is continuing to target his political opponents over their rhetoric around Māori, saying it's race-baiting. 

He's delivered a warning about the impact a National, ACT, New… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at other political parties, accusing them of race baiting during the election campaign in order to gain power.

He's delivered a warning about the impact a… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A mother of Head Hunters gang members says her 12-day hīkoi to Parliament was a success, despite receiving a frosty response from the National Party on arrival.

Matilda Kahotea led a group of gang… Read more Audio