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7:09 AM.A beneficiaries advocate says election promises to impose sanctions on people who don't find a job are not helpful.

The National Party has vowed to dock the pay of some beneficiaries if they aren't… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A US lawyer is cautioning New Zealand police to think twice about becoming more reliant on American taser and drone supplier Axon.

The police are poised to replace their old Axon tasers with new ones… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Windy Wellington is certainly living up to its name, with gale force winds overnight.

Gusts of a hundred and ten kilometres an hour were recorded at Mount Kaukau.

The top of the South Island also… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Wellington commuters are in for a tricky few days.

Vehicle access in and around the parliamentary precinct is reduced Wednesday morning, with several nearby roads closed to traffic.

Not only is that… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.Ocean swells of four to five metres have forced several Interislander ferry trips to be cancelled on Wednesday.

Aratere sailings are expected to return from 3.45pm Wednesday afternoon and Kaitiaki… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.What happens when you're stopped by police for a breath test in a left-hand drive car?

It turns out your passenger might be breathalysed.

At least that's what happened to T J Woodrow this weekend -… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.An Invercargill council worker says his desire to read to his grandchildren inspired him to put his hand up, admit he was illiterate and begin learning to read and write in his late 50s.

Three years… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.More young people are turning out to vote each election, but their numbers still lag far behind the country's older voters.

Anna Sargent investigates how first-time voters are feeling as the election… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Labour wants lots more solar panels on homes - but what about the slave labour used to make the panels that mainly come from China?

The party failed to get its anti-slave labour legislation through… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The most gutting night in Australian rugby history.

That's how former Wallabies are describing their team's shock 40 - 6 loss to Wales.

For the first time ever, the Wallabies look set to exit the… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Destination Queenstown says the town is buoyant and busy, despite the weekend storm and the cryptosporidium outbreak.

It's a crucial time as people head into the resort for the school holidays… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The latest political poll suggests New Zealand First could wind up back in the familiar position of deciding who forms the next government.

The party led by Winston Peters has played kingmaker… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The latest political poll results confirm one of the rules of modern New Zealand politics - never rule out New Zealand First and Winston Peters.

Monday night's Newshub Reid Research poll has National… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.Screenwriters in the US say they've reached a 'tentative deal' with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months.

The Writers Guild of America says the deal will… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.One of Ngāpuhi's greatest scholars, Sir Patu Hohepa, has been laid to rest at Waimā in the Far North.

Many hundreds of people gathered during his tangi, which ended on Monday, to remember the man and… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Consumer Advocacy Council says power bills are a riddle for many people, which makes it too hard for consumers to switch power companies and save money.

The Council is pushing for simple bills… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Homeowners are set for an even tighter squeeze as some banks hike up mortgage and deposit rates.

Kiwibank has raised standard rates to 8.15 per cent for one-year mortgages and 7.99 percent for… Read more Audio