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8:15 AM.National will change the rules governing how speed limits are set, if elected next month.

Transport spokesperson Simeon Brown says they hope to restore speed limits that have been reduced under… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.After months of refusing to explicitly state whether he would work with New Zealand First leader Winston Peters, National leader Christopher Luxon has released a social media video announcing he… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The Ministry of Health wants action against junk food advertising, which it says is helping send some New Zealanders to an early grave.

Documents obtained under the Official Information Act show… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Floods keep rolling in, but the country's new flood rescue teams have not been there to meet them.

RNZ can reveal the teams pulled back in the face of incoming storms in May despite saving 32… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The investigation into a cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown has moved focus away from the town's water supply.

Confirmed cases of cryptosporidium in Queenstown are now at 30, with a further 16… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A Queenstown resident says it's disgraceful slash dumped from a gondola redevelopment has damaged historical graves.

Torrential rain caused logs and mud to crash through a third of Queenstown… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A capsule containing fragments of the asteroid Bennu landed in a remote part of the Utah desert.

The container which was jettisoned from the space probe O-SIRUS REx landed safely in the desert at… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.National's leader Christopher Luxon says he could work with New Zealand First after the election.

Luxon has for months refused to explicitly state whether he could work with Winston Peters.

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7:10 AM.The National Party has confirmed it could work with New Zealand First after the election.

After months of refusing to explicitly state whether he would work with New Zealand First leader Winston… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.National will change the way speed limits are reviewed, if elected.

By mandating a cost-benefit analysis that includes travel times and economic impacts, they hope to reverse some of the recent… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Heavy rain warnings are in place for the Gisborne and Eastern Bay of Plenty regions where Civil Defence is monitoring conditions. 

On Sunday night, following a day of rain, the Whakatāne, Tauranga… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.New Zealand's Liam Lawson is being called a 'future talent' for Formula 1 motor racing despite beating his teammate Yuki Tsunoda in consecutive races.

Lawson placed 11th in Sunday night's race at… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Heavy rain is pummelling the north-east of Aotearoa.

Two orange heavy rain warnings are in place as a month's worth of rain has been forecast to hit the Bay of Plenty region.

A dedicated flood… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Now here's a story kids won't want to miss,

It's the Whitcoulls Kids Top 50 list!

Our Tamariki voted for their most favoured book,

They love emotional tales - not just how they look.

Some books… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Warriors fans are calling Saturday night's NRL semi-final against the Broncos in Brisbane their biggest game in 12 years. Win it and they'll line up in next week's Grand Final - for just the third… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Warriors are one win away from their first National Rugby League grand final appearance in 12 years.

They'll need to beat the Broncos - and the odds - Saturday night in Brisbane to move a step… Read more Audio