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7:36 AM.Sports Chat for 24 August 2025. Audio

7:33 AM.Market Update for 24 August 2025. Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister and Finance Minister have been handed a bruising assessment from the country's top bosses. NZME's Head of Business, Fran O'Sullivan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:19 AM.The chief executive of the New Zealand College of Midwives is urging New Zealanders to dismiss Donald Trump's assertions that taking paracetamol while pregnant can lead to autism in the baby. Alison… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.A family whose daughter drowned in Cyclone Gabrielle have been gifted a brand new home and will soon be moving back to their property. Alexa Cook reports. Audio

7:08 AM.The government's overhauling the way annual leave and sick pay entitlements work. Owner operator of two Waikato cafes, Lisa Quarrie spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:52 AM.Early Business News. Audio

6:45 AM.The Holidays Act is set to be scrapped and replaced with a more straightforward approach the government hopes will save businesses from big compensation payouts. Political reporter Russell Palmer has… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.Chemist Warehouse will open in Newmarket, in the space left empty by Smith and Caughey's. Newmarket Business Association CEO Mark Knoff-Thomas spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

6:37 AM.Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel will make his return to late night television today, after being taken off air 'indefinitely'. Correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Washington. Audio

6:33 AM.Early Rural News. Audio

6:24 AM.Early Sports Chat for 24 September 2025. Audio

6:20 AM.Auckland Councillors will today vote on whether to keep a housing density plan, which allows for three-storey residential buildings to be put up anywhere in the city. Victor Waters reports. Audio

6:14 AM.World News Wrap with Alice Wilkins Audio

6:10 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says the government's Holidays Act overhaul breaks the promise that no worker would be worse off. The CTU's John Crocker spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:05 AM.Morning sports news with Nathan Rarere. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, senior doctors and dentists have walked off the job in a 48-hour strike that began at midnight, we've been talking about the decline in people learning to drive manual cars, but in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's been 30 years since Mt Ruapehu erupted in 1995, a major event that captured the county's attention. RNZ journalist Stephen Parker spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:48 AM.New Zealand basketballer Charlotte Whittaker admits a decision to come home is both a professional and personal one. Adam Burns reports. Audio

8:41 AM.In the last hour, the government's announced two new skilled migrant residency pathways. Joanna Hall from the Employers and Manufacturers Association spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:37 AM.Sports Chat for 23 August 2025. Audio

8:36 AM.Market Update for 23 August 2025. Audio

8:25 AM.Finance Minister Nicola Willis and the wider coalition Government have been under pressure since gross domestic product figures last week showed a sharper economic contraction than had been expected… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The cruise season is back underway, but far fewer ships are coming our way. Felix Walton reports. Audio

8:14 AM.The government's being urged to expand access to meningococcal meningitis vaccines after two recent deaths from the disease. The Meningitis Foundation's NZ Chair Gerard Rushton spoke to Corin Dann. Audio