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8:34 AM.Market Update for 22 August 2025. Audio

8:23 AM.How much do you really need to save for retirement? Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:17 AM.Tens of thousands of people, including President Trump, have gathered in Glendale, Arizona for a memorial service for assasinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Audio

8:08 AM.GDP fell 0.9 percent in the June quarter, surprising experts who weren't expecting it to be so bad. Public Service Association head Fleur Fitzsimons and Infrastructure New Zealand chief executive Nick… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Australia, the UK and Canada have all formerly recognised a Palestinian state. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:45 AM.Every apartment in a new Auckland high rise will be rented rather than sold, because of the sluggish property market. CEO of Ockham Residential's Point Chevalier development Whetu William Deihl spoke… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Sports Chat for August 22 2025. Audio

7:33 AM.Market Update for 22 August 2025. Audio

7:24 AM.Tourism Minister Louise Upston is heading to China today to lead a major trade mission, aimed at boosting tourism ties with one of our largest markets. Louise Upston spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:19 AM.Documents released to RNZ under the Official Information Act reveal disgraced Former Deputy Police Commissioner Jeveon McSkimming instigated changes to gun licence vetting rules, after being contacted… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Australia, the UK and Canada have all formerly recognised the state of Palestine overnight. Political reporter Anneke Smith reports. Audio

7:07 AM.The government's announced 120 million dollars will go into hospital upgrades, and to help under pressure EDs, as senior doctors prepare to strike this week. Health Minister Simeon Brown spoke to… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.Morning Business News for 22 August 2025. Audio

6:49 AM.Amateur on the field, New Zealand's national football league has become a magnet for hundreds of millions of dollars in offshore betting. Sports correspondent Dana Johannsen reports. Audio

6:42 AM.On the ground in Gaza, the situation is desperate. Israel is dismantling underground shafts and booby-trapped structures in attacks that killed at least 60 Palestinians. Australian nurse Narelle Raiss… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada, have announced their recognition of a Palestinian state. BBC political correspondent Rob Watson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from London. Audio

6:34 AM.Rural News for 22 August 2025. Audio

6:27 AM.Early Sports Chat for 22 September 2025. Audio

6:23 AM.Thrill seekers have a new place to play in the Bay of Islands. It's hoped the mountain bike jump park, which opened at Waitangi on Sunday, will also attract more visitors to Northland when they're… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Let's catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:09 AM.A leading economist says the government has limited tools with which to turn around the big drop in GDP. Westpac's chief economist Kelly Eckhold spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, in a blow for the Government, the economy has had a much larger slump than expected which the Finance Minister's blaming in part on Donald Trump's trade tariffs, negotiations… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.As many hospitality venues around the country struggle, one Christchurch venue is reinventing what it means to be a sports bar. The Loft's marketing manager Olivia Hale spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:43 AM.You might not know its name, but Auckland's last steam ferry, the Toroa, has been sitting at the end of Lincoln Road since 2001. It's being restored and is open to visitors for the Auckland Heritage… Read more Audio