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6:54 AM.Business news for 27 June 2025. Audio

6:45 AM.Marlborough is just one of several areas on Friday morning with severe rain and orange weather warnings. MetService's head of weather news Heather Keats spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:40 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:19 AM.People from both inside and outside Parliament have been paying tribute to Te Pāti Māori MP Takutai Tarsh Kemp, who died suddenly on Thursday aged 50. Political reporter Giles Dexter has more. Audio

6:17 AM.US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has defended the American strikes on Iran and strongly criticised media coverage of the bombings' impact. Washington DC is correspondent Toni Waterman spoke to… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.There's a local state of emergency for the Wairau-Awatere ward with evacuations for around 60 households in the township of Spring Creek, north of Blenheim. Marlborough emergency management controller… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.New Black Caps coach Rob Walter has named one uncapped player and recalled a pace bowler for his first assignment in charge. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, Minister Tama Potaka is concerned that public funding may have been used for electioneering, after a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency advertisement encouraging Māori to sign up for… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Auckland DJ duo The Katayanagi Twins will perform at the United Kingdom's Glastonbury Festival this weekend. Rain and China Katayanagi spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:51 AM.Two more Rotorua motels will stop being contracted for emergency housing from the end of the month, leaving only four remaining. Libby Kirkby-McLeod reports. Audio

8:46 AM.A Gisborne pensioner dealt with chronic pain and depression during a year-long wait for surgery for severe sinus inflammation. Lucy Xia reports. Audio

8:42 AM.All rugby matches have been cancelled in the Horowhenua-Kāpiti region this weekend, after yet another incident of serious abuse was directed at a referee. Horowhenua-Kāpiti Rugby Union chief executive… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:32 AM.Market Update for 26 June 2025. Audio

8:27 AM.The government has instructed Auckland Council to allow apartments of at least 15 storeys around three key train stations, as the City Rail Link (CRL) nears completion. The Character Coalition… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The man described as the Godfather of Human Rights, American attorney Kenneth Roth, has told RNZ that Israel's actions against the Palestinians are likely to meet the definitions of apartheid… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Victims of sexual abuse will get the final say on whether their attackers get permanent name suppression. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:11 AM.It has been one year since the Wairoa River burst its banks, flooding hundreds of properties on the south side of town. Hawke's Bay and Tai Rawhiti reporter Alexa Cook reports. Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun was unable to reproduce her first match heroics at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament in England, dumped out of the Wimbledon warmup in the second round. Audio

7:55 AM.Devout Lorde fans have had the chance to hear her new album in its entirety before its revealed to the rest of the world on Friday. Reporter Adam Burns went along. Audio

7:50 AM.The Infrastructure Commission's laid bare in a first report the state of the country's assets. The Commission's chief executive Geoff Cooper spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:42 AM.Minister Tama Potaka is concerned that public funding may have been used for electioneering, after a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency advertisement encouraging Māori to sign up for the Māori electoral… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Data analysis shows little evidence of success from a fund that has been giving schools $10 million-a-year to tackle truancy. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann. Audio