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7:47 AM.Roaming dogs are running rife in Auckland and the council says communities are being put at risk. Auckland Council Animal Management Manager Elly Waitoa spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:36 AM.Sports Chat with Barry Guy. Audio

7:34 AM.Market Update for 3 September 2025. Audio

7:27 AM.Most Kiwis would choose work-life balance over more money. SEEK country manager Rob Clark spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

7:18 AM.Amazon says it's making a $7.5 billion investment as it sets up data centres in Auckland, but the tech giant isn't disclosing how much power it expects to need to run them. Vector chief executive… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died while driving drunk want tougher laws to stop sales to minors, after learning he was served alcohol multiple times including when visibly drunk. Lawyer and… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The parents of a 16-year-old boy who died drunk driving are pleading with the government to strengthen laws to stop sales to minors. Guyon Espiner reports. Audio

7:04 AM.New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and her Canadian partner Gaby Dubrowski are a set down in their women's doubles quarter-final at the US Tennis Open. Audio

6:53 AM.Morning business news with Anan Zaki. Audio

6:48 AM.It's been a long wait, but a picturesque ferry trip between Auckland and Coromandel is making a return under a new operator. Thames Coromandel mayor Len Salt spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:43 AM.Auckland council's animal control staff are busier than ever, impounding more than 10,000 dogs over the past year. Felix Walton reports. Audio

6:38 AM.A second earthquake has hit eastern Afghanistan, where the death toll is now more than 1400. UNHCR representative Charlie Goodlake spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:34 AM.Rural News update with Gianina Schwanecke. Audio

6:26 AM.Early Sports Chat for 3 September 2025 Audio

6:20 AM.Nearly every boarding house in Auckland inspected by the council in the past year didn't meet minimum safety requirements. Auckland Council compliance manager Adrian Wilson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:14 AM.A small Māori community is celebrating a huge win against eight decades of sand mining on their coastline. Teuila Fuatai has more. Audio

6:10 AM.Catch up with what's been going on around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio

6:05 AM.American tennis star Jessica Pegula reached her second straight U.S. Open semi-final with a straight sets win over twice Grand Slam champion Barbora Krejcikova, in the first match of the day in New… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, after a seven year ban on foreign buyers put in by the Labour/New Zealand First coalition of 2017, the government is opening up the property market to a small group of wealthy… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Australasia's largest junior sporting event, the AIMS Games, has kicked off in Tauranga. The games' director general Kelly Schischka spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:49 AM.In Ngaaruawaahia the people of Tainui waka and followers of the Kiingitanga are gathering for the annual Koroneihana celebrations. Reporter Tuwhenuaroa Natanahira spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

8:40 AM.Auckland Transport is encountering everything from Maseratis to milk tanker trailers, as they try to clear the city's streets of abandoned vehicles. First Up's Ross McNaughton went along for a ride… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Sports Chat for 2 September 2025. Audio

8:34 AM.Market Update for 2 September 2025. Audio

8:25 AM.Wealthy foreign buyers on the so-called Golden Visa are being given the green light to buy a house in New Zealand - if they spend $5 million. Money correspondent Susan Edmunds spoke to Corin Dann. Audio