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7:56 AM.An Upper Hutt bush craft programme for troubled children has helped turn life around for a budding young criminal. Pretoria Gordon reports. Audio

7:51 AM.The Retirement Commissioner Jane Wrightson believes it's time to look again at means testing superannuation for the country's top earners. Wrightson spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:47 AM.Doctors in Northland are blaming a massive increase in wait times for colonoscopies in the last six months on Health NZ's decision to cut pay rates for locums. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:40 AM."What is the point of regional government?" That's the question the regional development minister posed to a meeting of local government officials last week. Regional Development Minister Shane Jones… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.The longest ad ever made in New Zealand will soon be aired, encouraging Māori to join the Māori Electoral Roll. The 30-minute ad features Tame Iti reading some of the names of the 300,00 people who… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Foreign Minister Winston Peters is again calling for a peaceful resolution to the Middle East conflict, saying diplomacy must come first, not last. Peters spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:14 AM.The summit of NATO leaders is underway at The Hague, where members are set to commit to a significant increase in defence spending. Correspondent William Denselow spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:10 AM.US President Donald Trump has let loose the f-bomb in comments about the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran. Politico's Josh Gerstein spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has set an Oceania record in the 100m at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour meet in the Czech Republich. Audio

6:54 AM.Business news for 25 June 2025. Audio

6:45 AM.Commuters in our biggest city are staring down another lengthy rail closure. KiwiRail's Dave Gordon spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:41 AM.The Foreign Affairs minister says the government is pursuing diplomacy over moral outrage, as he warns against rushing to condemn or support any one actor in the Middle East conflict. Political… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

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

6:20 AM.GPs and nurse practitioners have been given the green light to diagnose and begin treating adults with ADHD from February next year. ADHD NZ's Darrin Bull spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

6:16 AM.International carriers are cancelling or rerouting flights to and from the Middle East amid the conflict between Israel and Iran. New Zealander, Zane Berghuis, spoke to Corin Dann from Hamad… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Both sides appear to have settled back into a ceasefire, with no further strikes being reported. US President Donald Trump has posted on social media saying, "Israel is not going to attack Iran. All… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.New Zealand sprinter Zoe Hobbs has set an Oceania record in the 100m at the latest World Athletics Continental Tour event in the Czech Republic. Audio

10:00 AM.In today's episode, Iran's military has carried out what it calls "devastating and powerful" retaliatory missile attacks on US airbases in Qatar and Iraq, Labour says the government should be… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A game developer from Nelson is partly behind the explosion in popularity of Grow a Garden, a roblox game where players plant virtual seeds and grow exotic plants. Game developer Janzen Madsen spoke… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The final resting place of Captain Cook's lost ship, the HMS Endeavour, has been confirmed - closing the book on a maritime mystery that's endured for 250 years. The Australian National Maritime… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The first images are out from the biggest camera in the world pointing into the universe. The "Vera C. Rubin" Observatory is in Chile, more than 2,500 metres above sea level. Auckland University… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.An app for farmers to control their cattle using sound and vibrations from a collar worn by the animals sounds like the future. Halter chief executive and founder Craig Piggott spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:39 AM.GPs are getting a huge funding boost - which could mean a boost of nearly 14 percent for some GPs. Christchurch GP Angus Chambers from the group Gen Pro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio