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The rain has stayed away and a rare trans tasman cricket test has begun at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. New Zealand and Australia are locked in a close battle in the first match of a… Read more Audio

In a scientific first, hump back whales have been recorded having sex and the intimate encounter was between two males. Photographers on a boat captured the images off the coast of Hawaii in January… Read more Audio

Trade Me estimates the average New Zealander has around $1300 in unwanted stuff laying around their house. The auction site values Aotearoa's so called 'circular economy' at 5 billion dollars. At the… Read more Audio

United States correspondent Todd Zwillich speaks to Lisa Owen about, President Joe Biden's son testifying in front of Congress and powerful Republican politician stepping aside, and fast food becoming… Read more Audio

Broadcasting Minister Melissa Lee says there won't be a handout for embattled media network Newshub after yesterday's shock announcement it will shut down at the end of June. The Minister, who has… Read more Audio

A rare Test cricket series between New Zealand and Australia begins tomorrow at a sold out Basin Reserve in Wellington. It is the first time in eight years that Australia's Test side has travelled to… Read more Audio

The rat plagued Dunedin South Countdown finally thrown open its doors again to humans. It's been battling rodents since last year, but things escalated after a rat was photographed happily perched in… Read more Audio

The Reserve Bank has again pumped the brakes on the official cash rate, holding it at 5.5% despite concerns about lingering inflation pressures. The central bank says OCR will need to stay at a… Read more Audio

Newshub staff say they're in total shock and disbelief on learning the media company plans to close its newsroom in New Zealand at the end of June. The bombshell announcement came at an emergency… Read more Audio

The country's world first generational smoking ban is going up in smoke, as the Government pushes through its repeal legislation under urgency. It's prompted emotionally charged scenes in Parliament… Read more Audio