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The national carrier has anounced more trims to regional flights and capacity; including swapping out larger jets for much smaller twin engine turboprop planes on some Queenstown and Dunedin flights… Read more Audio

Auckland residents whose properties are in danger because of slips on publicly owned land have pleaded their case for a fix funded from council coffers. A group of Titirangi residents say they've… Read more Audio

Cutting bed numbers at the new Dunedin Hospital to balance the building budget is absolutely not an option for one Southern mayor. A group of mayors met with Te Whatu Ora earlier this week to hear… Read more Audio

More of us own our own homes, but those still not on the property ladder are paying more in rent. StatsNZ has released its second tranche of Census data, containing a big ol' breakdown of population… Read more Audio

Former Black Cap Lou Vincent will end his cricket exile when he plays in a popular exhibition game next year. After serving a 10 year ban for his part in a match-fixing scandal Vincent has been named… Read more Audio

A teenager's been arrested over a so called "smishing" scam using sophisticated tech that police have never seen in New Zealand before."Smishing," is when a piece of technology called a blaster… Read more Audio

US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about new information in Donald Trump's election inteference case being unsealed and Joe Biden's visit to North Carolina with Kamala Harris to assess… Read more Audio

Civil defence has activated its bunker in Dunedin and people are being told to be prepared and not to travel - with a deluge of rain expected to last until late tomorrow night. It's hitting North… Read more Audio

South Africa correspondent Elna Schutz spoke to Lisa Owen about new data revealing how profitable mining has been for rebels in the Congo, a virus outbreak and a number of hippos dying in Namibia. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

At times Republican JD Vance and Tim Walz appeared like old friends, agreeing to work together on key election issues like gun control and healthcare. But in other moments, they branded each other… Read more Audio

Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Gaza and Yemen are now all embroiled in escalating attacks and counter-attacks. The latest has seen Iran launch a barrage of missiles at Israel - it said in response to Israel… Read more Audio