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12:46 PM.A packed crowd at Windsor Castle has been watching a music concert as part of King Charles' coronation celebrations.

It wraps up a weekend of more relaxed festivities, after Saturday night's very… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.A Pacific Studies professor says focusing on overstayer amnesty is just a distraction from Dawn Raids still being used to target people.

There was a fiery meeting at the weekend about Immigration… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural farming sector Read more Audio

12:27 PM.Midday sports News for 8 May 2023

 New Zealand has finished second in the grand final of the SailGP series in San Francisco. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.News from the business sector Read more Audio

12:14 PM.A budget advisor in south Auckland says buy now - pay later schemes are an addictive problem for those struggling to cope with the cost of living.

The latest figures show a record 10-and-a-half per… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.An Auckland school where a student and a family member tested positive for measles hopes to reopen tomorrow.

Classes at Albany Senior High School are online for Monday, and a testing clinic is setup… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Te Pati Māori is questioning whether the High Commissioner to the UK's lack of recognition for the Kiingitanga was a simple faux pas.

The High Commissioner to the UK, Phil Goff, offended Kiingi… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Supermarket giants Foodstuffs and Woolworths New Zealand have lost a long-running legal battle to prevent Auckland Council imposing stricter sale times for alcohol.

After eight years of court cases… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.An investigation into the Interislander ferry which lost power and drifted along the Cook Strait has sent an industry-wide warning to vessel operators.

The Kaitaki was unable to restart its engines… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Kiwirail says recent bad weather is behind the overhead train line problem which caused widespread disruption this morning.

Almost all Auckland morning peak train services were cancelled today due to… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.In a world first, scientists have observed the moment that a dying star consumed a planet - a fate that eventually awaits Earth.

While astronomers have previously seen planets just before and just… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.The Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Kelvin Davis, has today been brushing off Meka Whaitiri's comments about why she quit the party.

The Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP and Minister yesterday shocked everyone… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.There's solid support for a new coastal shipping route between Napier and Gisborne.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:27 PM.The Black Caps remain upbeat despite a series loss to Pakistan.

Stephen Hewson has sport. Read more Audio

12:23 PM.The BNZ has posted a solid rise in profits on the back of  growth in lending.

Anan Zaki has business. Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Government has revealed a 24-point plan to ease pressure on the health system this winter.

The initiatives are wide-ranging but broadly aim to redirect unnecessary demand on hospitals to care in… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Several hundred people have turned out to Parliament for a Speak Up For Women gathering and counter-protest, which both got underway at 12.30pm.

The women's rights group supported a visit to New… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A sexual violence victims advocate says a court ruling which gives a woman at the centre of a revenge porn case support from ACC, demonstrates the delays in legislation to keep up with technology.

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12:36 PM.Job losses are on the cards at fertiliser company Ravensdown.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The former All Blacks coach John Mitchell is reportedly set to be named as the new England women's rugby coach.

Stephen Hewson has the sports news. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.There's been no change in the country's unemployment figures.

Anan Zaki has the business news.

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