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12:46 PM.Ever heard of a Ballerina sponge? Or Satan's Mud Dragon?

Well, chances are you haven't, because they're among a list of 10 new marine species discovered last year.

The Ballerina sponge is called… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.People are desperately trying to repair their tornado- hit homes after a weekend of carnage.

About 50 homes in East Auckland have been damaged, and 10 have been yellow stickered after a tornado swept… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.Midday sports News for 11 April 2023

The Football Ferns say breaking their eight-game goal drought has been a confidence boost ahead of their international against Nigeria tomorrow morning. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector Read more Audio

12:15 PM.Two tornados have hit parts of New Zealand today - after two others battered parts of the country at the weekend.

Fire and Emergency says a tornado hit Taranaki just after one this morning, lifting a… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.An epidemiologist says scrapping the 7-day Covid isolation period would lead to more cases and deaths in the short term, but long term - the risks are minimal.

The government is today deciding… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.It's a big day for Fiji - not only for the media but all of Fiji.

What has been described as a draconian law suppressing media freedom has been repealed.

The editor in chief of Fiji times - the… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.New Zealand Police have arrested a 30-year-old man as part of a major international operation cracking down on an online marketplace which sells stolen personal information.

Detective Inspector… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The Government has announced a twenty-five point seven million dollar boost for RNZ after scrapping the public media merger.

The funding will go towards maintaining and expanding RNZ's service… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.The Reserve Bank yesterday raised the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points to 5-point-25 percent - a bigger jump than expected. 

It says this will help keep mortgage and lending rates at their… Read more Audio

12:51 PM.Donald Trump told supporters America is going to hell.

Mr Trump was speaking from his Mar-a-Lago home, after he plead not guilty at his arraignment earlier today.

He has been very much on the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.From today students will be caught out if they use Artificial Intelligence systems such as ChatGPT to write their essays, but some people say the technology should be embraced.

The developers of one… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Reserve Bank is expected to announce it will hike the official cash rate again at 2pm. It may be some time before the rise flows on to consumers, but families around Aotearoa are already feeling… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.Bluebridge customers left stranded by cancellations say Bluebridge won't answer their calls and they are unable to reschedule online.

On Tuesday frustrated passengers went to the Bluebridge ferry… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The former US President, Donald Trump plead not guilty to 34 felony charges in Manhattan Criminal Court earlier today.

The charges stem from an investigation into a hush money payment to pornstar… Read more Audio

12:47 PM.A draft Children's Advertising Code wants to raise the age of children covered by the code to all kids under sixteen, and limit the advertising of brands, as well as products.

This would mean brands… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A political commentator says it's concerning the Prime Minister's chief of staff could walk back into a lobbying role the day after leaving the top office.

Chris Hipkins told Morning Report his top… Read more Audio