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12:43 PM.Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made a plea to Aotearoa to keep supporting his country, which was invaded by Russia nearly 10 months ago. 

This morning, President Zelensky became the… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The first miscarriage of justice referral from the Criminal Cases Review Commission has been filed in the High Court - after a 15-year-old boy was wrongly sent to an adult prison. 

Only those aged… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Police, prisons and spy agencies missed chances to direct the LynnMall terror attacker away from violent extremism.

That is among the 'significant deficiencies' found in a weighty review out today… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Hundreds of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui-a-Rua have arrived in Wellington for the final reading of their treaty settlement. 

They packed out a special train from Dannevirke this morning… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The Black Ferns are celebrating their historic Rugby World Cup victory with a reception at Parliament today

The women's team beat England 34-31 in a pulsating final on the November the 12th in front… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The Public Service Commissioner has found no evidence of favouritism, bias or undue influence due to a connection with any minister in decisions made by some government agencies.

Peter Hughes looked… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.It will be farewell for six of Labour's MPs at the next election - including two of its most senior Pasifika MPs. 

Poto Williams, Aupito William Sio and David Clark will hand in their ministerial… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Skilled civil construction roles are on the immigration green list. 

The jobs eligible for work to residence from March next year include civil construction supervisors, gasfitters, drain layers… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Team New Zealand usually makes waves on the water but today it's celebrating setting a wind powered land speed world record.

The high-tech craft - "Horonuku" - reached 222.4 kilometres per hour on… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.The Chief Ombudsman heard countless heartbreaking stories in his review of the managed isolation and quarantine system.

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment points out that system… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Roughly three million bottles worth of plastic are wafting onto Auckland each year.

That's 74-tonnes.

Scientists are finding microplastics everywhere - on the peaks of the highest mountains, to the… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Human Rights Commission has detailed more evidence of RSE workers being exploited.

The Government is in the early stages of reviewing the scheme - but the issues described are not new, and amount… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Stories of heartbreak dominated the Chief Ombudsman's review into the Managed Isolation and Quarantine or MIQ system.

The Chief Ombudsman says the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.This weekend, Wellington's Cuba Street is set to play host to a brand new music festival called Great Sounds Great.

The festival is held across five neighbouring venues with a lineup of New Zealand… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A forestry company which had initially denied responsibility for its part in widespread damage to homes, farms and infrastructure near Tolaga Bay in the 2018 storms is being sentenced today.

Ernslaw… Read more Audio