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12:12 PM.In Levin, residents were woken by torrential hail nearly the size of golf balls, and what they are describing as a tornado.

MetService says it recorded a wind gust of 140 kilometres per hour in… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Levin wakes up to weather chaos, and we learn more about what's in this year's Budget. Audio

12:45 PM.This afternoon, New Zealanders will learn what the government's dishing out in this year's budget.

Health is expected to be the big-ticket item today with the reforms taking up a decent chunk of the… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.In other news, Antarctica New Zealand wants your input on the Scott Base redevelopment by choosing the building's colour.

Designers are offering the options of kākāriki green, karaka orange and… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.30-year-old Misha Koudinov will head a seven-strong New Zealand contingent at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:16 PM.The first hint of winter has arrived, and a series of storm fronts will sweep the country over the coming days.

Parts of Bay of Plenty, Westland and Fiordland are under a heavy rain warning, with up… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.It's Budget Day - the big day for the Finance Minister Grant Robertson who makes the calls on where the money goes.

We already have some idea of what's in the budget, with about 10 early… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.All eyes on the Budget, but will it help those hurting as the cost of living rises. Audio

12:46 PM.The majority of automakers are undermining efforts to reduce pollution, and keep global warming under the 1.5 degrees celsius limit.

European research group, InfluenceMap, looked at a dozen car… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.A mental health service says the government's pre-budget announcement doesn't go far enough to reach those who experience the worst inequality in New Zealand.

Thursday's Budget will include $100… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The White Ferns and Otago wicketkeeper Katey Martin has retired after 21 years of top class cricket. Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:16 PM.Nurses want staff wellbeing to be woven into any decision to move treatment out of Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone block. 

The DHB has confirmed the hospital's main block falls below the new… Read more Audio

12:09 PM.MPs have taken up the chance to scrutinise the government's Covid-19 response, including contact tracing, testing, and vaccination.

The Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins and health officials… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.MPs scrutinise the Covid-19 response as deaths creep close to 1,000, and Hutt Hospital bosses are still figuring out when to close earthquake-prone wards. Audio

12:46 PM."Are we Abel to be called Aotearoa now?" 

Is the catch cry for renowned Aotearoa artist Hori's mission touring the country to confront the resistance but also promoting the country's name change from… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Food waste collection services could soon be coming to your neighbourhood. The government plans to roll out kerbside collection of food scraps for most urban households by 2030, as part of its… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.News from the rural and farming sector with Sally Murphy. Read more Audio

12:26 PM.Former BMX world junior champ, Jessie Smith struggles to understand how Cycling NZ can be shocked by the findings of the latest independent review into the sport. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report with Gyles Beckford. Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The professional fire fighters union are pushing for industrial action as it says staffing in Auckland has reached crisis point.

The union said over the weekend there were 23 gaps in firefighter… Read more Audio