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12:28 PM.The new Black Ferns coach hopes there'll be a woman in charge one day. Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Consumer credit demand is still going down. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.New Zealand and Japan are boosting their security ties, with the two countries set to share more classified information.

The prime minister met with her Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in Tokyo… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A firearms lawyer is not convinced there was an active threat when police shot dead Kaoss Price.

After five days of silence, police have confirmed the 22-year-old was not armed when he was shot… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Growing anger over the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man, and New Zealand and Japan boost security ties. Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Some residents across the Queenstown region have only just regained power after a violent thunderstorm early this morning.

More than 12,000 customers in Queenstown, Frankton and Arrowtown woke up to… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The war in Ukraine could see us planting more sunflowers.

All the latest rural news with Susan Murray. Read more Audio

12:27 PM.There's about to be an update on the Black Ferns' coaching structure.

All the latest sports news with Barry Guy Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The cost of living has soared again, with inflation at its highest level since the mid-1990s. Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The government has revealed more details on its major shake up of health services.

Minister Andrew Little has announced plans to create up to 80 local offices - the first nine in Otara, Hauraki… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The soaring cost of living, and a storm leaves thousands without power. Read more Audio

12:47 PM.A Wellington florist says the construction of a cycleway into the CBD will end her business.

The plan to remove 150 car parks from Newtown to the Waterfront, 6 from outside the shops at the John St… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Unanswered questions remaing over the shooting of Kaoss Price by police as the whanau grieve his loss. 

22-year-old Kaoss Price was shot on Saturday night after he rammed a police car on State… Read more Audio

12:26 PM.The Black Ferns Sevens coaches have drawn on plenty of experience as the side prepares to return to the World Series after an absence of more than two years. Read more Audio

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

12:16 PM.Solomon Islands has signed a controversial security agreement with China, despite major resistance from local political figures, as well as from Australia and New Zealand.

There were no details… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Thousands of health workers will strike next month following lengthy pay negotiations.

The Public Services Association union confirmed that DHB health workers will hold a 24-hour strike on the 16th… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.10,000 allied health workers will strike next month following lengthy pay negotiations with district health boards.

Russia has taken a small city north of Luhansk, as part of its offensive in eastern… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Hot cross buns have become the saving grace for an Auckland Mediterranean restaurant this Easter, as queues of people waited to get their hands on one.

Ima Cuisine has been hit hard by Omicron, but… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The newly crowned Manchester Open champion will skip some upcoming events as she prepares for next month's Squash World Champs. Read more Audio

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