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12:11 PM.Metservice has issued severe weather warnings for large parts of Te-Ika-a-Māui - the North Island - with red warnings for Gisborne and the Wairoa District.

The bad weather, brought by former cyclone… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Weather warnings are upgraded to red for Gisborne and Wairoa and two thirds of Ukrainian children have been forced from their homes. Audio

12:45 PM.The independent review into the culture in the Black Ferns' rugby team will be released this afternoon.

The review was sparked when hooker Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate shared a social media post saying… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Southland firefighters are warning the fire burning in peat under an internationally significant wetland could keep smouldering for weeks if not months.

The fire at Awarua now covers more than 1300… Read more Audio

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

12:27 PM.American Scottie Scheffler has claimed his first major golf title, winning the Masters at Augusta National by three shots. Audio

12:19 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

12:15 PM.The police are trying to find the people who smashed stolen cars into two luxury retail stores, presumably to steal expensive items.

Gucci and Louis Vuitton on Auckland's Queen Street were ram raided… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Parliament's foreign select committee is considering hauling the Russian Ambassador to appear before them.

He's rejected the committee's invitations twice already and MPs are wondering whether to… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.The Russian Ambassador's reluctant to front up to parliament, and luxury stores on Queen Street are hit by ram raids overnight. Audio

12:46 PM.Manawatia a Matariki 

Matariki is now officially a public holiday after it passed through its final reading in parliament yesterday... 

This year the day will fall on Friday 24 June. 

Māni Dunlop… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Almost 18 hours down, with just over six hours to go, for Dan Carter to kick almost 16-hundred goals non-stop at Eden Park. 

The All Black great started his "Kickathon" at 7 o'clock last night, and… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.Tiger Woods starts well but South Korean Sungjae Im has a one shot lead after firing a five under par 67.

The world number 26, who finished tied for second last year, is just ahead of Australian… Read more Audio

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

12:18 PM.New research has shone a severe light on poor employment conditions for hospitality workers in Aotearoa.

An Auckland University of Technology report labelled "Voices from the Front Line" surveyed… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Efforts to tackle modern slavery in supply chains take another step forward today - as consultation opens up to the public.

The organisation Walk Free estimates about 40 million people are subject to… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Russia is accusing New Zealand of Russophobia and servility towards the collective West, for introducing unprecedented sanctions against the country for invading Ukraine.

Today it published a list of… Read more Audio

12:00 PM.Russia black lists New Zealanders 

Tackling modern slavery in our supply chains 

And Dan Carter keeps kicking  Audio

12:47 PM.Whether it's the pandemic, a bloody war in Ukraine or the cost of living - sometimes it seems there isn't a lot to be cheerful about.

So how are we all coping? And how can we stay positive?

Māni… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Tertiary students are more than twice as likely to be living in damp, mouldy homes, according to new research.

Low incomes mean they face energy poverty, hampering their physical and mental health -… Read more Audio

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

12:26 PM.The fallout from the rash of red cards in Super Rugby's latest round has continued with Blues winger Caleb Clarke banned for three weeks. Audio

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

12:16 PM.The Cancer Society along with more than a dozen health non-governmental organisations have penned an open letter urging National and Act leaders to rethink their plans to scrap the Māori Health… Read more Audio