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12:24 PM.The country's first open ocean salmon farm in the Cook Strait has been approved.

New Zealand King Salmon has been battling for years to shift farms into the colder waters to combat the effects of… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Hard on the heels of this week's shock Newshub announcement, TVNZ is flagging further cost cutting.

The state-owned broadcaster has posted a first half-year loss linked to reduced revenue and asset… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.The Prime Minister is claiming a $52,000 accommodation supplement to cover expenses while staying in Wellington, because he has chosen not to live in Premier House.

Christopher Luxon will claim the… Read more Audio

12:44 PM.Thursday is leap day, and for an Upper Hutt couple it will forever take on special meaning.

In line with old tradition, Dawn Duthie proposed to her partner Raymond on leap day four years ago.

And… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.Thousands of people are pouring into the Due Drop Events centre in Manukau for the funeral of Fa’anānā Efeso Collins.

The 49-year-old Green Party MP and former Auckland mayoral candidate collapsed… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Cyclone Gabrielle last February severely affected four of T&G's orchards and flooded some of its facilities.

It has just reported a net loss after tax of $64.2 million for the year to December; a… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps won the toss and not surprisingly decided to bowl - perhaps more surprising was that play got underway on time.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Channel Infrastructure, the former Marsden Point Refinery, has doubled its full-year profit, with its transition to a fuel storage terminal from oil processor almost complete.

Anan Zaki has the… Read more Audio

12:17 PM.A leap year software glitch is being blamed for causing payment outages at petrol stations across the country.

Fuel provider Allied Petroleum and Gull say they are aware of nationwide technical… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The son of a missing tramper in dense Tararua Ranges says he trusted his intuition and separated from Search and Rescue finding his dad less than an hour later.

Seventy-two-year-old Brent Harrison… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.The population of the North Island brown kiwi has increased by at least 7000 birds in the last four years, through the work of 25 conservation projects.

That's according to a survey by the umbrella… Read more Audio

12:41 PM.Rat free and open for business.

The rodent-plagued Woolworths store in South Dunedin has reopened on Thursday after it was forced to close almost three weeks ago to deal with a rat infestation.

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12:35 PM.Grain prices are continuing their downward trend, meaning some growers won't break-even this season in the face of high production costs.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Black Caps opener Devon Conway has been ruled out of the first Test against Australia starting at the Basin Reserve tomorrow.

Barry Guy has sports. Read more Audio

12:21 PM.Telecommunications company Spark plans to invest for growth, as it copes with higher costs and weaker demand.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Newshub, one of the key media companies in New Zealand, is to close its newsroom in New Zealand on 30 June.

Staff were told of the closure at an emergency meeting on Wednesday morning.

Reporter… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.One of the country's top media companies is closing down its news division, and will no longer screen news or news programmes.

Newsroom staff at Newshub were called to an emergency meeting on… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Beachgoers on the Māhia Peninsula in northern Hawkes Bay are being warned about the risk of shark attacks after a Great White ripped a whale from a rescuer who was trying to re-float it.

The incident… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Legislation scrapping Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority, is being described as a nail in the coffin for health equity.

As part of its 100-day plan, the coalition government will today… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.The country's largest kiwifruit grower, Seeka, says any risks posed by a common agri-chemical can be mitigated. 

Seeka representatives spoke about hydrogen cyanamide at an Environmental Protection… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has expressed his gratitude for what Black Caps legend Daniel Vettori has been able to do for him and his side.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.A slowing economy and commodity prices have dented the profits of rural services company PGG Wrightson.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Immigration New Zealand has been criticised over a lack of adequate action to stop the risk of abuse to migrants and the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme.

The system was brought in to try and… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.An armed standoff is underway in the Hutt Valley north of Wellington where police are negotiating with a man who is refusing to give himself up.

The incident on High Street in Avalon, saw a number of… Read more Audio

12:50 PM.As Ukraine enters its third year of war with Russia, Worldwatch's Charlie Dreaver spoke to Federico Borsari from the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington DC.

He told her the lack of… Read more Audio