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12:15 PM.Road freight operators are pleased to see the new government holding Kiwirail to account over its Cook Strait ferry project.

Kiwirail was planning to build two custom-made Interislander ferries… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The police watchdog has found officers used excessive force in six incidents during last year's protest and occupation of Parliament's grounds.

In a report just released, the Independent Police… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.There's some good news coming for New Zealand travellers.

Air New Zealand has revealed it's working with the world's biggest satellite internet service provider, Starlink, to introduce free high… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A house in the east Auckland suburb of Point England has been shot at through a window where two school aged children were sleeping last night. 
 
Local residents say it's terrifying.

Reporter Emma… Read more Audio

12:15 PM.The Labour Party says it won't stop pushing for Aotearoa to take a stronger stance on the conflict in Gaza.

The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined Australia and Canada's leaders in calling… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Thousands are expected at rallies today in a show of opposition against government plans to scrap smokefree legislation.

As part of its 100 Day Action Plan, the coalition government intends to repeal… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Canterbury has been lashed by heavy rain and hail as severe thunderstorms roll up the country's east coast.

A thunderstorm watch is in place for a number of regions.

In Christchurch, heavy rain has… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A New Zealander has made it out of Gaza overnight, crossing into Egypt through the Rafah crossing.

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says they're being supported by the New Zealand Embassy in… Read more Audio

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

12:28 PM.White Ferns openers Suzie Bates and Bernadine Bezuidenhout have put on a century opening stand in the one day cricket international against Pakistan in Queenstown. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Midday Business News for 12 December 2023 Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against two construction companies and two directors for alleged bid rigging of publicly funded construction contracts in Auckland.

It's the… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.The Minister of Culture and Heritage Paul Goldsmith says vandalism is never the right thing to do as part of protest action.

Twelve people from the group, Te Waka Hourua, were arrested at Te Papa… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.After almost six months away, and just in time for Christmas, two Navy ships arrived back home on Friday - as hundreds of eager whanau members waited on the docks to greet them.

Crews from both HMNZS… Read more Audio