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12:46 PM.A scientist in New Zealand is helping to monitor the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland with warnings the probability of an eruption remains high.

Authorities evacuated nearly four thousand people… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The Lower Hutt Community has been grappling with not one, but two violent deaths in a single day.

Police are yet to release the name of the woman killed in a hit-and-run in Naenae Thursday morning.

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12:35 PM.Japanese-owned forestry company Juken has told 60 staff this morning, they will lose their jobs in the week before Christmas. 

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:27 PM.The tech sector is being assured the incoming government will clear away the hurdles holding back its growth. 

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:25 PM.Fast bowler Mitchell Starc insists Australia are pleased to be facing unbeaten India in the Cricket World Cup final.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.It's now day 14 of coalition talks to form a new Government, but the leaders of the three parties have indicated that an end is almost in sight.

Members of National ACT and New Zealand First's… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Telecommunications are down in the Gaza Strip leaving thousands in the dark as humanitarian aid draws to a halt.

A journalist inside Gaza's biggest hospital Al-Shifa told the BBC that tanks and… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Members of one of Auckland's oldest rugby league clubs are in shock after their clubrooms were destroyed in an early morning fire.

Firefighters were called to the Marist Saints Rugby League clubrooms… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Where US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have been having a high-stakes meeting in San Francisco.

It's been more than a year since the two world leaders have met face-to-face and… Read more Audio

12:40 PM.Farmer-owned red meat co-op Alliance has reported a loss after tax of $70 million for the year ended September - a big flip from last year's $73.6 dollar profit.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.The Black Caps exited the Cricket World Cup this morning with a 70-run loss to India in the semi-finals in Mumbai but middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell gave New Zealand hope and earned the praise of… Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Diversified infrastructure investor Infratil's first half net profit has more than doubled, reflecting a big boost from its near 100 percent ownership of mobile telco, One NZ.

Anan Zaki has the… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.A pedestrian has been hit by a car and killed in the Lower Hutt suburb of Naenae.

The incident happened shortly before six Thursday morning.

A section of the road remains cordoned off and police say… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.National leader Christopher Luxon says negotiations to form a government are now in their final stages.

The party's core negotiating team has met at Auckland's Cordis Hotel Thursday morning.

They're… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Foreign interference was the winner on the day - with the pūteketeke taking out Forest and Bird's Bird of the Century competition.

Also known as the Australasian crested grebe, the bird was adopted… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.With a record almost half a million New Zealanders relying on food handouts from charity each month - the new government is being told that child poverty must be at the top of its agenda.

The Child… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Wood chopping, dog trials, rare breeds and a beautiful Belgian Blue cow are all on display at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Ōtautahi today.

Sally Murphy has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:28 PM.Hosts and tournament favourites India say they won't be weighed down by history when they face New Zealand in their cricket World Cup semi final.

Daniel Gilhooly has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Contact Energy says it is important to keep the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open beyond 2024, when its energy supply agreement is set to expire. 

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Debate is heating up over the introduction of a congestion charge for Aucklanders.

Auckland Council's Transport and Infrastructure Committee is meeting tomorrow to discuss the so-called 'Time of Use… Read more Audio