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12:27 PM.There have been some tears within the All Blacks camp this week.

Stephen Hewson spoke to Ben Strang. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Rural supplies company PGG Wrightson has downgraded its earnings forecast amid global economic volatility.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The man who had been charged over a stabbing at a West Auckland dairy earlier this month has died while in police custody.

Two people were hospitalised following the assault at the dairy in New… Read more Audio

12:10 PM.Cyclone Lola has caused significant damage in parts of Vanuatu that haven't even been directly hit by the storm.

The Category 3 storm reached the Northern Islands in Vanuatu when it was a Category… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.The Department of Conservation is reopening several northern Coromandel campsites, which have been closed since Cyclone Gabrielle tore through the region in February.

The sites at Fletcher Bay, Port… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The coroner's inquest into the Christchurch terror attack has now opened.

The court was filled with the families of many of the 51 worshippers who were murdered in the shootings at Masjid Al Noor and… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.After storms in 2018 and earlier this year resulted in mountains of forestry waste damaging bridges and smashing through farmland, the Gisborne District Council has successfully prosecuted a number of… Read more Audio

12:28 PM.All Blacks captain Sam Cane has grown into his role during their run to the World Cup final.

Cane played possibly his best ever game in the black jersey in their quarter-final win over Ireland and… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The banking industry is working together to fight fraud and scams, but the approach may need some tweaks when it comes to how they continue to share weblinks with customers. 

Anan Zaki has the… Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Algerian New Zealand activist Ahmed Zaoui, has been charged with subversion and moved to a jail in his homeland, following his arrest there three weeks ago.

Zaoui was arrested after holding a… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.Tropical Cyclone Lola has been upgraded to a category five storm as it begins to batter residents on Vanuatu's north-eastern islands.

Winds are expected to reach about 200 kilometres per hour, with… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Petrol prices have dropped ahead of a long weekend for Aotearoa.

This will come as a relief to drivers after the cost to fill the tank got to around $3 a litre.

Gaspy is an app that tracks prices… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.A class action lawsuit has been filed, alleging thousands of Toyota cars sold in New Zealand since 2015 are faulty and that owners deserve compensation.

The lawsuit estimates 35,000 Hilux, Fortuner… Read more Audio

12:38 PM.The best of the best were crowned at the Beef and Lamb New Zealand awards on Thursday night.

Hundreds gathered at Christchurch's Te Pae convention centre to celebrate.

Monique Steele has the rural… Read more Audio

12:29 PM.Argentina coach Michael Cheika says they're recalling their previous wins over the All Blacks to help them in tomorrow morning's World Cup semi-final in Paris.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:22 PM.Genesis Energy is looking to axe up to 200 jobs as it looks to revamp its retail business.

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.The Disinformation Project is warning of a stark increase in violent and extremist content on New Zealand-based social media targeting Muslim and Jewish communities.

Kate Hannah, director of the… Read more Audio

12:13 PM.A line of trucks is still queued at Egypt's border with Gaza, waiting for permission to enter to provide much-needed aid to Palestinian civilians.

The US President brokered a deal with Israeli… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Anyone in New Zealand creating a new account and wanting to post on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, is going to have to pay a fee from now on.

The platform announced it's trialling it's "Not a… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Post-election, New Zealand's Parliament is once again mostly men.

In the previous term the numbers had been equal, now it's 68 men to 53 women.

The National Party's 50 person caucus has 34 men, to… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.A dry early spring is creating uncertainty as to whether the largest dam to be built - since the Clyde Dam three decades ago - will be filled as hoped, by December.

Monique Steel has the rural news.

12:28 PM.Avoiding the dreaded playoff for bronze is motivating the All Blacks ahead of their World Cup semifinal against Argentina in Paris on Saturday morning.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:20 PM.Retail spending is subdued but still with a flicker of growth, according numbers released by ANZ Bank.

Anan Zaki has the business news. Read more Audio

12:17 PM.Auckland Museum says it gave Vector the chance to join it in lighting up in solidarity with Israel over the weekend.

The museum projected blue and white lights onto the side of the building on Sunday… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.Aid agencies are preparing to go into Gaza as the humanitarian crisis there intensifies.

After talks on Thursday with US President Joe Biden, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to… Read more Audio