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12:16 PM.Players from the Hawke's Bay Rugby team have yet been disciplined after their Ranfurly Shield celebrations on Saturday night, which left the coveted log of wood broken, and photographed with white… Read more Audio

12:12 PM.The Algerian democracy activist and New Zealand citizen Ahmed Zaoui, has been arrested at gunpoint by Algerian security forces after making public comment about human rights violations.

Lawyer… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Wellington City Council is estimating an extra $70 million to $147 million will be needed to go towards strengthening and redeveloping the city's Town Hall which has been closed for 10 years.

This… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.Investigations are continuing into the cause of the cryptosporidium outbreak in Queenstown, but Te Whatu Ora is warning the source may never be known.

Queenstown remains under a boil water notice… Read more Audio

12:35 PM.Asparagus growers, in the two key growing regions of Waikato and Horowhenua, are on tenterhooks with temperatures predicted to plunge overnight.

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:29 PM.The All Blacks won't be easing off the intensity as they prepare for their last World Cup pool match against Uruguay.

The team to play Uruguay will be named tonight with captain Sam Cane and prop… Read more Audio

12:19 PM.Business sentiment is slightly less downbeat, but is still faces a gloomy outlook in the year ahead.

The Institute of Economic Research's September quarter business survey shows a net 53-percent of… Read more Audio

12:16 PM.The stoush over Weet-Bix has finally been resolved with Sanitarium agreeing to resume supply to The Warehouse. 

Last week the manufacturer said it would stop sending stock to the retailer due to… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.National is promising longer after-birth hospital stays for mothers, and free glucose monitors for children with type-1 diabetes, if elected. 

The party's leader Christopher Luxon announced the… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.Labour and National are frantically working to see if they can find a way to reschedule tomorrow night's leaders debate hosted by The Press, after Labour leader Chris Hipkins tested positive for… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The National Party has condemned what it calls disgraceful and abusive behaviour being directed at political candidates, including its own, on the election campaign.

National's campaign manager… Read more Audio

12:36 PM.There are early warnings that the just-arrived El Niño weather pattern could produce droughts as severe as ones suffered in 1982 and 1997. 

Monique Steele has the rural news. Read more Audio

12:27 PM.Australia kept their slim hopes of reaching the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals alive with a 34-14 win over Portugal in their final pool match.

Bridget Tunnicliffe has sports. Read more Audio

12:19 PM.The effect of high migration on the economy is an important consideration for the the Reserve Bank and other policies makers. 

Gyles Beckford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Labour is promising to help new players set up in the country's grocery market to improve competition.

The party's consumer affairs spokesperson, Duncan Webb, announced this morning that if… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.New Zealand Rugby is investigating reports of a white, drug-like substance visible on the broken Ranfurly Shield after Hawke's Bay's win against Wellington at the weekend.

Hawke's Bay Rugby Union… Read more Audio

12:45 PM.NIWA is officially declaring El Niño Friday and is warning Aotearoa to prepare for a hot dry summer.

Its seasonal outlook also predicts dramatic temperature swings and stronger winds than usual for… Read more Audio

12:42 PM.The National Party have released their fiscal plan for Aotearoa on Friday.

RNZ Political Editor Jane Patterson spoke to Charlotte Cook. Read more Audio

12:35 PM.NIWA says an El Niño has officially arrived. The weather pattern brings strong winds which could cause dryness and drought to East Coast regions, like Canterbury, Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay.

Sally… Read more Audio

12:27 PM.Ill discipline has proved costly for Samoa, as they slumped to a 28-22 loss to Japan in their Rugby World Cup pool match in Toulouse.

Stephen Hewson has sports. Read more Audio

12:21 PM.Inflation expectations have fallen to their lowest level in more than two years but consumers remain deeply pessimistic about the economy.

Gyles Bekford has the business news. Read more Audio

12:14 PM.Māori leaders have hit back against what they are describing as race-baiting from political parties - saying racism should have no place in elections.

In an open letter, seventeen iwi leaders, marae… Read more Audio

12:11 PM.A 12-hour strike by senior doctors and hospital dentists around the country next week has been called off.

More than 5000 members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists employed by Te… Read more Audio

12:46 PM.Last night the two Chris' went head-to-head in Newshub's leaders debate, clashing over crime, health, education and the economy. And while the winner might be up for debate, one word came out on top… Read more Audio

12:43 PM.The leader of the Labour party has reiterated its commitment to Maori at an event in Northland's Kawakawa. Speaking at the Ngati Hine Health Trust, Chris Hipkins said they have made advancements for… Read more Audio