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10:00 AM.On today's episode, the group advising the government on overhauling the science sector is pleased most of its recommendations are being implemented, the government is setting up a new foreign… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The 2025 Oscars nominations have just been revealed and Wētā FX has received three nominations for their visual effects work on Alien: Romulus, Better Man, and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Instagram users have been complaining that Meta won't let them unfollow President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance. NPR's Ximena Bustillo spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

8:48 AM.Celebrations for the Lunar New Year are about to kick off with a bang in Auckland as Asian communities welcome the Year of the Snake. RNZ Asia's Chen Liu has more. Audio

8:46 AM.Women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka has a chance for a three-peat at Melbourne park after beating Paula Badosa in the semi-final of the Australian Open. Sabalenka now takes on American Madison Keys in… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr admits it's time to put his Paris success behind him and move on. Kerr spoke to sports reporter Barry Guy. Audio

8:38 AM.A construction company used a Singapore agency implicated in a money-laundering scandal to charge a migrant thousands of dollars in fees before sacking him after a week. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Listen to our weekly political panel. Audio

8:21 AM.Over half a million New Zealanders will have diabetes by 2044, according to a modelling study on Type 1 and 2 trends. Lead author of the study Dr Andrea Teng spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:17 AM.Prime Minister Luxon wants mining to dig deeper into the country's economy, calling it a key player in the government's growth plan. Political reporter Anneke Smith spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:10 AM.The government is setting up a new foreign investment agency aimed at boosting productivity and innovation. Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

7:53 AM.An updated estimate by the CTU for the cost of progressing the Treaty Principles Bill to its first reading shows a 50 percent increase, due to the number of submissions received. CTU Chief economist… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Cyclone Gabrielle was one of the worst weather events in Aotearoa's history - killing 11 people and causing billions of dollars of damage, including smothering apple trees in muddy silt, which is… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The fruit bowl of New Zealand is shrinking as Hawke's Bay orchards continue feeling the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. Orchardist Paul Paynter spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

7:37 AM.US President Donald Trump has called on Saudi Arabia, and OPEC, to lower oil prices, saying that would bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. Washington D.C. correspondent Caroline Malone spoke to… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.Nga wai hono i te po has made her first visit to Rātana Pā as Māori Queen, taking with her the memory of her late father Kiingi Tuheitia. The Kiingitanga and Rātana Church share a long history of… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Water is slowly being restored to nearly 3000 homes in West Auckland after a large water main burst yesterday, cutting supply. Watercare chief operations officer Mark Bourne spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

7:17 AM.The group advising the government on overhauling the science sector is pleased most of its recommendations are being implemented. Key changes announced by Judith Collins include merging Crown Research… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.The Science, Innovation and Technology Minister is calling the proposed changes to New Zealand's science system "the largest reset in 30 years". New Zealand Association of Scientists Dr Lucy Stewart… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka's new-look Waitangi Tribunal has been labelled a "whitewash" by Te Pati Maori, just days after US President Donald Trump's inauguration - the… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Nearly twenty percent of drownings in New Zealand last year happened in known black spots, according to the latest National Drowning Prevention Report. Water Safety NZ Chief Executive Daniel Gerrard… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Described by fans as the "swiss army knife" of clean energy, green hydrogen has enjoyed a wave of private investment and government subsidies. Climate Change Correspondent Eloise Gibson reports. Audio

8:42 AM.Thirty-eight scientists and crew set sail for Antarctica last Tuesday on NIWA's research vessel Tangaroa. Co-leader of the trip Professor Craig Stevens spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

8:39 AM.Just days after US President Donald Trump's inauguration - the back again leader has already vowed to pull out of the Paris Agreement and as he puts it "drill, baby, drill". David Maucor from the… Read more Audio