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7:22 AM.Mark Zuckerberg has announced more than ten thousand jobs will be axed from Facebook's parent company Meta - and 5000 roles that are currently vacant will not be filled.

The tech industry has laid… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has hinted his predecessor, Jacinda Ardern, could continue her work on the Christchurch Call when she leaves politics next month. 

Jacinda Ardern launched the initiative… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.A Lower Hutt family says it is thousands of dollars out of pocket after a massive slip forced it from its home eight months ago.

Hutt City Council lifted the dangerous building notice this week - but… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.An insurance expert is warning that many flood and cyclone-hit homeowners with claims for write-offs are unlikely to get cash payouts that cover their rebuild costs.

As well, many insurance policies… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.A large international company threatened a small Wellington Brewery with legal action over the marketing of a charity beer. 

Abandonded Brewery in Porirua created a energy drink infused beer for… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.A group of Aucklanders want to knock mayor Wayne Brown's proposed budget out of contention. 

Faced with a nearly $300 million funding gap, the mayor has proposed cutting services and selling off… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.Residents in Auckland's eastern suburbs say they're increasingly frustrated at the number of roaming dogs. 

Animal control officers are patrolling Glen Innes proactively after a dog attacked a young… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Everything Everywhere All At Once was just that at this years' Oscars.

The manic sci-fi adventure that followed a fractured family through an interdimensional adventure won seven awards, including… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.RNZ received the following response from the Commanding Officer of 5/7 Battalion Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Fortune.

"The actions of the two 5/7 Battalion soldiers in the immediate response to Cyclone… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Breakers live to fight another day, and to catch yet another flight across the ditch to Australia. 

The sole New Zealand team in the Australian National Basketball League took the final series to… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A month on from Cyclone Gabrielle, residents of a coastal Auckland settlement are banding together to make the best of a bad situation. 

Karekare was completely cut off and access is still limited to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Campaigners for lowering of the voting age to 16 say the government is denying them human rights by delaying any changes until the next term of government.

The move is part of the big policy bonfire… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Two weeks after one of the greatest test match finishes ever, a 1-run win over England, the Black Caps have done it again.

Needing 285 runs to beat Sri Lanka in Christchurch, New Zealand got home on… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Whakatāne hospital's acute mental health facility may have to close unless urgent work is carried out to keep patients safe in an earthquake.

Board minutes from January reveal that GNS Science has… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Benefit payments rates will get an inflation-matching increase of 7.2 percent next month. 

Superannuation payments will go up by $33 a week for an individual; and $25 a week each for a couple. 

It's… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Prime Minister's popularity is rising since he took the top job last month, garnering 27 percent in the prefered prime minister ratings according to the latest 1News Kantar Public Poll.

The poll… Read more Audio