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7:27 AM.Census day has wrapped up and Stats NZ is hoping it was the most inclusive national head count to date, after the last one in 2018 had the lowest response rate in 50 years. 

The statistics agency… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.An internal police report shows officers were routinely photographing young people despite no policy allowing them to do so.

The report, from May 2021, was triggered after RNZ stories, and a joint… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Taxpayers are still shelling out thousands of dollars to the board apppointed to set up the new public media entity - weeks after the decision was made to can it.

After years of planning and millions… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.There are major traffic problems in Auckland this morning with the Southern Motorway closed just north of Papakura,  because of a huge truck fire in the early hours of this morning.

Nearby houses… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Auckland Hospital was so busy on Monday that it had to divert ambulances to other hospitals.

And it had to open an overflow zone in a public area, normally reserved for possible mass casualty events… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.National is keeping up the offensive over the millions government departments spend on consultants and contractors - highlighting the number who worked on now abandoned projects.

It made for some… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Auckland Hospital's emergency department was so busy on Monday night that it had to divert ambulances to other hospitals.

And it had to open a special contingency area in a public part of the… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The meat processing industry is slowing gearing up again after cyclone Gabrielle hit Gisborne and Hawke's Bay. 

Some farmers have been unable to move stock off their land ahead of winter, and… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Two major roads in northern Hawke's Bay have reopened as efforts are made to reconnect the battered region,

Waka Kotahi said two key routes into Wairoa were reopened after being assessed by… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Auckland's Southern Motorway, north of Papakura,  has been closed by a huge truck fire. 

Nearby houses were evacuated.

Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Guyon Espiner.
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6:00 AM.Introducing The Detail: In the wake of the Rob Campbell saga, Sir Ashley Bloomfield talks exclusively to The Detail about why political neutrality in the public service is so important. Try NZ's top… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Thousands of Harry Styles fans flocked to Auckland's Mount Smart stadium yesterday.. but it wasn't to see the English pop star perform. 

Fans from around the country gathered 29 hours before the… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Engineers investigating the design of warehouses have found almost half are poorly designed, and there's a risk of their heavy concrete walls falling over.

Their new report, coming eight years after… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.More than five weeks on from the region's devastating anniversary weekend floods, a displaced West Auckland family says it has still been unable to access the city's Mayoral relief fund and funding… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The Carterton District Council is flying its flag at half mast today in honour of its former mayor Georgina Beyer who died yesterday.

Her election as Mayor in 1995 and then later as an MP, attracted… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Fruit and vegetable growers trying to get back on their feet after Cyclone Gabrielle say more government funding is still just a start and much more is needed.

The Government has added another $26… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Wellington Water has had an urgent plea to the City Council for $10 million to carry out fixes to its dilapidated network - but was declined. 

The Council instead gave them $2.3 million in its annual… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The Government's hit the brakes on making emissions reductions its top transport priority, and it's blaming Cyclone Gabrielle. 

It had wanted in its three-year plan to reallocate some of the money… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Green Party is urging the government to keep climate as a key priority when when it comes to transport funding.

Twenty-four hours ago Transport Minister Michael Wood was talking up putting… Read more Audio