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8:45 AM.A water safety agency says accidents while rock fishing contributes to a significant proportion of water related deaths. Drowning Prevention Auckland chief executive Nicola Keen-Biggelaar spoke to… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Dozens of global medical experts are calling for an overhaul in the way obesity is diagnosed, to avoid over-diagnosis and undue stigma. Health professor Boyd Swinburn spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:32 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

8:27 AM.ACC received more than 326 new claims relating to cockroaches in the past five years, and GPs say that most patients who come in with cockroach-related problems have one stuck in their ear canal. Emma… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Mourners will gather on Thursday in Nelson to celebrate the life of slain police officer senior sergeant Lyn Fleming. Dean of the Nelson Cathedral, the Very Reverend Dr Graham O'Brien, spoke to Paddy… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.California insurers have dropped hundreds of thousands of home insurance policies in the LA area in recent years, leaving many residents with no home, and no insurance payout after this week's… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.After 15 months of conflict, a ceasefire deal has been struck in Gaza. The war between Israel and Hamas has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East. University of Otago… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer's record for the most major singles matches played as he reached the Australian Open third round, while men's second seed Alexander Zverev and two time defending… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand has scored a key victory in a landmark legal battle with a group of the country's top athletes. Sports Correspondent Dana Johannsen spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

7:45 AM.It's been a bummer summer so far, and the normally sunny Hawke's Bay is not exempt. There have been 12,864 fewer visitors to Splash Planet, meaning a drop in revenue of $320,000. Hastings District… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the United States in a matter of days. Social Media NZ editor Tom Reidy spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

7:35 AM.One business in West Hollywood thats been doing their bit to help those impacted by the fires, is a Kiwi-owned, Kiwi-themed coffee shop called Ponsonby Road Cafe. Owner Jaime Choi spoke to Alexa Cook.

7:28 AM.The news that movies will return to Wellington's boarded-up Reading Cinema complex is being heralded as a win-win for the city. Bill Hickman has more. Audio

7:20 AM.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is now the country's first sitting president to be arrested, after investigators scaled barricades and cut through barbed wire to take him into custody on… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Members of the police, friends, family and community members will converge on Nelson's Trafalgar Centre today to remember slain police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. Samantha Gee reports. Audio

7:10 AM.A ceasefire deal has been struck in Gaza. The agreement was made during negotiations in Qatar, and will see a full halt to the fighting, the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers from Gaza, and the release… Read more Audio

7:07 AM.Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz swept into the third round of the Australian Open as Aryna Sabalenka stayed on course for a third straight title and Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng was dumped out of… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the US National Weather Service is warning of powerful winds in the LA area, where several major fires are still largely uncontained, an unusually large number of homeowners will… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Rotorua Girls' Robotics Team have qualified to compete in the International Underwater Robotics Competition in Washington DC. Team member Siwan Lloyd-Jones spoke to Alexa Cook. Audio

8:52 AM.A Canterbury University student who saw his neighbour's house burn down in a wildfire has been part of a research project aiming to protect rural homes from future blazes. Anna Sargent reports. Audio

8:48 AM.Data from Worldline NZ shows the West Coast is bucking that trend with a 4.2 percent increase in retail spending in December, as people got out and about in the region. Development West Coast chief… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Petrol prices are on the rise again, and the chair of advocacy group Drive Electric says an increase in prices at the pump often leads to a spike in EV sales. Drive Electric chairperson Kirsten Corson… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Against all odds preparations are almost complete for Vanuatu's snap election on Thursday. RNZ Pacific editor Koroi Hawkins spoke to Paddy Gower. Audio

8:34 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Ben Strang. Audio

8:28 AM.The Christchurch City Council is defending its decision to press ahead with long awaited sewage plant upgrades for the Banks Peninsula township of Akaroa. Adam Burns has more. Audio