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7:34 AM.Darleen Tana has been officially ejected from parliament making the Greens the first party to use the waka-jumping provision. Corin Dann spoke to Party Co-leader Chloe Swarbrick Audio

7:30 AM.The new Māori monarch Nga wai Hono i te Po has made her first appearance on the national stage, at the national hui for unity at Christchurch. Emma Andrews reports.  Read more Audio

7:27 AM.The government's intervention of Wellington city council has raised questions about what this might mean for other councils. Ingrid Hipkiss spoke to Lower Hutt mayor, Campbell Barry. Audio

7:23 AM.A Wellington City Councillor hopes a crown observer will help the council get through hard decisions. City Councillor Tony Randle spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:19 AM.The government is being accused of setting a low bar for intervening in local councils, after appointing a crown observer at the Wellington City Council. Giles Dexter reports. Audio

7:07 AM.Bowling all-rounder Nathan Smith and wicketkeeper-batter Mitch Hay are the two uncapped players named in a Black Caps squad missing eight top players for next month's two T20s and three one-dayers in… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.Business News for 23 October 2024 Audio

6:56 AM.Parts of the South Island could get a drenching today. Meterologist Karl Loots spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:38 AM.At least one primary prinicpal is unhappy with the changes that have been made to the school lunch programme. Arakura School principal, Tute Mila spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

6:38 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Nathan Rarere. Audio

6:30 AM.Police are stepping up patrols to combat spiking vehicle crime in the Auckland suburb of Flat Bush. Finn Blackwell reports. Audio

6:30 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:15 AM.Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission and Inland Revenue are joining forces to help teach young students about money. Corin Dann spoke to Learning Lead at Te Ara Ahunga Ora Yasmin Frazer. Audio

6:08 AM.A Wellington city councillor says the Government's decision to send in a Crown observer was welcome news in council chambers. Labour Councillor Nureddin Abdurahman spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

6:06 AM.There are two debutants in a Black Caps squad missing a host of first choice players for next month's white-ball tour of Sri Lanka. Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the government is toughening up its new Three Strikes law in order to capture more of what it calls the worst of the worst, serious violent and sexual offenders. The first strike… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Australian drivers are spending billions on toll roads, with one company, Transurban, operating 18 of the country's 22 toll roads. As toll prices are pegged to inflation, costs are increasing, leaving… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.There's less than a week until voting closes in Auckland's most underground election. The election selects five trustees for Entrust, the majority shareholder in Auckland lines company Vector. It has… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Just two years after opening, Wellington's Transmission Gully link road is being ripped up - and people online are asking why this wasn't sorted from the start. The road - which connects the… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Seven youths in Wiri South Auckland spent the night on the roof of a building of a youth justice facility. Oranga Tamariki says that 13 young people originally gained access to the roof of its Korowai… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Iwi and hapu from around the country are gathering at Tuahiwi Marae north of Chirstchurch this morning for the last in a series of national hui for Maori unity. The late Kiingi Tuheitia called for the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.An investigation into cheating in the Conker World has come to an end. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.We often hear about people striving to be the best, the most successful or the wealthiest. But what if you just want to be average? What's average these days, anyway, and what does that really mean… Read more Audio