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6:35 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Leonard Powell . Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural farming sector. Audio

6:24 AM.Latest news from Radio New Zealand's business team. Audio

6:20 AM.One of Wellington's most prominent property developers says the government's fast track legislation will rev up housing development in the city. Nick James reports. Audio

6:15 AM.A previous headline incorrectly stated that this project had received fast-track approval 

The chair of a controversial Hawke's Bay dam project included in the government's Fast-track Approvals Bill… Read more Audio

6:08 AM.At least 10 firefighters were killed after an Israeli strike hit a fire station in southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese health ministry. Correspondent in Beirut Rania Abouzeid spoke to Corin… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.England have made it two wins from two games at the women's T20 cricket World Cup with a 7 wicket victory over South Africa in the UAE. Audio

10:00 AM.On today's episode, the Defence Minister says she wants to know why the Navy's dedicated seabed mapping ship the HMNZS Manawanui, hit a reef and sank off Samoa's main island Upolu, the government has… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The Silver Ferns restored some pride and avoided a series sweep in the Taini Jamison Trophy netball series with a 61-56 over England in last night's third and final test in Invercargill. Sports… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Some South Dunedin homeowners are calling for the council to buy the houses that keep getting damaged by "one in a 100 year" floods. Ria Stout's property was damaged in 2015, when 175 millimetres of… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Dunedin Residents are being warned to take care when handling sandbags as the city begins the recovery process after destructive floods last week. Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:39 AM.Greenpeace is appalled that the Government's list of fast-track projects contains ventures the courts have already rejected because of the potential environmental damage they could cause. Executive… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update on what's happening in the sports world with Leonard Powell. Audio

8:29 AM.Market Update for 7 October 2024 Audio

8:23 AM.How did Health New Zealand rapidly go from an expected half a billion-dollar surplus, to a worse-even-than-expected deficit? Phil Pennington spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:20 AM.Manu Percival is on the south coast of Samoa's main island, Upolu, near where the HMNZS Manawanui ran aground and sunk. Precival spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

8:17 AM.A strategic analyst says losing HMNZS Manawanui will put even more pressure on the rest of New Zealand's small ocean-going Naval fleet. Victoria University director for the centre of strategic studies… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A former defence minister says the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa is heart-breaking and gutting. Former defence minister Ron Mark spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:06 AM.The Penrith Panthers coach Ivan Cleary says their fourth straight NRL title "validates" the club's approach to the game. Audio

7:55 AM.Businesses and residents on a central Auckland street with few options for parking are being stung by fines after new CCTV cameras were installed - and mobility pass holders are being particularly… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Public health experts fear critical programmes for disease prevention and detection could be lost or downgraded with looming budget cuts at the National Public Health Service. Ruth Hill reports. Audio

7:49 AM.State Highway 88 between Forsyth Barr Stadium and Port Chalmers has reopened on Monday morning after slips and heavy rain over the weekend. Reporter Charlotte Cook spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

7:45 AM.The Black Ferns insist they're evolving and have a game plan capable of winning next year's World Cup and this they get a chance to prove it against England on Monday morning. RNZ's rugby reporter Joe… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Israeli air strikes have blasted Beirut overnight. The strikes have been described as some of the heaviest bombing of the Lebanese capital since the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalated… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Dunedin is continuing its recovery this morning after being battered by destructive floods. Dunedin mayor Jules Radich spoke to Guyon Espiner. Audio