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9:45 AM.Cyclone Jasper has caused the worst flooding in and around Cairns in far north Queensland. Karen Middleton says the Bureau of Meteorology is facing strong criticism for failing to forecast the massive… Read more Audio

9:35 AM.Since making her debut for the Black Ferns over a decade ago - Chelsea Semple has racked up 29 tests. But her experience off the field while pregnant with her first child has perhaps been one of the… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.There's a party in Tairua today as the town celebrates the reopening of State Highway 25A - the key road connecting it to the rest of the country. State Highway 25A between Kopu and Hikuai was closed… Read more Audio

9:15 AM.Farmers in Northern Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti are concerned that some long awaited, permanent road repairs are failing within weeks of bitumen being applied. Hundreds of roads in the region were… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Visitors are slowly filling up the country's tourism centres for the busy season, but profitability across the hotel sector is a mixed bag. Hotel data for New Zealand says revenue per available room… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.RNZ sports reporter Joe Porter reminisces on some of the standout moments of 2023. Read more Audio

11:30 AM.It's that time of year families coming together to celebrate, but spending more time together can also bring its own stressors. Relationship therapist Jo Robertson has some tips for avoiding conflict… Read more Audio

11:05 AM.BusinessDesk investigations editor, Victoria Young looks at new research that alleges the nation's newest and largest solar farm is made up of panels from a supplier that has a "very high" exposure to… Read more Audio

10:45 AM.Chris wraps up the big stories of the year from his region, from Cyclone Gabrielle devastation and its heroes to the nationwide furore which unfolded when the Ranfurly Shield was broken. Also Hawkes… Read more Audio

10:35 AM.Louise Ward of Wardini Books reviews Boy Swallows Universe TV Tie In by Trent Dalton published by 4th Estate Read more Audio

10:05 AM.Tamaki Makaurau and Tairawhiti have been thrown some curve balls by Mother Nature this year. Parts of Auckland and Gisborne were particularly hard hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and it's been a long mop up… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Republicans in Congress are demanding concessions on immigration in exchange for allowing more funding for Ukraine and Israel. The White House has started to take part in these negotiations; which… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Schools have been holding their annual prizegivings a time to celebrate achievement. But what about the children who don't get to go up on the stage? There are many other ways parents and caregivers… Read more Audio

9:20 AM.Humanitarian groups are working tirelessly to get aid into Gaza, as the death toll from Israel's war with Hamas grows. The health ministry of Gaza, which is run by Hamas, says the death toll is now… Read more Audio

9:05 AM.Te Whatu Ora is aiming to drastically reduce surgery waitlists for orthopaedic patients, by offering them physiotherapy instead. A trial across Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Waikato, Capital and Coast and… Read more Audio

11:45 AM.The new Government is canning Labour's RMA reforms, but has vowed to cut red tape. So change is coming - but what form could it take? Bill will talk about the options. Read more Audio

10:46 AM.David reviews what the international catamaran race series SailGP meant for Christchurch this year against a backdrop of the The city's economic development agency paying millions of dollars for the… Read more Audio

10:30 AM.Dean Bedford reviews Why Memory Matters: 'Remembered Histories' and the Politics of the Past by Rowan Light published by Bridget Williams Books. Read more Audio

10:10 AM.Since the release of her first cookbook in 2021 Kelsi Boocock has travelled to more than 20 countries, set up a food app and completed a diploma in plant-based cuisine at Le Cordon Bleu in London… Read more Audio

9:45 AM.Debora wraps up the big stories of 2023 across South Africa and also Ukraine, where she has spent much time. It's been an unstable year for Africa with several coups, and in Ukraine, a… Read more Audio

9:30 AM.Amid the increasing cost of living spiraled higher through the pandemic and inflation that followed, Aucklander Roc Wong got to thinking. Maybe there was a way to compare the costs of various products… Read more Audio

9:07 AM.A new report paints a grim picture of almost every aspect of the lives of intellectually disabled people, finding they die up to 20 years earlier than the rest of the population, and experience more… Read more Audio