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In Australia, the debate over threats faced by those in public life continues in the wake of this week's attack on Australian MP Helen Haines. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke with Lisa Owen.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

Voters registrations for 18 to 24 year old are sitting at just 68 percent as Sunday's midnight enrolment deadline looms. The Electoral Commission has a target of signing up 94.7 percent of all eligible voters. Lisa Owen spoke to three first-time voters about what matters to them and why thousands of young people may miss out on voting.

There are just four days left to enrol to vote. Electoral Commission teams have been scouring shopping malls, markets, libraries, railway station and even hospitals to find and enrol the 321,000 New Zealanders yet to sign up. Currently 92.1 percent of eligible voters are enrolled. But young people are significantly lagging behind with just 68.6 percent of 18 to 24 year olds signed up to have their...

The ACT party is doubling down on claims doctors are erroneously certifying people unfit for work, meaning they can keep collecting a benefit when they shouldn't. The party wants to make it mandatory for all health and disability benefits to be independently issued by an MSD approved pool of doctors. President of the Royal College of GPs, Doctor Luke Bradford spoke to Lisa Owen.

 A collaboration between the Government, a Northland iwi and oyster farmers will see a new oyster farm on the Kaipara Harbour. For years, wastewater flowing into the Mahurangi Harbour near Warkworth has plagued oyster farmers. RNZ reporter Jessica Hopkins has more. 

Hagley Oval in Christchurch is sold-out for the first test of India’s epic tour of New Zealand. Cricket fans are set for a stellar match, with excellent weather forecast. Sports report Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen from Hagley Oval. 

54 days after leaving Hawke's Bay on an epic ocean journey, Te Matau a Maui was welcomed back to Aotearoa this morning. The doubled-hulled voyaging waka was tracing the ancestral path of the Ngati Kahungunu waka Takitimu. The navigation used only the moon, stars, sun, winds, ocean swells and bird life. For skipper Te Kaha Hawaiki-rangi it's the culmination of more than a decade of training in cele...

United states correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about a Republican candidate's attack ad which has caused controversy and condemnation from some members of the party, as well as Facebook's parent company Meta which has been hit was a massive fine over dodgy privacy practices.

A sour note for Aotearoa's music industry, with new figures showing just four percent of music streamed in New Zealand in the last financial year was homegrown. That means 96 percent of it was by international creators. It's been on a rapid decline for the past five years. Head of APRA in New Zealand, Anthony Healey spoke to Lisa Owen.

United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about two men who have been re-arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into the incident at RAF Fairford, as well as King Charles III hosting the Sultan of Oman at a state banquet at Windsor Castle.

News from the business sector, including a market report.

The Australian Diamonds are confident they can beat the Silver Ferns in Christchurch tonight to level the Constellation Cup. The final two Tests will be played in Australia, where the Silver Ferns don't have a great track record. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe reports.

Hundreds of endangered Canterbury knobbled weevils have been released at a secret location. The tiny beetles are protected under the Wildlife Act, and were thought to be extinct, but were rediscovered in the early 2000s. Six of them became 260, mating in a laboratory in Mosgiel. DOC entomologist Tara Murray spoke to Lisa Owen.

Crown lawyers in the Supreme Court today say a photo montage at the heart of Scott Watson's appeal is only one piece of evidence in an overwhelming case against him. Watson is appealing his conviction for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in Marlborough Sounds on New Years' Day in 1998. Ellen O'Dwyer was at the Supreme Court and spoke to Lisa Owen.

Higher prices and cost of living remain the number one election issue for many around the motu. The IPSOS Issues monitor survey had had it in the top spot for Kiwis since early 2022. The two men vying to be prime minister say they understand the cost of living crisis - but do they really when they're both earning more than $300,000 a year? Political reporter Russell Palmer has more.

Community activists and politicians are fighting to stop the sale of a Kainga Ora owned social housing development in Wellington. The sale has sparked local backlash over concerns for community spirit and affordable housing - with the Labour and Green parties calling for the sale to be put on hold until after the election. Anya Fielding reports.

An innovative Kiwi company, that is revolutionising the way e-waste is recycled is building a factory in Texas. Mint Innovation is using a lower carbon chemical process to isolate reusable metals from old computers and phones, helping reduce the need for mining as demand for electronics grow. Mint Innovation's founder and executive director Will Barker spoke to Lisa Owen.

Thousands of university and polytech staff have walked off the job across the country today. The Tertiary Education Union estimates 8000 members are participating in the mass industrial action over pay. Reporter Felix Walton is at the University of Auckland spoke to Lisa Owen.

The PNG Chiefs have today unveiled their first jersey and logo, marking another milestone on the road to their NRL debut in 2028. The big reveal comes in the middle of a legal stoush with New Zealand Rugby over the Chiefs name. Sports editor Dana Johannsen spoke to Lisa Owen.

Researchers are teaching a select few Waikato dogs to sniff out a tropical disease known as snail fever. The disease is caused by a parasitic worm and can cause serious complications. Waikato University's Scent Detection Research group is training dogs to identify infected urine samples. Director of the unit, Associate Professor Tim Edward spoke to Lisa Owen.

The man accused of brutally attacking an independent Australian MP has appeared in court today. Helen Haines was rammed twice and left pinned between two cars in front of her electorate office Wangaratta, north east of Melbourne. Brend Nugent - a local whose family has links to the injured MP - faces several charges. The ABC's Ben Knight spoke to Lisa Owen from Wangaratta.

A Hawke's Bay vet nurse and mother of two is challenging politicians to live on her income for a month and decide what they're prepared to sacrifice to balance the budget. Kayla Knibb says she is 'angry, exhausted' and 'sick of watching politicians argue over election polls' while families like hers are 'drowning'. Kayla Knibb spoke to Lisa Owen.

Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about the fallout from the attack on the Victorian MP Helen Haines who was hit by a vehicle yesterday in what's been described as a deliberate targeting of the politician. 

News from the business sector, including a market report.