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Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

When one West Auckland butcher needed to replace a couple of staff, he put an ad out and got a thousand applications. The managing director of New Lynn's Aussie Butcher, Reuben Sharples spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Christopher Luxon spoke to John Campbell; David Seymour on ACT's plan to cut debt and spending; Dr Lara Greaves discusses Maori electorate race; Letitia Harding on New Zealand's respiratory health burden

We crossed the tasman to speak to our Australia correspondent, Emma Cropper

So each year a select group of the West Coast's youngest and brightest are offered scholarships to help them study and then bring those newfound skills back home. Economic development charitable trust Development West Coast has just awarded six tertiary student scholarships for this year, each worth up to $32,500 Four years ago, Molly Williams was among the recipients. She's now one year away from...

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Would you be able to access government support for rest home care if either you or your partner needed it? It's an issue that money correspondent Susan Edmunds is frequently asked about in her weekly column and on the No Stupid Questions podcast. She spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Christopher Luxon says there are serious dangers associated with artificial intelligence, but is sticking by the coalition government's strategy that takes a light touch to regulating it. Labour is promising to dump the strategy if elected. Phil Pennington reports.

The children of Hokitika Primary School are on the hunt for their next principal. But the West Coast can have its challenges when attracting people to move into the area. But to talk about what it takes to get people to come, we're joined by school board parent representative Owen Kilgour.

The ACT Party says its fiscal plan will have New Zealand reaching surplus sooner, with $12.4 billion less debt by 2031. To do so, it is proposing to gradually raise the age of superannuation, reduce foreign aid spending and disability benefits, and ax a number of ministries. ACT leader David Seymour spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Christopher Luxon spoke to John Campbell.

Donald Trump says it's time for Ukraine to elect a new leader, after the US President announced a deal to get diesel from Russia. Trump suggested Volodymyr Zelensky hasn't done enough to end Russia's war with Ukraine, adding the Ukrainian President was to blame for high diesel prices because of his army's strikes on Russian energy infrastructure. Otago University Associate Professor James Headley,...

Rugby fans were left waiting almost 40 minutes for trains after they shuffled out of the All Blacks test at Eden Park on Saturday night. Auckland Transport says around 15,000 people used rail to get to and from the game. But a delay to a level crossing closure stopped trains on the East-West line, leaving hundreds of fans waiting at Kingsland Station. Eden Park's chief executive Nick Sautner spoke...

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Auckland's city centre, several inner-city suburbs, and the Hauraki Gulf Islands all make up the Auckland Central electorate. National won the most party votes in the last election, but Green Party co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick held on to the seat. With new challengers and a history of being a close race, Auckland Central is set to be hotly contested once again. Jessica Hopkins reports.

One of the country's biggest training providers is calling for apprenticeships that are equivalent to bachelors degrees, as well as student loans and allowances for apprentices. Education correspondent John Gerritsen reports.

Fuel prices have reached a record high since the war on Iran began. Motorists are now paying on average $3.60 for 91, according to price comparison app Gaspy. Energy expert David Keat spoke to John Campbell.

Children under 15 and the elderly make up more than two thirds of respiratory hospitalisations in New Zealand. New research from the Cardiac and Respiratory Foundation NZ and prepared by University of Otago shows the number of people admitted to hospital for respiratory issues is up 16 percent in 2022. The report also shows lung cancer is killing Maori at nearly three times the rate of other Kiwis...

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Yemen's Houthis have warned against using airports in Saudi Arabia, after a deadly attack at Riyadh's international airport. BBC's Security Correspondent Frank Gardner spoke to John Campbell.

The Greens want the government to pay wages for thousands of unemployed young people to get them into jobs. The party has laid out its Youth Jobs Guarantee policy, promising every 16- to 24-year-old who's been unemployed for six months, a pathway into paid work. Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Manufacturers of crop and animal medicine products feel encouraged by recent regulation reviews, meanwhile lots of young cattle at sale yards around the country at the moment. Rural News on Morning Report with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

It's been a weekend filled with frantic campaigning, handshakes, and new policies from the politicians. Political reporter Russell Palmer covers off the latest announcements.