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The Wellington North electorate turned up en masse last night, for the Te Aro Valley Meet the Candidates Debate. People were forced to stand outside in the rain to listen to lively heckling, witty humour and serious policy issues. The community-led forum at the Aro Valley Community Centre featured candidates vying to represent the student-heavy area of Te Aro and its surrounding suburbs in Parliam...

A New Zealand AI consultancy firm, Ten Past Tomorrow, says teenagers need more safeguards when using AI. In August, OpenAI rolled out its ChatGPT for Teens - a default, safer mode for under-18 users. But research done by Common Sense Media, a US non-profit watchdog organisation that advocates for online safety, found the chatbot still presents problems for young people, even going so far as to rec...

The US military is reportedly weighing up the use of a weapon known as the mother of all bombs in the Iran war. Correspondent Kate Fisher spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss from Washington DC.

The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.

An early morning sports news update.

The Migrant Workers Association has come out in support of a New Zealand First immigration policy. The advocacy group is among many who have long advocated for workers' visas to not be tied to their employer, so they can easily move jobs if they are exploited or threatened. It's now among proposals announced by Winston Peters, who wants to replace the Accredited Employer Work Visa. Gill Bonnett re...

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

Heath NZ says it is continuing to deliver safe and high quality care to children with cancer, after treatments were delayed at Starship Hospital due to a shortage of nurses. Nurses Organisation Kaiwhakahaere Kerri Nuku spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

New Zealand supports a review of Fiji's national security amid claims of Chinese infiltration. Our eyes are on the Pacific Teams at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup. New Zealands Defence Force spends a month in Penrhyn.

New Zealand supports a review of Fiji's national security amid claims of Chinese infiltration.

Our eyes are on the Pacific Teams at the upcoming Rugby League World Cup.

The latest RNZ Pacific news and sport.

The New Zealand Defense Force has spent the past month on Penrhyn - a remote island in the Northern Cook Islands.

Mid-Canterbury have been the dominant force in Heartland rugby for the past few seasons. Hammers skipper Declan McCormack ahead of this weekend's game against King Country.

After being closed for almost 5 months due to concerns over flooding risks, a popular Auckland campground will reopen on Monday. The Waitakere Ranges local board this week voted unanimously to allow overnight camping to return to Piha domain, which goes against the recommendations of Auckland Council staff. Ross McNaughton reports.

First Up's Minister of Fruit and Vege, Glenn Forsyth, recommends fresh outdoor leafy greens, the enduring mandarin, and New Zealand spring strawberries as the Fruit of the Week.

The Room Would Split Open is a performance directed by longtime dance and movement performer Kelly Nash. Kelly spoke to First Up about the themes of the performance, putting the show together, and the atmosphere around the festival.

Washington correspondent Zach Montellaro brings First Up the latest from America.

The latest news in Cook Islands Maori (Te Reo Maori Kuki Airani) brought to you by our partner Pacific Media Network.

Presented by UceGang (Simeon Fiapule) and Just the Norms (Regan Foa'i), Pacific Dark dives headfirst into the stories that keep people awake at night - and the ones you probably shouldn't Google or ChatGPT at 2am. From unsolved true crime and unexplained disappearances to haunted locations, supernatural encounters and Pacific urban legends, Uce and Regz investigate the darker side of Aotearoa, the...

The magnificent yachts parked up at the Auckland's viaduct are more than just nice to look at - they're also good for our boat-related trades

A wrap of the day's big stories

On November 7, millions of us will take part in an institution that’s more than two millennia old... that of course, is democracy.