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8:54 AM.With streams of notifications and reels tugging at our attention, how can we re-learn the habit of turning pages, rather than scrolling? Ellen O'Dwyer looks at a club taking up slow reading, and… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Extra firefighting crews have been put on standby to help the Hawkes Bay region as it swelters under an extreme fire risk this weekend. Tim Mitchell, the wildfire manager for Fire and Emergency spoke… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.US correspondent Zach Montellaro spoke to Melissa Chan-Green from Washington DC. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

8:36 AM.An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio

8:29 AM.A routine biodiversity check in North Taranaki has led to the possible discovery of a brand-new species of spider. Taranaki Regional Council biodiversity officer Sandra Sánchez spoke to Melissa… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The massive Manage My Health data hack has put the penalties available for breaching privacy under scrutiny. Kim Baker Wilson reports. Audio

8:16 AM.More than a week after the company behind the app, Manage My Health, disclosed a data breach, patients are still struggling to find out if they've been affected. RNZ's Health correspondent, Ruth Hill… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Temperatures set to clock above 30 degrees this week. The high temperatures are a by-product of a heatwave in Australia seeing some states hit 45 degrees. The mayors of Marlborough and Hastings… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.The head of the private company, Manage My Health, Vino Ramayah, has confirmed his own details were among those leaked in a huge data breach, along with those of his friends and family; Tensions… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.A cheeky tui named Pleakley is delighting visitors at the Otorohanga Kiwi House by calling out and laughing at passersby. Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin went to meet the attention-grabbing… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A British World War expert will tell a Wellington conference that New Zealand soldiers outperformed Australians in both world wars. The event will explore quirky, controversial, and overlooked stories… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Top officials and representatives of around thirty countries are in Paris today for the latest Ukraine peace talks. Europe Correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

8:32 AM.An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio

8:28 AM.Tennis superstar, Venus Williams, has exited the ASB Classic in Auckland after being beaten by Poland's Magda Linette in the first round. Commentator Dave Worsley spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:25 AM.The group calls itself Kazu. It has demanded US$60,000 after hundreds of thousands of medical files were stolen from one of the country's largest patient portals. RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Tensions remain high in Venezuela after the United States captured President Nicolás Maduro, with shots heard near the presidential palace yesterday. Raul Stolk, a Venezuelan lawyer and writer based… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The head of the private company, Manage My Health, Vino Ramayah, has confirmed his own details were among those leaked in a huge data breach, along with those of his friends and family. He spoke to… Read more Audio

10:00 AM.Nicolas Maduro and Cilla Flores have pleaded not guilty on charges of narcoterrorism; The ransom threat from hackers who have stolen 400,000 patient files from Manage My Health is set to expire; New… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Woolworths sold more than 1.7 million hot cross buns last Easter - and that demand has them back on shelves just days after Christmas. RNZ's Life Editor Lucy Corrie spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:51 AM.Residents fed up with frequent sewage overflows ruining what should be their picturesque coastal view. Felix Walton reports. Audio

8:43 AM.Historian Dr Matthew O'Meagher explains how Venezuela has changed from being a regional economic powerhouse. He spoke to Melissa Chan-Green. Audio

8:40 AM.An update on the latest sports headlines with Joe Porter. Audio

8:38 AM.An update on the markets with Jeffrey Halley. Audio