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Prince Harry visibly emotional as he says Daily Mail made wife's life a misery
Prince Harry is one of seven high profile figures in the United Kingdom accusing Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) of allegedly gathering information through unlawful practices.
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 21 January
Heavy rain and strong winds continue to hit the upper North Island; Auckland Transport has plans to purchase three new diesel vessels as electric ferry trials continue; Research has linked childhood… Audio
Are cartoon strips still relevant in 2026?
We all had our favourite funnies pages back in the day, and many of the most beloved strips are still going. Peanuts hit 75 last year, Beano is approaching its 90th birthday and recently, a new… Audio
Kiwi director Josh Frizzell on his latest project
A beachside motel murder is the subject of the latest directorial effort from Josh Frizzell, a renowned filmmaker from a family of talented artists. Josh has done everything from music videos to the… Audio
Russell Radio marks 75 years
This year, 2026, marks the 75th anniversary for a very special radio station. Russell Radio was established in 1951 - but it's not your typical radio station - no music and no talkback - although they… Audio
UK, Canadian watchdogs press on with probes into Elon Musk's Grok chatbot
Canada's privacy watchdog said it was expanding an existing probe into X.
Australia's social media ban sees 4.5m accounts close in two days
Millions of Australian social media accounts held by children have been culled since new age limits took effect
'He lived fully. He loved deeply': Tributes for journalist and playwright Aroha Awarau
Awarau's debut play, Luncheon, starring Jennifer Ward-Lealand and directed by Katie Wolfe, won Best Play at the 2014 New Zealand Script Writing Awards.
X marks the spot: Has Elon Musk's Grok gone too far?
Explainer - The billionaire has been under fire over AI deepfakes - with Christopher Luxon's office calling them "concerning." What's going on?
Don McGlashan ahead of his Documentary release
Legendary musician Don McGlashan sits down with Maggie Tweedie and Mark Williams ahead of the release of his documentary 'Anchor Me - The Don McGlashan Story', directed by Shirley Horrocks. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 15 January
A Waikato regional councillor says rising visitor numbers are damaging the Blue Spring near Putaruru, with rubbish clogging toilets, coins thrown into the water and unsafe parking. He wants an access… Audio
X to change AI chatbot after outrage over sexual deepfake images
The UK is among countries to express alarm at Grok's image generation features.
BBC seeks to have Trump's US$10 billion lawsuit dismissed
The broadcaster says the US president cannot prove damages because he was re-elected after its documentary featuring the edited speech aired.
AI tool Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first
International pressure is mounting on Elon Musk to rein in Grok amid a viral trend where users ask the AI tool to generate explicit deepfakes.
Scotty Stevenson: 'Club sport is withering on the vine'
The commercialisation of rugby and cricket has come with a lot of "bollocks", the broadcaster says.
'Matinee Idle' co-hosts Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris sign off
The hosts of the divisive show say goodbye as the broadcaster draws the programme to a close in its current form.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 9 January
South Marlborough is in a restricted fire season, meaning permits are required, and Canterbury has cancelled fire permits for the weekend. Heat alerts have been issued for Whakatane, Napier, Hastings… Audio
Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach
The website Neighbourly - at the centre of a major cyber breach - has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading.
'Be very, very suspicious': Warning after Stuff-owned site hacked
The social media site has lost names, email address, private messages, posts and GPS locations which have been put up for sale on the dark web.
Neighbourly taken down after claims of data breach
The website's operator and an external data security team are investigating the claims.
