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Some North Island communities are still picking up the pieces from previous storms as they prepare for Cyclone Vaianu this weekend. Lucy Xia reports.

An early morning update from RNZ's business team.

A children's clothing store owner in Wellington says business is tougher now than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Robyn Moore, owner of Bambini Kids spoke to Corin Dann.

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The latest news in Samoan language (Gagana Samoa).

Israel has agreed to direct talks with Lebanon, after intense strikes yesterday which killed and wounded hundreds across Lebanon. BBC's diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

As the country braces for a potential life-threatening cyclone, Northland farmers are still in clean-up mode and the World Rural Health Conference is in New Zealand for the first time. The latest rural news with Gianina Schwanecke.