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6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:45 AM.A new study published this morning in the Medical Journal shows e-scooter crashes are causing the types of injuries associated with car crashes. It's found the injured are clogging up already… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The Certified Builders Association has quietly dropped a key part of their insurance policy that protects homeowners if their builder goes bust. The Association says it had no choice after the… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Carbine kits that convert a standard pistol into a military style semi-automatic assault rifle are still legally on sale. After the March terror attacks in Christchurch millitary style assault rifles… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:19 AM.One of the surprise picks in the All Blacks Rugby World Cup squad was young prop Atu Moli, and he has extra reason to be feeling proud about his selection. The Chiefs player sat out the whole of last… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.A Taranaki woman who was the youngest person in New Zealand to be diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis is lobbying for a resident neurologist at Taranaki Base Hospital. Jessie-Lee Boylan was aged just 17… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Black Caps have beaten a Sri Lankan Eleven by 33 runs in a T20 warmup game in Colombo. Audio

6:00 AM.Military-style assault rifle conversion kits still legally on sale, Study shows e-scooter crash injuries as bad as falls from large heights, Row continues over Boris Johnson's decision to shut down… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Pop Up Globe theatre company that brings William Shakespeare's plays to life in a make-shift scaffold venue, is about to pop up in far off shores. More than 350,000 New Zealanders have enjoyed the… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Easy internet access is putting the country's network of nearly 80 iSites under pressure. Falling visitor numbers have forced several to close in recent years. The network is overseen by Tourism New… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.An Ashburton District Councillor of six years wants a tweak to election laws, after his nomination for the next council was turfed out on a technicality. Russell Ellis didn't know one of his… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.San Francisco has voted to ban the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in an effort to curb the rise of youth vaping. The measure will now go for final approval to San Francisco's mayor, who has… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is adding its voice to concerns about the lack of adequate health services for women. Counties Manukau district health board has been having to turn… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.Frustrated Tekapo residents turned out in force last night to demand a lower speed limit on the state highway that runs through the middle of their town. They say the Transport Agency shouldn't wait… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The National Party says the Waitangi Tribunal report into freshwater rights goes too far. Party spokesperson for Crown Maori Relations Nick Smith spoke to Corin Dann about the issue. Read more Audio

8:19 AM.An iwi leaders group says Māori are tired of being told by the government that "no one owns water" or that "everyone owns water". In the wake of a new Waitangi Tribunal report, the Freshwater Iwi… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Extra nurse vaccinators in malls, schools and churches are being deployed across Auckland as the measles outbreak continues to spread. There have been 849 cases across the country and South Auckland -… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Boris Johnson's decision to suspend parliament for up to a month in a bid to stop British MPs from blocking a no-deal Brexit has prompted fury from MPs and protests from the public. Crowds gathered… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has moved to plant a seed of doubt in the minds of their Rugby World Cup rivals. Audio

7:57 AM.A heavy metal band from the Solomon Islands is bucking the trend of island reggae dominance in the Melanesian country. The Sons of Solomon, not to be confused with the New Zealand reggae band of the… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.The All Blacks have picked several World Cup first timers for their title defence in Japan, and not many are greener than wing George Bridge. Born and raised in Manutuke in rural Gisborne, the… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Runoff from the huge Transmission Gully roading project north of Wellington is contributing to a massive buildup of sludge in Porirua Harbour that's suffocating wildlife. A survey shows the level of… Read more Audio