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6:43 AM.World Vision is welcoming a move to increase New Zealand's refugee quota and hopes the government will also broaden the scope of countries they come from. The government will lift the annual refugee… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The Malaysian owner of a forestry company blamed for tonnes of debris washing up in Tolaga Bay has been fined twice for illegal logging overseas, but it took the Overseas Investment Office nine years… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on global markets. Audio

6:14 AM.The grass-roots model an Auckland Marae developed to house hundreds of homeless people is being touted as a viable way to deal with urban homelessness. For the past year, Te Puea Marae has worked with… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Northland women celebrating Suffrage Day have been urged to complain to the Minister of Justice about the sentence given to an Auckland businessman for child sex abuse. Martin Lawes, 75, paid parents… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Consumer confidence has fallen and that's not surprise to retailers. The Westpac McDermott Miller survey for consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level in six years. More consumers than ever… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand footballers have qualified for next year's U-17 men's World Cup in Peru, with a 4-1 win over Tahiti in the semi-finals of the Oceania U-16 Championship in Solomon Islands. Audio

6:00 AM.Tolaga Bay forestry company's illegal logging history revealed; Woman turns evidence on "parasite" scammers; Jan Thomas' emails on Don Brash 'really concerning'; What are you spending on? Aucklanders… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.To end Morning Report on Suffrage Day, RNZ reporter Anneke Smith talked to some of the women attending the early morning event in Auckland to mark the day. She asked a few why they were up early to… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.More on the 125th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. The house of Kate Sheppard, the mother of New Zealand's suffrage movement, is up for sale. Her Christchurch home was Operation… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Christchurch businesses' efforts to battle back from the quakes will be recognised at the city's annual business awards tonight. Although the rebuild is ongoing, businesses say the disasters have made… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Aid agency World Vision has uncovered horrific stories of child soldiers forced to fight in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children as young as five have joined armed militias engaged in a conflict… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.New netball coach Noeline Taurua will be heaving a sigh of relief after the Silver Ferns secured a solid 61-37 win over South Africa on Wednesday night. It was Taurua's second game at the helm of the… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.Union leaders will tell the Greater Wellington Regional Council today the only way to fix the city's shambolic new bus system is by improving pay and conditions for drivers. The new city bus network… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.The Catholic Bishop of Christchurch says his diocese should not have given thanks to God for a child molester. Bishop Paul Martin has released a file on the predator priest Cornelius O'Brien to one of… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Patients paying extra to stay on a brand of antidepressants, after experiencing severe side affects from the switch to a generic brand, are now being told the supply will run out next year. Last year… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Today marks 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. Kiwi women have made great strides since that day in 1893 - women have filled the roles of Governor-General, Prime Minister and… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Swedish tennis umpire who gave a pep talk to Australian Nick Kyrgios during a U.S. Open match this year has been suspended without pay for two weeks. Audio

7:50 AM.Rural schools have been struggling to find enough relief teachers during the winter flu season with at least one sending students home and others leaving senior classes to work without a teacher… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The Department of Conservation is investigating the deaths of eight cattle near a 1080 pest control operation in Te Kuiti two weeks ago. The farmers whose cows were killed say they agreed to the 1080… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Child advocacy group Stop Demand is welcoming the prison sentence given to multi-millionaire sexual offender Martin Henry Lawes. The group believes the jail term will act as a deterrent to other… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Police officers working the front lines say more needs to be done to protect them in dangerous situations. Officers speaking anonymously to RNZ say they need faster access to their weapons, better… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Celebrations are kicking off around New Zealand on Wednesday morning to mark 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. RNZ reporter Anneke Smith is at the Suffrage Day Sunrise… Read more Audio