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

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news. Catch up on overnight action on global markets. Audio

6:19 AM.A senior lecturer in Maori health says government departments continue to deny research verifiying the health system is institutionally racist. In a study published online in the journal Health… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.British prosecutors have charged two Russians with attempted murder after the Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury in March. Former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Crusaders first five Richie Mo'unga will get his first Test start for the All Blacks in Saturday night's Rugby Championship Test against Argentina in Nelson. Audio

6:00 AM.Britain charges two Russian military officers over the deadly Novichok attack in Salisbury, Auditors raise serious questions about bookkeeping at the Counties Manukau DHB, and Jacinda Ardern says… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Seven people have been charged in relation to NZ Police's Operation Inca. Garrick Knight is editor of Harnessed - a national harness racing publication. He spoke with Guyon Espiner before the news… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.New research has found the labels on food that tell us how good - or not - it is for us are routinely ignored by shoppers. The study found over a quarter of less healthy food products claim they are… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Documents show Port Taranaki knew in mid-2017 that groundwater near New Plymouth was contaminated with a banned chemical but the public was not told for over a year. Also, tests at the Maui… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Beef + Lamb New Zealand is pushing back against the Productivity Commission's description of sheep and beef farming as "marginal". The Commission says New Zealand needs to change the way it farms if… Read more Video, Audio

8:40 AM.Universities are blocking the publication of survey results that rate the usefulness of hundreds of their courses. The eight universities say there is a high risk results from the Tertiary Education… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.We talked earlier on Morning Report to Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier about his call for urgent action at Whanganui Prison to tackle inmate violence and intimidation. The Ombudsman's report found that… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Jacinda Ardern has arrived for the leader's retreat at the Pacific Islands Forum in Nauru where she's expected to ask for details about the detention of TVNZ journalist, Barbara Dreaver. Ms Dreaver… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Race-fixing claims have rocked the harness racing industry. Yesterday Police raided stables at 10 properties from Invercargill to Manawatu and warned. Some industry players are calling the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Warring parents who've wrestled with the family court system have two months to have their say on how to improve it. The independent panel charged with improving family court wants to hear from anyone… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.A couple of bonus seconds has helped the New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevan into the tour leaders green jersey on the Tour of Britain. Audio

7:53 AM.The White House chief of staff John Kelly repeatedly told aides President Trump was an idiot and they were all living in "Crazytown", according to a new book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward. It's… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Ticket holders who showed up to Nigel Farage's speech in Auckland last night were met by screaming protesters. The former Ukip leader spoke at Auckland's Pullman Hotel as part of a week-long visit to… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The man who hired the Waitangi Trust's financial manager had known the fraudster for 14 years and thought he was least corruptable person you could ever meet. Greg McManus is the chief executive of… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.Shark Diving has been ruled an offence ending a long stoush between paua divers and tourism operaters on Stewart Island. Shark sightings used to be a rarity around the island but local fishermen… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling for urgent action at Whanganui prison to tackle increasing inmate violence and intimidation. A survey of prisoners showed 71 percent would not report… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.One of the high-profile targets of a race-fixing investigation in the harness industry has denied any wrongdoing. Police say arrests could be made as soon as today 24 hours after they raided stables… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.A Marlborough woman has spoken of her horror as she lost control of the company van she was driving through a busy roundabout - because her boss had switched off the engine by remote control. He used… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.RNZ political reporter Gia Garrick tells Susie Ferguson about the plight of refugees on Nauru who she has talked to. They discuss the detainment of TVNZ journalist Barbara Dreaver, and the issues to… Read more Audio