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6:49 AM.Maori business groups and iwi set up $115 mln investment fund. NZ King Salmon seeks regional fund backing for fish farming. Genesis Energy talks future energy sustainability. Latest from global money… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Gang members have been taking part in a study at the University of Otago. The research was part of a study into the liver health of gang members and it's found their rate of liver damage is three… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A lawyer isn't surprised by Auckland Council bungling hundreds of resource consents because, she says, the city's planning rules are so complicated. The council is contacting 430 property owners to… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The union representing most junior doctors is rejecting harsh criticism from a new breakaway union. The new union, Specialty Trainees of New Zealand, or SToNZ, is made up of trainee surgeons. It says… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on world money markets. Audio

6:10 AM.The Anglican Church is calling for rules to govern rental property managers, saying some are deceitful and manipulative and too easily able to get away with illegal behaviour. The director of the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.US Open tennis organisers say Alize Cornet should not have been warned for changing her top on court at Flushing Meadows. Audio

6:00 AM.A rebel group of junior doctors warns new hospital rosters are wrecking training and are bad for patients, A young woman who complained of being sexually assaulted at a Labour Party summer youth camp… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Invercargill's public library has won an international accolade for a Kardashian inspired Facebook marketing campaign. Its campaign features six librarians posing in the infamous Kardashian family… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Dotterel breeding season is about to get under way, and conservationists are deploying new tactics to protect the threatened species.While there isn't any accurate Dotterel count, experts estimate… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Conqueror of Mt Everest, philanthropist and now fashion icon - Sir Edmund Hillary's grandchildren took to the catwalk last night to parade a line of clothing inspired by the great New… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A crowd-funding campaign to save a block of pristine wetland forest in Taranaki is within a whisker of reaching its target. The Native Forest Restoration Trust is aiming to raise $500,000 to buy - and… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The growing chorus of opponents to the $100-million Waimea Dam project are relieved it's now off the table. Tasman councillors voted eight against six on Monday to can the project, after six hours of… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A new study from China suggests chronic exposure to air pollution could be linked to a decline in brain function. Researchers believe that the negative impact increases with age, and affects men more… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Mouldy tents which have housed refugees on Nauru for years are being hastily pulled down ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum next week. Refugee advocates say it's a cynical move intended to 'pretty up'… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.US President Donald Trump has taken to Twitter with more claims of bias against conservatives on the internet, this time taking aim at Google. He's accusing the seach engine of rigging its results to… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Earlier in the programme Paul Paynter, a Hawkes bay fruit grower, accused the Ministry of Primary Industries of costing the industry billions of dollars by ruining its relationship with Clean Plant… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted on Monday that sagging business confidence has become a "big, flashing neon sign" and needs addressing. But at the same time, the chief executive of Westpac… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.US Open tennis organisers have implemented the extreme heat policy at Flushing Meadows allowing extra breaks. Audio

7:55 AM.Wellington's whale watching season isn't over yet with a Southern Right Whale and its calf spotted in the harbour. Last month another Southern Right Whale, affectionately named Matariki, spent several… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.A private golf course developed by a US billionaire is now subsidising tree-planting efforts across Northland to protect rivers. The exclusive Tara Iti development, south of Mangawhai, is buying its… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The French environment minister Nicolas Hulot has announced his resignation live in a radio interview in a move that surprised the French President, the prime minister, and even his wife. He made the… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Māori students studying medicine at the University of Otago say they are fed up with the ignorance they face over the way they are selected into their second year of study. There are limited spaces in… Read more Audio