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7:20 AM.RNZ education correspondent discusses the details of what's happening on Wednesday across New Zealand as primary and intermediate school teachers strike. Audio

7:10 AM.Almost half a million children won't be going to school on Wednesday as primary school teachers strike. Nearly 29,000 teachers and principals are taking action closing almost every primary and… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Ben Stokes is back in England's Test reckoning against India but must still wait to discover any further consequences following his affray acquittal. Audio

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

6:46 AM.There are concerns public confidence in the police force will be eroded if investigations involving senior leadership drag on. The police union says the inquiry into the appointment of the deputy… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.Already many support workers in the early childhood and primary schools have settled their pay equity claim. Three hundred and twenty-nine women support workers will get a pay rise of up to 30 percent… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.At least 28,000 teachers and principals are going on strike on Wednesday, forcing the closure of most of the country's primary and intermediate schools. They are holding rallies in towns and cities… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.Landlords and real estate groups have now joined tenants in condemning Quinovic's advertising campaign that appeared to celebrate making renters lives a misery. The brain child of one of the company's… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Fruit and vegetable growers are warning Auckland's urban sprawl could push prices up sharply and jeopardise the country's produce supply. A new report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand says… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.All-rounder Ben Stokes has been rushed straight back into the England squad for the third test against India after being found not guilty of affray. Audio

6:00 AM.About 29,000 primary and intermediate teachers and principals are walking off the job on Wednesday, a terrorist attack is suspected as a car swerves into pedestrians outside the British Parliament… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The unmistakeable voice of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. A close friend of the 76-year-old singer said this morning she's gravely ill in her hometown of Detroit and surrounded by family, who are… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Fiji's government is remaining tight-lipped regarding its involvement with a South Korean church whose leader has been arrested for enslavement. Korean authorities say 400 members of the Grace Road… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The South Korean government says a summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held in Pyongyang in September. It will be the third meeting between the two… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is gunning for a publicly funded hunters organisation that was set up under the previous government. The Game Animal Council is a statutory body established in 2013… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.By this time next year, single-use plastic shopping bags will be consigned to the rubbish bin of history. The government announced on Friday it will be working alongside supermarkets and other… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.The Turkish currency is collapsing - down 20 percent in just a week in the midst of a diplomatic spat with the United States. Last week President Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Property management company Quinovic has distanced itself from a social media campaign that suggested tenants weren't paying enough rent. The campaign, set up by the Te Aro franchise in Wellington… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A Tauranga man is calling on the Waitangi Tribunal to strip Labour MP Andrew Little of his role as Treaty Minister. It comes as claims mount before the tribunal against the Pare Hauraki Collective… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A South Canterbury farmer says roads in his district have become impassable due to the poor job the council is doing maintaining them. Rural roads are deteriorating at a faster rate thanks to the… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A Masterton transport firm says a new safety alert that's put half its fleet of 12 trucks off the road is costing it $10,000 a day in lost revenue. The Transport Agency's warning about towing… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand Indy Car driver Scott Dixon has ended speculation about his future by signing a multi-year contract extension with Chip Ganassi Racing. Audio