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7:54 AM.A forgotten painting by renowned New Zealand artist, Charles F Goldie, will go on sale at an auction in Auckland. The portrait of Kapi Kapi, an Arawa Chieftainess, was painted in 1918 and was only… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The son of rugby legend, George Nepia, is one of a number of New Zealand servicemen whose remains will be returned to this country next week. Twenty-eight Defence Force personnel, who died while… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The global chemical company Monsanto is describing its weedkiller Roundup as safer than household bleach. The company has been ordered to pay more than US$400 million to a Californian man Dewayne… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which has sent tenants into a rage. The now deleted advertisment from its Te Aro office in Wellington features beer… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A Masterton trucker is pulling half a dozen rigs off the road at a cost of 10 thousand dollars a day after an urgent safety alert. The Transport Agency warning about almost 500 heavy vehicles marks… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.ACT leader David Seymour on Monday joined National leader Simon Bridges in criticising the Prime Minister's approach to the economy. Mr Bridges said on Morning Report that Jacinda Ardern had done… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.On Tuesday, about 120 bus drivers have walked off the job in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year. The strike is over pay and safety concerns, the union says. But Go Bus' chief… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.School children will be affected by the latest round of bus strikes in Hamilton. About 120 drivers walked off the job almost two hours ago in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Some schools have asked after-school care providers not to provide full-day services that will undermine Wednesday's strike by primary and intermediate school teachers. The strike is expected to close… Read more Audio

7:06 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

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

6:45 AM.The son of rugby legend, George Nepia, is one of 28 servicemen whose remains will be returned to New Zealand next week. The men died while serving in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam and were… Read more Video, Audio

6:43 AM.The head of the national renal board says foreign patients seeking kidney treatment are not putting New Zealand dialysis patients at risk of reduced care. Immigration New Zealand documents said some… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.An after-school provider says some schools asked it not to provide full-day childcare for families affected by Wednesday's primary and intemediate teacher strike. Most schools are closing completely… Read more Audio

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

6:18 AM.Music lovers in Venezuela are bartering their spare medicine for music at an innovative swap meet that aims to help alleviate the acute shortage of drugs in the South American nation. In exchange for… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges is defending the large travel bill he racked up and doesn't think his caucus colleagues are to blame for it leaking to the media. Mr Bridges stands by the roughly… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand Para Swimming Team have recorded their best performance at the Pan Pacific Para Swimming Championships, finishing with 14 medals in Cairns. Audio

6:00 AM.Some after-school care cancelled as primary teachers strike, Hamilton bus drivers strike over safety concerns, 'Our bus fleet is entirely safe' - Go Bus operating boss, Jacinda Ardern 'listening to… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.All Black great Sir Bryan Williams will be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame next month. It's a big year for Sir Bryan, who was knighted for services to rugby in the New Year's Honours list… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Residents in the West Coast town of Punakaiki - home to the Pancake Rocks - have been left frustrated by delays over improvements to vital infrastructure. The previous government had planned to… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Forest and Bird says too many regional councils are letting dairy farmers get away too easily with breaking the rules. A report just out from the group says even when farms are found to be flouting… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The outgoing general secretary of the Labour Party, Andrew Kirton, admits mistakes were made handling sexual assault at a Labour youth camp. The Labour Party's now on the hunt for a new general… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Southern Steel dashed the hopes of long-suffering Central Pulse fans by pipping them in the final seconds of the netball premiership final yesterday. After being up by 11 goals in the second… Read more Audio