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

8:28 AM.An unexploded anti-aircraft shell discovered by two children and their grandparents has been detonated despite the kids pleas to take the explosive to show and tell at school. The projectile, a World… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A burst water pipe in Taupō has caused a 10-metre wide sinkhole that engulfed part of a street. Taupō teenager Jono Park and his mate, Bailey Malloy, were first on the scene and were quick to alert… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.If David Seymour had his way twenty Members of Parliament would have their jobs cut as well as the seven Māori seats. It's part of a raft of changes the ACT Party leader has outlined at his party's… Read more Video, Audio

8:11 AM.Kidney Health New Zealand says it's surprised and concerned that New Zealand dialysis patients are waiting longer due to ineligible immigrants turning up for emergency care. Documents from Immigration… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Central Pulse coach Yvette McCausland-Durie admits it hurts, but is doing her best to stay upbeat after they conceded seven straight goals to miss out on their maiden national netball premiership… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.A novice Māori cheese maker has won a major award in one of the world's most prestigious cheese competitions.

Zev Kaka-Holtz works for the artisan company Grinning Gecko and his kau piro cheese has… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The government and Ngapuhi remain deadlocked after the latest hui on treaty negotiations. Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Andrew Little met with with hapu in Northland at the weekend to try… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.National and ACT have a long history, but the future of that relationship is uncertain. ACT is polling the highest it has ever done under David Seymour but during the party conference on Sunday he… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The ACT Party leader David Seymour has admitted his latest policy idea of abolishing the Maori seats and reducing the number of general MPs in Parliament came from New Zealand First. He pitched the… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Police in Samoa have filed a manslaughter charge against the nurse linked to the deaths of two babies last month after they received the MMR vaccine. RNZ Pacific reporter Koro Vaka'uta joins us with… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Wellington bus passengers may refuse to pay their fares in protest at their frustrations with the capital's public transport network. More than a hundred people packed out the Newtown Community Centre… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Washington DC is the latest battleground over racial tensions in the United States. Far-right groups are about to hold a "Unite the Right 2" rally at Lafayette Square park, across the street from the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.A Hawke's Bay businessman, Simon Lusk, is taking the regional council to the Environment Court over its failure to regulate feedlots he says are polluting the district. Mr Lusk says the practice… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.New Zealand dialysis patients are having their treatment rationed because of ineligible immigrants turning up for emergency care, according to government documents.

Immigration New Zealand's chief… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The outgoing Southern Steel captain Wendy Frew says it's a dream to retire from the national netball premiership with another title. Audio

6:49 AM.Turkey's plunging currency and escalating row with U.S. rattles markets. Real estate sector latest to be covered by anti-money laundering rules. Taxing crypto-currencies. Market report.    Audio

6:47 AM.The deadlock over Ngāpuhi's treaty negotiations shows no sign of breaking - with people leaving a series of hui over the weekend frustrated and without resolution. The Treaty Settlements Minister… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.An early look at the business news. And a catch up of global markets.  Audio

6:06 AM.The Southern Steel have defended their national netball premiership title with a heart-stopping win over the home favourite Central Pulse. Audio

6:00 AM.Demand from foreigners means New Zealanders are missing out on dialysis treatment, the Hawke's Bay Regional Council faces court action over farming pollution , and Washington DC is bracing for a white… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio