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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 and a catch up on overnight market action. Audio

6:18 AM.The Papua New Guinea government's been spending up large for the APEC summit it is hosting this year in the hope it will reap large economic rewards. APEC leaders - including US President Donald Trump… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Transport Minister Phil Twyford has told his officials to look at three recent bus crashes all involving Mitsubishi Fusos. Two people have died and many others have been injured in the string of… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.It's been a tough day at the Sailing World Championships for New Zealand, with Josh Junior missing out on a medal on countback in the Finn class after finishing fourth in the medal race. Audio

6:00 AM.Senior ministers lose confidence in deputy police commissioner Wally Haumaha, Don Brash is booed off the stage at an Auckland University debate, and A major aftershock causes more chaos in Lombok as… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The non-fiction book, Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story, took out the top honour at the Children and Young Adult book awards ceremony at Te Papa on Wednesday night. The book is the work of Christchurch… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.West Coast companies are finding success online as they look to overcome the barriers of living in such an isolated place. A series of digital technology workshops helping businesses lift their online… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The people of South Sudan have been celebrating the signing of a power-sharing deal aimed at ending a brutal five-year civil war. The South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, and the head of the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The government has set an ambitious goal to have one million New Zealanders able to speak basic reo Māori by 2040. A draft of Te Maihi Karauna, or the Crown Maori Language Strategy, was released late… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The tourism industry is being urged to find ways of encouraging tourists to visit off-season and to venture towards much-less visited regions with new and unique tourism attractions. The country's… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.It's been reported a senior member of Zimbabwe's opposition party has been arrested at the border with Zambia. Tendai Biti's lawyer says he's been arrested but Zimbabwe's state broadcaster says that's… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.A new report reveals China is not spending as much aid money in the Pacific as some thought. Data from Australian think tank the Lowy Institute shows New Zealand and Australia have pumped the vast… Read more Audio

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

8:22 AM.Earlier we spoke to Karl Pearce and Professor Chris Gallavin on free speech after the controversial choice by Massey University's vice chancellor to cancel an event where Don Brash was due to speak… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.The government has been warned it's at risk of putting off developers if it takes too long to make decisions about who it will use for the KiwiBuild scheme. One developer has told RNZ they are at risk… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The fallout is continuing from Donald Trump's tweet that anyone doing business with Iran would NOT be doing business with the United States. The US has already re-imposed sanctions against Iran and… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand's Josh Junior is considering protesting and trying to have today's race thrown out after a storm hit the Sailing World Championships in Denmark. Audio

7:56 AM.Dunedin taxi company Southern Taxis has been ordered to pay four former drivers almost $100,000 in arrears over minimum wages and holiday pay underpayments. The Employment Relations Authority… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Ben Stokes has described feeling "vulnerable and frightened" and "under threat of immediate attack" moments before he became involved in a brawl outside a Britsol nightclub in September last year. He… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.Young teachers who are considering leaving Auckland for jobs somewhere cheaper say a housing allowance would help them stay. Their union, the PPTA, has tabled a claim with the Ministry of Education… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.A senior Massey University academic, Chris Gallavin, has called out his Vice Chancellor for banning Don Brash from speaking on campus, says her decision was "unequivocally wrong". On Tuesday former… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.It's been revealed China's aid dominance in the Pacific is overstated. The Australian think tank the Lowy Institute has crunched seven years of data covering 13,000 projects in 14 Pacific countries… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The government is moving against the exploitation of the student visa regime. It is bringing in stricter rules for work visas, especially for lower-level qualifications or foreign students who are… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.An ANZ worker says there was enormous relief yesterday when the bank announced an end to front-line sales targets. The union for many banking workers says the move could mark the beginning of the end… Read more Audio