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6:13 AM.The Road Transport Forum's chief executive says it's been concerned about a lack of oversight for heavy vehicle certifiers for years, and is glad the Transport Agency is conducting an investigation… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.Mt Eden bar fire: More than 50 firefighters face blaze. Audio

6:06 AM.England's Rugby bosses have warned Eddie Jones that they expect him reverse the team's recent slump by delivering a successful end of year campaign. Audio

6:00 AM.Immigration NZ investigates Sri Lankan visa scam, Ohakune community shaken by fatal bus crash, NZ firefighters fly to help at tragic California wildfire, Tegel defends treatment of chickens on… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Hurricanes fans weren't the only ones in pain after Saturday night's super rugby semi-final in Christchruch However a bit of Kiwi hospitality has eased a French family's misfortune. Their campervan… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The race is on to raise enough money to fix Kaikōura's old drill hall. The council wanted to close the building while it considered its future - which could've included demolition. Community groups… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Hacking coughs and runny noses are doing the rounds of businesses across the country right now. Annually New Zealand loses about 1.5 billion dollars every year to absences, according to a 2017 study… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Bass baritone singer Joel Amosa won the 2018 Lexus Song Quest grand final on Saturday night. His victory is the fifth time in 10 years that a New Zealander of Samoan heritage has won the competition.

8:38 AM.A post-mortem is being carried out after a protected leopard seal was shot dead on a Dargaville beach over the weekend. The Department of Conservation said the seal had been shot in the face, possibly… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.The family of New Zealander Clinton Thinn, who has been convicted of first degree murder in the US, says they will make sure he has a small home of his own to return to after serving his 25-year… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.A federal state of emergency has been declared in Northern California as 3,500 firefighters battle an out of control wildfire. Five people have now been killed in the Carr fire which is burning in and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.It was back to the future for National's Simon Bridges at the weekend with the key focus on education policies some say were recycled from ACT and the Labour Party. Mr Bridges delivered his first… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Tūroa ski field has re-opened this morning, following a horrifying fatal bus crash on the mountain road on Saturday. A young female - believed to be an 11-year-old girl - was killed when the bus… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas says he has fulfilled a dream by winning his maiden Tour de France title. Audio

7:54 AM.Joseph Parker says he'll take his loss to opponent Dillian Whyte on the chin and hopes to come back in the future. Speaking at a media conference after the fight a sombre Parker was trying to look at… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Whangarei's mayor Sheryl Mai is urging businesses to get in behind the city's first day centre for the homeless. Work's underway to turn part of Whangarei's the old Army barracks downtown into a place… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.It wasn't such a super Saturday for the Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull and his ruling coalition after they took a battering in a raft of by-elections at the weekend - seen as a litmus test… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Promising to be "the hardest working opposition this country has ever seen" Simon Bridges at the weekend hosted the National Party's first conference since last year's election loss. Mr Bridges' first… Read more Video, Audio

7:28 AM.The risks of New Zealand's harsh sun are well known, now a new global study is confirming our place as top of the list for high rates of skin cancer. But New Zealanders are less likely than most to… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.A coroner has found that a Waikato man who died of heart failure didn't get proper care in the lead up to his death. Sixty-year-old Gerald Gotty, who died in September 2014, lived in a freezing… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Pensioners are increasingly turning to Work and Income for help to pay for essentials like food, power and housing. Figures from the Ministry of Social Development show that in the last five years… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.An investigation into truck safety problems has revealed the brakes failed on a trailer that came loose on a highway. It's also now looking into whether certifers have been signing off towing… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Tūroa ski field has re-opened this morning following a horrifying fatal bus crash on the mountain road on Saturday. A young female - believed to be an 11-year-old girl - was killed when the bus… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Warriors coach Stephen Kearney has sent a message to his team after their 36-12 loss to the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL yesterday. Audio