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7:10 AM.The death toll is continuing to rise in wildfires near Athens. More than 76 people have now been killed by wildfires near Athens, many dying after being trapped as they tried to escape the flames… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Tour leader Geraint Thomas and team mate Chris Froome were a number of riders who were hit by tear gas on the 16th stage of the Toru de France. Audio

6:49 AM.Prefab house maker, Matrix, runs out of money. Hospitality sector worries about visa price rise. Super Fund diversifies. Overnight global market action wrapped up. Audio

6:45 AM.A new grassroots coalition in Australia says a federal inquiry shows New Zealand is unwise to rely on advice from across the Tasman about the threat from firefighting foam contamination. The inquiry… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The All Blacks Sevens team are back in the country after successfully defending their World Cup title in San Francisco. They became the second team in history to win back-to-back World Cup Sevens… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:10 AM.Auckland schools are worried they won't be able to find enough relief teachers to fill in for sick staff once the winter flu season kicks in. Health Ministry figures show the usual winter spike in… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The New Zealand women's hockey team has been beaten 2-1 by Japan in their second game at the World Cup in London. Audio

6:00 AM.A wildfire described as an avalance of flame kills at least 70 in Greece, Maori King's former right-hand man welcomes the Serious Fraud Office investigation, Tour de France riders are hit by tear gas… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The chairman of the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council is so confident in the council's environmental track-record that he would welcome an inquiry by the Enivronment Minister. Some Horowhenua locals… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Tauranga City Council met behind closed doors on Monday to discuss negotiations around the promised purchase of the dodgy homes in the Bella Vista subdivision - more than 43 days after agreeing to buy… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealander Troy Skinner shot while trying to breaking into a house in the United States has been transferred from hospital to a prison. Mr Skinner has been at a hospital for about a month… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Huge numbers of Māori are going back to school later in life to learn te reo. Many have sent their children to Maori immersion schools and feel their own identity is incomplete without the language… Read more Audio

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

8:21 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters told Morning Report the goal to be smokefree by 2025 is meaningless and dairy owners have suffered violent attacks due to continued price hikes. Action on Smoking… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand has achieved an unprecented feat in sporting history, simultaneously holding men's and women's rugby world titles in rugby union and Sevens. Former Black Ferns rugby union captain and NZRU… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A Wellington brothel owner is furious at banks who won't let her open a business account. Mary Brennan from Funhouse Escorts says she's been turned away from every bank in in the country - simply… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters is confident the deadlock over the Kermadec Marine Sanctuary can be broken by the end of the year. Former Prime Minister John Key announced the massive sanctuary… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand heavyweight Joseph Parker says he's relaxed taking on British boxer Dillian Whyte in his own backyard. Audio

7:54 AM.There's been a spectacular diplomatic boil-over between Iran and the United States with Tehran warning Washington that it faces "the mother of all wars" if the US threatens the nation's oil exports… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The government's promised review of the beleagured family court system is about to get underway - three months later than it should have. It comes as the UN considers whether to send a special… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.A ten-year-old girl and a young woman aged 18 are the victims of yesterday's shooting rampage in Toronto. As well as the two dead, 14 other people were injured. Police in Toronto are appealing for… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The man behind a night shelter in Rotorua forced to close its doors at the weekend says he plans to re-open it because too many people in the city are homeless. Earlier in July it was revealed people… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The tourism sector is warning Auckland may run out of hotel rooms if big-name developments falter or fail. Both the America's Cup and the APEC summit are expected to bring in tens of thousands of… Read more Audio