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8:14 AM.Access to the Hawea Conservation Park could be cut off completely due to a stoush between the government and the US television personality Matt Lauer. The anchor of NBC's 'Today Show' purchased the… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The police national dive squad will be back on Lake Wanaka this morning searching for chopper pilot Matthew Wallis. The 39-year-old was on a solo flight on Saturday afternoon when his Robinson R44… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Francesco Molinari became Italy's first golf major champion after winning the British Open at Carnoustie by 2 shots from Justin rose, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Kisner and Xander Shav far lay. Audio

7:56 AM.A former Silver Ferns assistant coach is welcoming the resignation of coach Janine Southby. Southby resigned on Friday, at the same time as Netball New Zealand announced its review findings into the… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A Sikh Temple in South Auckland is breaking down cultural barriers and uniting people in their community. The Takanini Sikh Society feeds around 3,000 locals every weekend and distributes the… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Wellington is heading into its second week of the new bus timetables and routes, but the transition has not been without its problems. Tranzit took over the operation of Wellington's bus network last… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.Newly released figures reveal the number of hospital buildings that are earthquake-prone is rising. That's a reversal of the previous downward trend. There are 77 quake-prone buildings with staff or… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The Black Ferns Sevens team secured a resounding win in yesterday's Rugby World Cup Sevens final in San Francisco. The women's team beat first-time finalists, France, 29-0, to take home the World Cup… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The government is being urged to loosen its self-imposed financial restraints and spend more on public services. Critics say more should be done for underfunded mental health services and dilapidated… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The Environment Minister has been asked to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The pressure is… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Twenty eight students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are arriving Christchurch this morning to spend a week with the Student Volunteer Army. The Parkland survivors are… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The government's being warned it has no chance of fixing rundown public services unless it ditches its self imposed spending rules. Under its budget responsibility rules, the Labour-led coalition has… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The search for the missing helicopter pilot Matt Wallis is resuming on Lake Wanaka. The son of the Warbirds Over Wanaka founder, Sir Tim Wallis, crashed into the lake near Stevensons Island on… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.New Zealand businesses more optimistic than others around the world. Govt's fiscal straitjacket has no economic basis. Foreign ownership law change may hurt wine industry. The start of the investing… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.Environment Minister David Parker is under pressure to install an independent Commissioner at the Manawatu-Whanganui Regional Council to force it to do more to clean up polluted lakes and rivers. The… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Wellington's new bus network will be put to the test today as parents and school children return from holidays. It comes on the same day as fifty bus drivers strike to protest their working hours… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.The government has been told it must get rid of self-imposed spending rules if it's serious about fixing rundown public services. The coalition will spend an extra 24 billion dollars over the next… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and catch up with financial markets. Audio

6:06 AM.The Italian golfer Francesco Molinari has claimed his first major title, winning the British Open at carnoustie by 2 shots. Molinari finished ahead of a group that included Justin Rose and Rory… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Search for missing pilot resumes on Lake Wanaka, Calls to lift govt spending constraints grow louder, Marjory Stoneman Douglas students visit Christchurch,Horowhenua pollution: 'We've been backed into… Read more Audio