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6:49 AM.Profits for the main NZ banks dip in first quarter. Softer real estate market may prompt LVR easing. Inflation still in check means low rates for longer. Financial markets mildly positive.  Audio

6:45 AM.Cabinet papers show the government continued work towards a mega-prison at Waikeria for months after taking power. Corrections Minister Kelvin Davis ultimately pulled the brakes on the billion-dollar… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Three men are in custody after a police pursuit that lasted more than an hour in Waikato early this morning. RNZ reporter Matthew Theunissan tells Guyon Espiner the details. Police spotted a stolen… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.The police association is warning the government's target for hiring more officers is under huge pressure because too many front-line staff are leaving. The attrition rate is just over 500 officers a… 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 a catch up on overnight action on the global financial markets.   Audio

6:06 AM.Experienced captain Fiao'o Faamausili will lead a young squad featuring eight new caps when the Black Ferns play Australia for the Laurie O'Reilly Memorial Trophy next month. Audio

6:00 AM.The government's goal of increasing police numbers is under pressure as 500 officers a year leave the front line, The US President faces congress after accepting Putin's claims that Russia didn't… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The critically acclaimed hip hop artist Kendrick Lamar starts his tour of New Zealand and Australia in Dunedin tonight. Music producer Yadana Saw will be going to the concert and she joins us from our… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The young New Zealanders credited with driving momentum for a Zero Carbon Act have implored MPs not to mess it up in the final stages. The youth-movement Generation Zero have led a campaign for… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.All cars in New Zealand will need to be electric by 2050 if the government wants to reach its zero-emission target. But when you can pick up a classic 1993 Toyota Corolla for $1000 or less, or… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Concerns have been raised that New Zealand has put its relationship with China under strain with its newly released defence strategy. National Party leader Simon Bridges told Morning Report the… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A proposal to build a monument on the scale of the Statue of Liberty at Bastion Point has been rubbished by NZ First MP Shane Jones. The plan for a 30 to 50-metre tall statue of Papatuanuku has… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Tasman District Council pitched the policy to the Local Government New Zealand conference in Christchurch on Sunday, calling for standardised tests to be implemented nationally. The remit passed with… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A seven-year-in-the-making overhaul of Wellington's bus service went down like a flat tyre for many commuters who took to social media to vent their frustration. It was everything public transport… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Far North communities are crying out for more support to tackle the meth trade - and protect its victims. Despite heroic efforts by Northland health services and police to reduce demand - the signs… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.There's widespread shock at Donald Trump's apparent willingness to take Vladimir Putin's word that Russia didn't try to interfere in the 2016 US elections. America's top intelligence officials have… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand say they haven't made any decisions about the process that will take place to decide who will represent them in the men's single sculls beyond this year's World Championships. Audio

7:56 AM.More than 15,000 people will converge on Forsyth Barr Stadium in Duendin tonight to watch the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy winning hip hop artist, Kendrick Lamar, who is touring in support of fourth… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A safety campaign to help people whose dates go horribly wrong has launched in Sydney - and there are calls to bring it across the ditch. "Ask for Angela" lets anyone who feel unsafe on a date or a… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Australia's flawed extradition system means New Zealanders are getting away with serious crimes across the ditch. Justice Minister Andrew Little has highlighted the problem. He says in the past 18… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Businesses in the Coromandel are counting the cost after stormy weather closed the roads in the area again. They say regular road closures, bad weather, and slips mean visitors are staying away. Audio

7:39 AM.People are gathering on Muriwai Beach this morning to mark the drowning of a man and a woman who died yesterday after being swept off rocks while fishing. Tim Jago is the chair of Muriwai Volunteer… Read more Audio