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6:46 AM.Pre-school teachers have been suspended for biting, shaking and hitting children. The Ministry of Education has released its report into almost 340 complaints against childhood centres, kindergartens… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A former National MP, Chester Borrows, is being put in charge of a new group that will be advising the Labour-led government on its overhaul of the criminal justice system. Mr Borrows says criminal… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.It's one nil to England after the first half hour of the semi final between England and Croatia. The fans of England are desperately hoping their team will make the final for the first time since… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:15 AM.The semifinal between England and Croatia to determine who will meet France in the Football World Cup final has just got underway. Our correspondent Lucy Taylor is at a sports bar in Moscow. Audio

6:06 AM.Tennis world number 2 Roger Federer's Wimbledon title defence is over following a dramatic five-set quarter-final loss to an inspired Kevin Anderson. Audio

6:00 AM.Nurses strike begins after negotiations fail; Thai cave rescue: First images revealed of boys in hospital; Work visas up, despite efforts to control numbers; Minister Andrew Little discusses criminal… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.New Zealander Dion Smith is earning his spots in the Tour de France. The Aucklander made cycling history becoming the first New Zealander to wear the polka dot King of the Mountain jersey in the Tour… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A young Wellington woman with chronic pain is worried about how she'll get to university when bus routes change dramatically next week. A huge overhaul of the capital's bus services will go live on… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Some Queenstown businesses say a new bed tax could ruin their livelihoods. The proposal for a local tourist levy is one Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has been campaigning for to help pay… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The use of a vaccine is under investigation in Samoa after the death of two infants. The children died on the same day at the same hospital after receiving vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Parents of children with severe epilepsy say the tens of thousands of dollars it can costs to buy marijuana-based medications is putting the medicines out of reach, despite its potential to transform… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.This year's Census has a ten percent hole in it with only 90 percent of New Zealanders filling in the forms. It means officials are having to delay publishing the data by five months while they try to… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.In less than 24 hours a nationwide, 30,000-strong nurses strike looks likely to take place, disrupting health services across the country. That is unless last minute negotiations averts the industrial… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Christchurch City Council's plans to to help curb a rising homeless population has left some people who live rough worried. The council is considering funding the Christchurch City Mission to… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The international cave divers who rescued the Thai boys and their coach are being lauded all around the world. US President Donald Trump called it a "beautiful moment" in a Tweet and British Prime… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.France have reached their first football World Cup final since 2006 after beating Belgium 1-nil in a thrilling semi-final in Russia. Audio

7:55 AM.It's all over France are through to the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Coen Lammers is on the line from St Petersburg where he's been watching the France-Belgium game. Audio

7:50 AM.An intensive care specialist is concerned the death of two babies in Samoa will be a setback to vaccination programmes there. The infants died last Friday after receiving a vaccination for measles… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Nurses and the district health boards are holding last ditch talks in a bid to reach a deal, but the government says one option that's not on the table is more money. Finance Minister Grant Robertson… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A free speech advocacy group raised 50 thousand dollars in less than 24 hours in a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action against Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Mr Goff last week announced that a pair… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.The Defence Minister Ron Mark is now under pressure to replace the Airforce's ageing Hercules planes before their useby date in three to five years. They frequently fly on humanitarian aid missions… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The former tenant of a South Auckland state house, where a young woman was found dead at the weekend, says no-one should have been there. A homicide investigation was launched after the discovery of… Read more Audio