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7:20 AM.It's just over a week since Auckland's new regional fuel tax came into effect - so are people trying to dodge it by filling up out of town? Some petrol stations say they've been busier since the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Twenty-four hours before thousands of nurses walk out of hospitals in the first national strike for almost 30 years, managers say they're as ready as they can be. The Nurses Organisation has rejected… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.All safe and well - the last of the boys, their coach and all the rescuers are now out of the Tham-luang cave. The last five made it out just before midnight. Gyles Beckford talks to Ruchard Ehrlich… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.France and Belgium are locked nil-all after an entertaining first half of their football World Cup semi-final in Russia. Audio

6:49 AM.Doubts about how good "stress tests" on the main retail banks are. Skill shortages no barrier to retirement village operator. Consumers expected to be cautious. The latest from global finance markets.

6:40 AM.Auckland district health board is confident that staff can keep patients safe while nurses are on strike. Hundreds of patients have had appointments and operations postponed to keep the hospital… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.An early look at the day's business news and overnight market action. Audio

6:15 AM.The Football World Cup semi final battle between France and Belgium is underway in St Petersburg. Our correspondent Jess King is watching the game in Moscow and is on the line. Audio

6:06 AM.American tennis star Serena Williams remains on track for an eighth Wimbledon title after fighitng back to beat Italian Camila Giorgi in 3 sets in a fiercely contested quarter-final. Audio

6:00 AM.The world celebrates with Thailand as the cave rescue mission ends with the last four boys and their coach safely out of Tham-luang cave, a 17-year-old girl is found dead -- police launch a homicide… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A University of Auckland study has found fast foods are being served up in ever bigger portions and with more salt. The study included more than 5000 fast food products and 10 major fast food chains… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Opportunities Party has called time on itself. The party bankrolled by Gareth Morgan has requested the Electoral Commission cancel its registration as a political party. He pushed it as the party… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.One hundred and fifty years ago today, Māori prophet Te Kooti founded the Ringatū religion after escaping prison exile on the Chatham Islands. Followers of Ringatū, which is a mix of the old testament… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A new public housing development in central Auckland will be able to accommodate more than three times as many households as the 60-year-old high rise it will replace. In a first, the new development… Read more Audio

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

8:29 AM.The government says it's housed nearly 4000 people since it launched its $100 million plan to tackle homelessness. The policy was launched at the beginning of May and the Ministry of Social… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has questioned the decision by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff to ban two far-right Canadian activists from speaking at city council venues. Mr Peters on Monday said free… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A Nelson lawyer is warning it is only a matter of time before a child commits suicide in a police cell. In the 11 months to the end of March, there were 165 cases of young people being detained alone… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A Victoria University strategic analyst says New Zealand has taken a new path by sounding a note of alarm about China's role in the Asia-Pacific region. The government's Strategic Defence Policy… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Green Party is questioning the need for weapons on the four maritime patrol aircraft the government has announced it will buy. Defence Minister Ron Mark confirmed on Monday the $2.3 billion… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.For the second day a New Zealand cyclist was on the podium at the Tour de France. Audio

7:55 AM.European neighbours France and Belgium face off on Wednesday morning for a spot in the Football World Cup final. And on Thursday morning, England and Croatia will battle it out for the other place… Read more Video, Audio

7:49 AM.The Police in Wiltshire are now launching a murder inquiry after a woman exposed to nerve agent Novichok in Wiltshire died. Dawn Sturgess died on Monday and her companion Charlie Rowley who was also… Read more Audio