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8:23 AM.The Children's Commissioner wants to stub out smoking in cars when children are inside. The idea was last floated in 2014 but the previous government ignored advice to introduce a ban on the grounds… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The Green Building Council is calling for more to be done to stop construction waste going to the dump as the building boom ramps up. Auckland Council estimates up to 600,000 tonnes of building and… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.First Union says removing sales targets for bank staff is a good start - but more needs to be done to police the sector. The Financial Markets Authority and the Reserve Bank published the findings of… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Former captain Mark Taylor has urged everybody involved in Australian cricket to hit reset then rebuild together, and says a woman should take the place he's vacated on Cricket Australia's board. Audio

7:54 AM.They have made their arguments, now the people get to decide, as long as they actually get to the ballot box. Voter turnout could be the determining factor in tomorrow's US midterm elections. In… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.A ranger has been recognised for his services to conservation just weeks after he was killed in a helicopter crash shortly after take-off near Wanaka Airport. Scott Theobold, a Department of… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.Twenty-four horses will compete in today's Melbourne Cup. There are two New Zealand-bred horses in the 2018 race - Who Shot The Barman and Zacada. It's a national public holiday in the state of… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.The New Zealand jockey-turned-trainer Lance O'Sullivan says qualifying for the Melbourne Cup will become increasingly difficult for New Zealand horses in the future. There are two New Zealand bred… Read more Audio

7:31 AM.Firefighters say Monday night was the busiest Guy Fawkes night since 2012. Fire and Emergency responded to just over 100 calls. Pete Gallagher is Fire and Emergency's national advisor for fire risk… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has no confidence in the decision to grant residency to the convicted Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek. And she wants the review fast-tracked. But can the… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.People who have been in prison are lobbying to have their criminal records wiped if they keep out of trouble for seven years. They say employers turn them down because of their convictions, and it's… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The government is "not happy" with problems revealed in a banking sector inquiry released today despite it being cleared of any serious misconduct. Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi said banks… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A senior banker says the public would hide their money under mattresses if they knew how banks really behaved. A Reserve Bank and Financial Markets Authority review of New Zealand's 11 largest lenders… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has resigned from Cricket Australia's board of directors, with the fallout from a scathing review into the governing body's culture claiming another victim. Audio

6:49 AM.Banking inquiry finds no scandals or skeletons, but says indifference, ignorance, and complacency at top levels must change. Westpac says business better than confidence surveys. Trustpower expects… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.However New Zealand looks highly unlikely to secure a better deal for dairy exporters as part of an improved free trade agreement with China. Under the current agreement, New Zealand's dairy products… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The chief executive of the country's largest bank, ANZ, thinks regulation overseeing banks' behaviour is needed. A Reserve Bank and Financial Markets Authority review of the country's 11 largest… 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 market action. Audio

6:19 AM.The government is working with Auckland Council, iwi, local government and community groups to find a site for the National Erebus Memorial in Auckland. From today, the Ministry of Culture and… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Children's Commissioner Andrew Becroft is demanding MPs stop stalling and ban smoking in cars carrying children. A petition presented to Parliament four years ago to outlaw the practice was backed by… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.England rugby league forward George Burgess has been summoned to appear at a disciplinary hearing over an alleged eye-poking incident during his side's second Test victory over New Zealand in… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Bank review underestimates pressure on sales staff - worker, Finance Minister discusses bank review, Calls for clean slates for former prisoners, PM Jacinda Ardern uncertain about drug smuggler's… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Firefighters are blaming fireworks for causing at least three fires at the weekend. And with Guy Fawkes' night the fire service is preparing for more callouts. Pete Gallagher is Fire and Emergency's… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.New Caledonia has voted to stay part of France. More than 174,000 voters were eligible to vote in the first referendum on independence in more than 30 years. Close to 60 percent voted for the status… Read more Audio