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7:32 AM.New measures have been announced to crack down on loan sharks. A cap has been placed on the total amount of interest and fees high-cost lenders can charge, and possible penalties include fines of up… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.An indigenous free-trade agreement is one of the key ideas up for discussion at the World Indigenous Business Forum in Rotorua this week. Indigenous business leaders from around the world are looking… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Thousands of fans packed the Manukau Events centre in South Auckland last night to welcome Tonga's National Rugby League team to New Zealand. The 29-strong squad will go head to head with the World… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.An expensive new drug for age-related macular degeneration is saving the eyesight of patients who might otherwise go blind. The drug, known as Eylea, is a long-awaited development for thousands of eye… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.The police have reluctantly admitted they've taken disciplinary action against nine staff for sexual harassing their work mates since 2014. After intervention by the Ombudsman, they've given RNZ News… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Australia have taken a firm grip on netball's Constellation Cup and spoilt New Zealand star Laura Langman's landmark night with a 56-47 win over the Silver Ferns in Townsville, and coach Noelin Taurua… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.Fonterra milk payout faces downside risks. A small company jumps up to the NZX's main market. Lines companies want ComCom to ease up. Financial markets hammered as nervous investors jump.  Audio

6:39 AM.The police union says it's naive to think the New Zealand police is immune from workplace sexual harassment. Police Association president Chris Cahill told our reporter Katie Scotcher that no-one's… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.The Silver Ferns head coach Noeline Taurua says - despite a 56 to 47 loss to the Australian Diamonds last night in game two of the Constellation Cup - her side is where she wants them to be in terms… 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 of global financial markets. Audio

6:10 AM.Vulnerable consumers and the elderly can expect to get fewer knocks on the door from pushy salespeople. As part of tough new consumer protection measures the government is giving "do not knock"… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Silver Ferns netball coach Noeline Taurua was pleased with her side's improvement in last night's loss to Australia but she still wants her side to show more fight. Audio

6:00 AM.Police acknowledge disciplinary action, new Pharmac-funded drug saving patients' sight, Mate Ma'a Tonga! Thousand of fans greet rugby league team, Indigenous free trade deal discussed at forum. Audio

8:55 AM.You break it you buy it... that's the message for the man who broke a Len Lye sculpture on Wellington's waterfront. Hunter MacDonald attempted to climb the 12-metre flexible pole on Monday, breaking… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Dylan McCullough has won New Zealand's first medal of the Youth Olympics in Argentina, winning gold in the triathlon. The 17-year-old McCullough who is based in Auckland says the race unfolded just as… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Niue's Premier, Sir Toke Talagi says the New Zealand flag won't be raised during Constitution Day celebrations later this month as normal. Sir Toke says this is just Niue being its own country, but… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The brother of Bret Hall, who disappeared in 2011 has told a court about his brother's frustration over a house which was being built for him by his friend David Lyttle. Michael Hall was giving… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Subcontracters working for broadband installer Chorus have been exploiting migrant workers - taking their cash and promising visas in return. Chorus chief executive Kate McKenzie said the company had… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Engineers will today assess the damage to a large fertiliser factory in Christchurch after a major fire ripped through part of the building yesterday. The blaze, at the Ravensdown factory in Hornby… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.The government might be getting the ball rolling on investigating why petrol prices are so high - but there's likely to be little respite at the pump in the short term. Jacinda Ardern said encouraging… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson is flush with cash and under increasing pressure to loosen the purse strings. The government's books show a bumper five-and-a-half billion dollar surplus - that's… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Silver Ferns know there were a number of soft errors in game one of the Constellation Cup, but correcting those against a top Australian side may be difficult in tonight's second game in… Read more Audio