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6:06 AM.The White Ferns teenager Amelia Kerr has made the highest score in a women's one day international cricket, scoring 232 not out in the third and final ODI between New Zealand and Ireland in Dublin. Audio

6:00 AM.Shane Jones is under fire after demanding big change at Fonterra, a disaster waiting to happen -- Gisborne council was warned about forestry debris, and Auckland councillors rebel against mayor Phil… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.An Auckland university is urging staff and students to put some plastics straight into rubbish bins as it is no longer able to find anywhere to recycle them. New Zealand recyclers have been struggling… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.One place vegan steaks are unlikely to be much in evidence is at Fieldays, which opens on Wednesday. This year marks the 50th anniversary and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend over the… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.In May, UK supermarket chain Tesco started selling plant-based steak that bled like the real thing and apparently tasted as good. We were sceptical so we asked a former member of the Morning Report… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Five years ago, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Hurungaterangi applied for approval to teach and get proper funding for its Year 9 to Year 13 students. But its principal, Oriana Lemon, says nothing has… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Farmers are threatening legal action against forestry companies following what they say is millions of dollars damage caused by slash. The slash - or offcuts from forestry harvesting - washed down… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The military has been ordered to stop putting toxic firefighting foam into the stormwater at Ohakea air base. The Defence Force insists it hasn't used the chemicals for two years, but the… Read more Audio

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

8:24 AM.Auckland and Wellington city councils have been quick to reassure people that its safe to live and work in dozens of buildings with similar cladding to that of the deadly Grenfell Tower. Tomorrow is… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.Closer to home, what might the historic agreement mean for the Asia-Pacific region? Robert Ayson is Professor of Strategic Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. He talks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

8:16 AM.In Tokyo there's been gratitude Mr Trump brought up the fate of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Koreans. We spoke to Mayu Yoshida who works for Reuters in Tokyo.. Audio

8:10 AM.Long-time observers of US-North Korea relations are split in their assessment of the success of the meeting yesterday between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Professor… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks don't believe the French will push the panic button and make radical changes for the second in Wellington this weekend. Audio

7:56 AM.The battle to protect New Zealand's multi million dollar mānuka honey industry from international interlopers is expected to cost $5.5 million over the next 10 years. An industry group has told… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Police have apologised to investigative journalist Nicky Hager in a case that has widely been seen as a victory for the media. The apology, and a payout, to Mr Hager were for breaching his rights… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Mayor of Whangarei is appealing for help to set up a day shelter for the city's growing number of homeless people. Sheryl Mai says high rents are forcing families out on the street - and the… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.The government is set to reveal its plan for Waikeria prison this afternoon. It is being told by the opposition it must build a bigger prison, or risk public safety. But the Labour-led government is… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.June 14 marks a year to the day since a deadly blaze at the 24-storey Grenfell tower block in London, in which 72 people died. The Auckland Council has confirmed 116 buildings in the city use a… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Farmers in Tolaga Bay are considering legal action against forestry companies for the damage done to stock and properties by tonnes of flood-borne logging debris. Heavy rain caused even more damage to… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.The worst of the heavy rain and strong winds have passed Gisborne, but hundreds of people spent the night without power. Eastland Network says they can't reconnect about 660 houses until later on… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Donald Trump made a stunning pledge in his media conference on Tuesday saying the US will stop war exercises with South Korea. Our correspondent in South Korea, Oliver Whitfield-Miocic, has reaction.

7:10 AM.President Donald Trump met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday. The two had a 41-minute one-on-one discussion and then had wider talks with aides at a historic meeting in Singapore. They… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The All Blacks are rejecting a former international referee's assertion they get away with murder on the rugby field. Audio