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7:44 AM.The construction industry says the government better put its money where its mouth is regarding unfair contract negotiations. The government announced it's cracking down on its ministries and agencies… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.All government departments are being ordered to stop using tactics that force building companies into risky low priced contracts. They're some of the construction industry's biggest clients and have… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.A tape has been made public of former White House aide and Apprentice star Omarosa Manigault Newman being offered a job by the Trump re-election campaign in exchange for her silence has been released… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A man who was jailed for 9 years for supplying methamphetamine shortly after being deported from Australia told authorities he was struggling without friends and family and needed the money to bring… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Ten months after the government named Kelvin Davis the Crown-Māori Relations Minister, it's still unclear what his job is. The government is heading to Ngāruawahia this weekend to attend celebrations… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Aretha Franklin, whose gospel-rooted singing earned her the title "the Queen of Soul," has died at the age of 76. She died this morning of advanced pancreatic cancer at her home in Detroit, surrounded… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Amid speculation that Beauden Barrett's place in the All Blacks side could be under threat, the first-five has found an ally in his Wallabies counterpart Bernard Foley. Audio

6:50 AM.Precinct Properties confident its new waterfront hotel won't suffer from construction sector woes. Xero close to break even. Skellerup looks abroad. Westpac reissues credit cards after hack. Market… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Government ministries and agencies are being ordered to stop adopting tactics that force builders into risky contracts. Contractors say they've been exposed to agencies trying to build on the cheap or… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin has died at the age of 76. Her hits included 'Respect', 'I Say A Little Prayer' and 'You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman'. She had been suffering from pancreatic… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:21 AM.An early look at the day's business news and a catch up on overnight financial market action. Audio

6:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has identified several areas where his side must apply pressure to beat a Wallabies unit he reckons has improved greatly. Audio

6:00 AM.Aretha Franklin's remarkable legacy - Jeff Slate; Crown-Maori relations minister role remains undefined; Jailed man 'struggling' after Australia deportation; Govt cracks down on departments'… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Tūī have started to be sighted in the port town of Lyttelton. Once a common sight around Banks Peninsula, the birds have been absent for about 40 years and are only now starting to gain a foothold… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The Silver Ferns may still be without a coach but the squad for the 2018 international season has been bolstered by two of New Zealand's most experience players. Veteran midcourter Laura Langman and… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Facebook, in a protracted battle to keep its users safe from abuse, says it is investigating the case of a Samoan woman who claims she received death threats on the platform. Samoan author Lani Wendt… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Twenty percent of New Zealanders are heavy drinkers who are responsible for drinking three quarters of the country's alcohol, yet they aren't paying the costs of cleaning up their mess. That was one… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.We return to our earlier story about the huge surge in families needing government help to put food on the table. Official figures from the Ministry of Social Development shows 26,000 more hardship… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.NBR's latest Rich List has been published, and while it included some familiar faces, what has dramatically changed is the total value of the rich listers. It was a record year for wealth creation -… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.A woman who suffered severe pain and hair loss after being fitted with the Essure sterilisation device is disgusted no one is being held accountable for the suffering it has caused countless women… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.The South Island was the big winner in an eight-million dollar handout from the government to improve freedom camping infrastructure. Freedom camping has been a divisive issue with many regions… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Nearly all foreigners have been banned from buying most Kiwi homes as the Government moves to crack down on overseas speculators. The contentious legislation passed its final hurdle to become law last… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A poverty action group says there is a surge in families needing government help to put food on the table. Official figures from the Ministry of Social Development shows 26,000 more hardship grants… Read more Audio