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6:17 AM.Landlords and real estate groups have now joined tenants in condemning Quinovic's advertising campaign that appeared to celebrate making renters lives a misery. The brain child of one of the company's… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.Fruit and vegetable growers are warning Auckland's urban sprawl could push prices up sharply and jeopardise the country's produce supply. A new report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand says… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.All-rounder Ben Stokes has been rushed straight back into the England squad for the third test against India after being found not guilty of affray. Audio

6:00 AM.About 29,000 primary and intermediate teachers and principals are walking off the job on Wednesday, a terrorist attack is suspected as a car swerves into pedestrians outside the British Parliament… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The unmistakeable voice of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. A close friend of the 76-year-old singer said this morning she's gravely ill in her hometown of Detroit and surrounded by family, who are… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Fiji's government is remaining tight-lipped regarding its involvement with a South Korean church whose leader has been arrested for enslavement. Korean authorities say 400 members of the Grace Road… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The South Korean government says a summit between President Moon Jae-in and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, will be held in Pyongyang in September. It will be the third meeting between the two… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage is gunning for a publicly funded hunters organisation that was set up under the previous government. The Game Animal Council is a statutory body established in 2013… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.By this time next year, single-use plastic shopping bags will be consigned to the rubbish bin of history. The government announced on Friday it will be working alongside supermarkets and other… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.The Turkish currency is collapsing - down 20 percent in just a week in the midst of a diplomatic spat with the United States. Last week President Trump doubled tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminium… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Property management company Quinovic has distanced itself from a social media campaign that suggested tenants weren't paying enough rent. The campaign, set up by the Te Aro franchise in Wellington… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.A Tauranga man is calling on the Waitangi Tribunal to strip Labour MP Andrew Little of his role as Treaty Minister. It comes as claims mount before the tribunal against the Pare Hauraki Collective… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A South Canterbury farmer says roads in his district have become impassable due to the poor job the council is doing maintaining them. Rural roads are deteriorating at a faster rate thanks to the… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.A Masterton transport firm says a new safety alert that's put half its fleet of 12 trucks off the road is costing it $10,000 a day in lost revenue. The Transport Agency's warning about towing… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand Indy Car driver Scott Dixon has ended speculation about his future by signing a multi-year contract extension with Chip Ganassi Racing. Audio

7:54 AM.A forgotten painting by renowned New Zealand artist, Charles F Goldie, will go on sale at an auction in Auckland. The portrait of Kapi Kapi, an Arawa Chieftainess, was painted in 1918 and was only… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The son of rugby legend, George Nepia, is one of a number of New Zealand servicemen whose remains will be returned to this country next week. Twenty-eight Defence Force personnel, who died while… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.The global chemical company Monsanto is describing its weedkiller Roundup as safer than household bleach. The company has been ordered to pay more than US$400 million to a Californian man Dewayne… Read more Audio

7:40 AM.The property management company Quinovic has apologised for a social media campaign which has sent tenants into a rage. The now deleted advertisment from its Te Aro office in Wellington features beer… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.A Masterton trucker is pulling half a dozen rigs off the road at a cost of 10 thousand dollars a day after an urgent safety alert. The Transport Agency warning about almost 500 heavy vehicles marks… Read more Audio

7:32 AM.ACT leader David Seymour on Monday joined National leader Simon Bridges in criticising the Prime Minister's approach to the economy. Mr Bridges said on Morning Report that Jacinda Ardern had done… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.On Tuesday, about 120 bus drivers have walked off the job in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year. The strike is over pay and safety concerns, the union says. But Go Bus' chief… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.School children will be affected by the latest round of bus strikes in Hamilton. About 120 drivers walked off the job almost two hours ago in the fourth strike against bus company Go Bus this year… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Some schools have asked after-school care providers not to provide full-day services that will undermine Wednesday's strike by primary and intermediate school teachers. The strike is expected to close… Read more Audio