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6:25 AM.Rain lashed many parts of the Upper North Island over the weekend.

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6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:12 AM.The chair of a kura kaupapa collective say she's frustrated that most of the new funding to lift Māori achievement will be spent on mainstream teachers. Education received $1.3 billion in the Budget… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.Twenty families in Tolaga Bay on the East Coast have spent the night with friends and neighbours after being forced to evacuate their homes because of flooding. Torrential rain early on Monday morning… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The American tennis player Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open, shortly before she was due on court to face Maria Sharapova in a much-anticipated fourth round showdown. Audio

6:00 AM.East Coast braces for more after rain batters region; Weather: Heavy rain, snow coming - Niwa; Law change failing to rein in loan sharks; Honour brings surprise, tears, pride for Dame Catherine Healy… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.Mexico, Canada and the European Union have been slapped with tariffs on aluminum and steel they export to the United States. The final go-ahead was announced just a few hours ago and ends a two-month… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Three amputations a day. That's the shocking frequency of operations happening in Fiji's major hospitals at the moment as the result of the country's high rate of diabetes. In fact, the latest latest… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The ministry in charge of construction standards has launched a review of building product quality controls - two years after its previous review resulted in no action whatsoever. That previous review… Read more Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Auckland councillors have voted to bring in a 11.5c/l regional fuel tax. But could the oil company practice of price-spreading mean that it's motorists throughout the country who end up paying the… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.The country's largest polytechnic, Unitec, is in financial trouble. It's facing a $31 million deficit and lost 660 full-time students last year, about seven percent of its total. The president of the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The agency responsible for workplace health and safety laws, Worksafe, has never prosecuted anyone for bullying, despite about 100 complaints. People who have felt so bullied they were suicidal say… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Warning bells are sounding within the tourism and aviation industries about exactly how a border tax will work, with the possibility several countries could be excluded. Alongside that, the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.American tennis star Serena Williams has pulled off a remarkable comeback to fight her way into the French Open third round. Audio

7:57 AM.A stoush between a Hawke's Bay iwi and a local winery over a track on Te Mata Peak might finally be over. The Craggy Range Winery promised in December to remove a walking and cycling track it made… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.The Defence Force has failed to give vital information to a regional council needs to do an urgent investigation into toxic firefighting foam contamination. At the same time, the Environment Ministry… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.With just over a week to go in the Northcote by-election Labour's spying an opportunity - with its internal polls signalling a tight race between the red and blue candidates. Our political reporter… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.An Auckland budgeting adviser says action is needed to protect vulnerable people who are becoming "enslaved" to finance companies. This after two companies, owned by disgraced businessman Allan… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.On Thursday RNZ brought you the story of Jeremy Avis, a Tauranga Hospital nurse who committed suicide. He is one of two nurses who felt bullied at the hospital then killed themselves. A third… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Friday is officially 'Gypsy Day', the first day of winter and the date dairy farmers from Kaitaia to Bluff move thousands of cows to new pastures for winter grazing. For sharemilkers who own cows but… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict fo 2017. Auditors have warned there are threats to the intitution's viability and the Government has appointed a financial… Read more Audio

7:19 AM.It's the first day of winter. And while some people stock up on heaters, electric blankets and duvets, hundreds of others are seeking shelter in doorways to escape the cold. Last month, the government… Read more Audio