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7:35 AM.The Unite union wants the Government to show some backbone and stick to a pre-election policy of ditching youth rates. Labour promised the rates would be gone within its first year in power but it… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Fancy your own personal banker? Someone who keeps tabs on your spending, makes sure your bills are paid on time, and that you're getting the best deal on your mortgage? But, how do you feel about… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The University of Auckland will not be following Massey University's decision to ban former Reserve Bank Governor Don Brash from giving a speech. On Tuesday, Massey's vice-chancellor cited security… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.The number of new Chinese students coming here has fallen for the first time in four years, crashing 20 percent in the 12 months to the end of June. Immigration New Zealand figures show 8,600 Chinese… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The long-running hospital nurses' pay dispute is over but there is scepticism about how fast hospital staffing levels will improve. One emergency department nurse, who wants to be identified as Julia… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Lombok is now more than a hundred. Thousands are homeless and still waiting for desperately needed help to arrive. The greatest need is for water… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand sailor Sam Meech says he produced his worst race of the year at the worst time possible. Audio

6:49 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:45 AM.Labour's pre-election policy of ditching youth rates within its first year in power appears to be on the back burner for now as it negotiates with its coalition partner New Zealand First. But that's… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The nurses union says District Health Boards in the Auckland region may find it harder than others to recruit additional staff in the coming months. Nurses and DHBs on Tuesday settled an ongoing… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Thousands of traumatised and homeless people are waiting for help to arrive on Indonesia's tourist island of Lombok. The greatest need is for water and food. The death toll too is continuing to rise… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:11 AM.Rescuers are working around the clock in Lombok to try and find people trapped under rubble. The 6.9-magnitude quake is now known to have killed nearly 100 people and left at least 20,000 people… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.There is growing condemnation of Massey University's decision to ban Don Brash from speaking on its campus. On Tuesday, Massey's vice-chancellor cited security risks as its reason for cancelling an… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Mark Rudan's tenure as Wellington Phoenix football coach is off to a disastrous start after a 1-0 defeat to a 10-man lower league side in the FFA Cup, the A-League pre-season tournament. Audio

6:00 AM.Thousands of traumatised and homeless people are waiting for help to arrive after the Lombok quake, we have more accounts from New Zealanders, Security risks are blamed for the cancellation of a… Read more Audio

8:59 AM.While we know of no recording of the huia, Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision archives does have a recording made in 1949 by Henare Hāmana who mimics the different calls of the extinct huia bird.  Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A dementia advocacy group is warning a growing number of families face care bills of several hundred dollars a week because their elderly parents have too much money in assets to get government… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Families caring for adult disabled children are appalled by attempts to simplify the guidelines for how much support and money they can get. Six months ago the Appeal Court suggested the Health… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Facebook and other major tech companies have blocked content from the controversial American website Infowars, for publishing "Fake News". Apple Inc, YouTube, and Spotify also took down podcasts and… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The mayor of Horowhenua has lost power over his discretionary fund after documents show more than half of its payments last year didn't meet the fund's criteria. But Mayor Michael Feyen, who approved… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.We hear the latest from RNZ reporter Eden Moore at Ripiro beach, where hopes are fading for the surviving humpback whale which is still stranded. Audio

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