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7:36 AM.A small Northland community is ecstatic plans to build what would have been the biggest chicken farm in the country have been canned. The Overseas Investment Office has turned down Tegel's bid to buy… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has returned from speaking to the United Nations in New York. "I support free trade," she says, in discussing the new US-Canada-Mexico trade deal. She also talks to Guyon… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.NAFTA has been replaced by the the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA. Donald Trump announced the new deal at the White House today after meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The powerful hunting lobby has won concessions in the heated fight over the cull of thousands of Himalayan Tahr from the Southern Alps. The Minister of Conservation, Eugenie Sage, has been forced to… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The White Ferns batters have a bit to do if they're going to be competitive at next month's T20 World Cup after another sub-standard display against Australia. Audio

6:49 AM.Canada and the US reach a trade deal, which may not be much different from the dumped TPP. Rents for CBD office space rising. Banks look to cut deals to snag customers. Latest from global markets.  Audio

6:46 AM.A campaigner is relieved the government has stopped the development of the country's largest chicken farm in her back yard. The Overseas Investment Office has turned down the Tegel's bid to buy more… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business news, and a catch up on overnight action on world financial markets. Audio

6:14 AM.A cancer specialist says a national bowel screening programme will widen already unacceptable health disparities between Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders. At least 1200 New Zealanders die from bowel… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.The US and Canada have reached a new trade deal, along with Mexico, to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement otherwise known as NAFTA. The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement gives… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The White Ferns again came failed to come up with a competitive score as they lost the T20 series against Australia with a 6 wicket loss in the second game in Brisbane last night. Audio

6:00 AM.Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage discusses tahr cull, Trump announces US-Canada-Mexico trade deal, Labour would vote against 'Kiwi Values' bill - Jacinda Ardern Audio

8:54 AM.A Lower Hutt woman who came just 50 metres short of swimming the English Channel has spent the last three days in hospital recovering from pneumonia. Denise Clarke spent 17 hours trying to cross the… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.School principals are dubious about research suggesting initiatives from countries including Bhutan and Peru can help New Zealand fight rising truancy. A report for the Ministry of Education says… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A new website is helping Māori around the world connect with their heritage. The website is called Pepeha and provides a way for people to learn and display their Māori whakapapa or geneology. One… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Registrations are flowing in for a conference that aims to unite ratepayer groups around the country. The impetus has come from Kaipara, in Northland, where ratepayers have fought a long and bitter… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.The All Blacks claimed the Rugby Championship with a Test to spare with their 35-17 win over Argentina on Sunday. The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says his side was far from perfect, although several… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.A nurse says the Canterbury District Health Board isn't telling the full story about sexual assault complaints laid by staff. Official information released to RNZ shows since 2015, it has recorded… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.New Zealand First members at their annual conference have voted to require migrants and refugees to sign up to rules respecting core New Zealand values. These values would include respect for gender… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A $56,000 payout to a Corrections prison officer left traumatised by an inmate's attack is being hailed as a landmark decision. The Employment Relations Authority has found the Department of… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Auckland primary school principals expect to finish the year with a hundred unfilled vacancies and they are nervous about their chances of starting next year with enough teachers. The city's secondary… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Aid workers in Sulawesi are attempting to reach isolated communites following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and a subsuquent tsunami which has killed more than 830 people. Foreign Affairs Minister and… Read more Audio