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7:22 AM.The United States has cancelled the meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un, citing an insult levelled at the US vice-president, Mike Pence. Mr Trump referred to a… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Hopes of avoiding a nurses' strike in the middle of winter may be dashed. An independent panel yesterday recommended an immediate 3 percent pay rise from June, with another 3 percent rise in August… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Officials are being accused of allowing unsafe cladding to be used on high-rise buildings. Leading Melbourne fire engineer, Tony Enright, is speaking out after the Ministry of Business, Innovation and… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it was only yesterday that Transport Minister Phil Twyford realised he'd made a big mistake by making a phone call on board a plane. Mr Twyford offered to resign… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The depleted Crusaders can't win a trick in the lead up to tonight's top of the table Super Rugby showdown with the Hurricanes in Christchurch with another key player a late scratching. Audio

6:49 AM.Metro Performance Glass gets back to basics. A local start up wants Kiwi investors for dirty water schemes. Scientists team up with local companies. And the latest from the markets.  Audio

6:43 AM.The Parliamentary showdown between the Opposition and the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, remains entrenched - with National MPs saying they're not backing down. It comes after scenes of… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Transport Minister Phil Twyford has been stripped of one his roles and is apologising profusely after getting caught making a phone call on a plane. Mr Twyford offered his resignation to the Prime… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Wrangling over what to do about the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is going down to the wire.  

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

6:19 AM.A dawn ceremony is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bastion Point occupation. In 1978, police and army personnel forcibly evicted more than 200 people from Takaparawhau Taka para whau or… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Some nurses say an independent panel's recommendations to boost pay don't go far enough and they hope proposed strikes do go ahead. The panel, which has been working to resolve a pay dispute between… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.British cyclist Simon Yates has had his overall lead over defending champion Tom Dumoulin cut in half on the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia. German Maximilian Schachmann won the stage. New Zealand's… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Employees of Event Cinemas across the country went on strike last night - just before the midnight premiere of the newest Star Wars movie - Solo. Unite Union's Hannah Shelton Agar helped organise the… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.NFL teams are going to fine players who kneel for the U.S National Anthem. The debate over the kneeling protests began in 2016 when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick refused to stand… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Wairarapa residents living in floodprone areas are confused and angry about a proposal to change the way they pay for flood protection. The Greater Wellington Regional Council wants to change the… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.A women's super rugby competition is the next step in New Zealand Rugby's bid to make the women's game fully professional. Twenty eight women players were awarded contracts yesterday - the first time… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.Yesterday we received a lot of feedback after our interview with the Chief Censor about the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why. One of those who got in touch was Nelson school pupil Alex Jensen who says… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Community groups have told MPs the proposed law to measure child poverty and set targets to reduce it is too narrow in its scope.

They say there needs to be a broader set of indicators to measure… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.Southland vet Mark Bryan is calling for urgent tracking of the movement of waste milk. Waste milk, which is used to feed calves, is thought to have played a role in the spread of the cattle disease… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Prime Minister won't commit to legalising marijuana even if the public votes for that in a referendum. Jacinda Ardern says it is too early to make that promise. RNZ political reporter Benedict… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.New Zealand Rugby is now working on a women's competition similar to Super Rugby to start next year. Audio