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

6:13 AM.The Eden Park Trust has withdrawn its application to hold a fundraising concert for Sir Ray Avery's baby 'lifepod' incubators. Sir Ray Avery, who proposed the event to raise money for his incubator… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Netball New Zealand aren't ruling out the possibility of recruiting of an offshore replacement for outgoing Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby. Audio

6:00 AM.Synthetic cannabis-related death toll surges - coroner, NZer abused as boy in Australia takes compensation case to UN, Cambridge Analytica: Data influenced 2016 US election, Builders struggle with… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Too many birds on a nudist beach is rarely a problem. But it's one Belgium nudists are now facing when a wildlife agency raised concerns that sexual activity could scare off a rare crested lark which… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Federated Mountain Clubs group says Matt Lauer's farm manager is deliberately denying access to the access road on the Hunter Valley Station. Its president Peter Wilson says it's not easy to find… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.New Zealanders can now rate and review doctors and other healthcare professionals through a new website that's calling itself the TripAdvisor of healthcare. The site is known as Whitecoat and is… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.There is a high likelihood medical error was to blame for the deaths of two infants in Samoa after their MMR, according to a vaccinologist and senior lecturer at Auckland University. The one-year-olds… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A Bay of Islands boat-builder has lost his long-running battle to be able to work on boats on a coastal reserve. The Court of Appeal has quashed easements the Far North District Council granted to… Read more Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Auckland Council has apologised to RNZ for handling an official information request in way the chief ombudsman says broke all the rules. RNZ complained to the Ombudsman about the five months it took… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Almost four months ago the New Zealand boxer Joseph Parker lost his world heavyweight title belt, beaten by English superstar Anthony Joshua in what was his first loss in 25 fights as a professional… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.There's no relief in sight for the dying and chronically unwell, as a scrap over medicinal cannabis unfolds. The National Party has withdrawn its support for the government's bill which is currently… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.From April next year victims of domestic violence will be eligible for up to 10 days of paid leave from work per year. Legislation enacting the change was passed by Parliament on Wednesday night, and… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Staying with building, the construction industry is warning there is no end in sight to the high costs that are holding up some building projects. Industry insiders say building materials and labour… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Nurses have received a revised pay offer that health boards hope will prevent further strike action. The nurses' union is recommending its members accept the offer, which was released late on… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An issue with an official has been resolved ahead of the New Zealand boxer Joseph Parker's big heavyweight clash with Englishman Dillian Whyte in London this weekend. Audio

7:55 AM.Should a heritage-listed building be preserved in virtual reality while the real thing is demolished? The owner of a former state housing high-rise in Wellington wants to do just that. It's the latest… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Government MPs are accusing the National Party of playing politics after it withdrew its support from a medicinal cannabis bill currently before select committee, and offered up its own bill. National… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.A recording of President Trump discussing a payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal with his attorney Michael Cohen has been made public. The recording raises questions about whether Mr Trump… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The Land Information Minister, Eugenie Sage, is shunting responsibility for the lack of access to the Hunter Valley onto the previous government. The former anchor of NBC's Today show Matt Lauer… Read more Audio

7:27 AM.A Dunedin man who was sexually abused as a child in Australia is fighting an up-hill battle for compensation. Darryl Smith cannot get support for abuse that happened while he was a state ward in… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.It's not yet clear if nurses will agree to the latest pay deal their union has reached with District Health Boards. They have rejected two previous offers the Nurses Organisation recommended they… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The New Zealand Army has been rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct at its training unit at the Waiouru Military Camp. Commanding officers and instructors have been stood down after a male… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The New Zealand Army has been rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct at its training unit at the Waiouru Military Camp. Commanding officers and instructors have been stood down after a male… Read more Audio