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8:10 AM.The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:52 AM.Veteran White House correspondent Connie Lawn dies. Audio

7:50 AM.The final Air New Zealand flight from the Kapiti Coast to Auckland had departed from Paraparaumu airport. Flight 8860 was farewelled by the acting Mayor James Cootes, District Council members and… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.China has hit back at the U.S. by putting tariffs on about $3 billion worth of US imports, affecting 128 products ranging from pork, meat and fruit to steel pipes. It's the latest move in escalating… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The Indian Commonwealth Games team say there's nothing suspicious about needles found near their athletes' quarters. Games officials say the discovery was a clear breach of rules banning needles… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Thousands of pensioners who were mistakenly overpaid millions of dollars in superannuation have not had to pay the money back. Figures obtained by RNZ show one pensioner was mistakenly overpaid… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.A consortium made up of professional athletes from New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and the United States says it has reached a verbal agreement to buy the New Zealand Warriors. Disagreements over the… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.There are now more than 6000 children in state care - an all time record high. Oranga Tamariki - the ministry that replaced Child, Youth and Family a year ago - is struggling to recruit enough… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, who was for many years a figurehead of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, has died at the age of 81. She was an anti-apartheid activist, politician and the second wife… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

6:45 AM.Power and water is still out in many parts of Fiji after Cyclone Josie passed through the country at the weekend. The category one storm flooded large parts of the western division on the main island… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.There are about 500 more children in state care than there were this time last year, bringing the total number above 6000 for the first time. It is a year since Oranga Tamariki replaced Child, Youth… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.A former manager at Middlemore Hospital has spoken out about what he calls the 'bloody nightmare' of trying to maintain failing buildings and critical services like electricity, gas and sewerage. Greg… Read more Audio

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

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Power failure latest in Middlemore's problems, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies at 81, More children in state care as struggle for caregivers, Warriors sale awaits greenlight from majority owner Audio

8:56 AM.We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:48 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries' investigation of how cow disease mycoplasma bovis arrived in New Zealand focused on three properties on Wednesday, which were raided by ministry officials. But as… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Investigators appear to be closing in on how the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis got in to the country. Three properties have been raided by the Ministry for Primary Industries which says that the… Read more Audio