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8:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand say they haven't made any decisions about the process that will take place to decide who will represent them in the men's single sculls beyond this year's World Championships. Audio

7:56 AM.More than 15,000 people will converge on Forsyth Barr Stadium in Duendin tonight to watch the Pulitzer Prize and Grammy winning hip hop artist, Kendrick Lamar, who is touring in support of fourth… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.A safety campaign to help people whose dates go horribly wrong has launched in Sydney - and there are calls to bring it across the ditch. "Ask for Angela" lets anyone who feel unsafe on a date or a… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Australia's flawed extradition system means New Zealanders are getting away with serious crimes across the ditch. Justice Minister Andrew Little has highlighted the problem. He says in the past 18… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.Businesses in the Coromandel are counting the cost after stormy weather closed the roads in the area again. They say regular road closures, bad weather, and slips mean visitors are staying away. Audio

7:39 AM.People are gathering on Muriwai Beach this morning to mark the drowning of a man and a woman who died yesterday after being swept off rocks while fishing. Tim Jago is the chair of Muriwai Volunteer… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters says the world should not leap to conclusions about Russia's involvement in US politics but he is bewildered and confused by Donald Trump's comments after Mr… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.An internal health board report says the computer systems serving Auckland and Northland's public hospitals were within four minutes of failing. It says this occurred during a power cut last year… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Nurses and District Health Boards are back in talks today in a bid to break the impasse over pay and staffing that's already triggered strike action. The surprise move follows last week's 24-hour long… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Former top American intelligence officials have condemned President Donald Trump for accepting Vladimir Putin's denial that Russia interfered in the 2016 US elections. Mr Trump and the Russian… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Rowing New Zealand could well continue with the controversial row-off which decided the single sculls berth for this year's Wold Championships. Audio

6:50 AM.Call for changes to the KiwiSaver scheme to stop investors being caught in low yielding funds and paying high fees. Exploitation on fishing vessels. Signs of economic weakness. Market update.  Audio

6:45 AM.A massive celebration welcoming the French football team home is underway in Paris. More than half a million people have lined the Champs-Élysées for a victory parade. The team, which won 4-2 against… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A twelve-year project stopping people from rock-fishing without lifejackets is being called a success, despite two deaths at Muriwai Beach on Monday. A man and a woman died there after being swept off… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.US President Donald Trump has publicly challenged his own intelligence agencies after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki overnight. Speaking at a 45-minute news conference with the… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the business news, and catch up in overnight global market action. Audio

6:18 AM.Christchurch moteliers say this has been the hardest winter since the Canterbury earthquakes - and they are blaming both AirBnB and a lack of events. RNZ Christchurch reporter Logan Church spoke with… Read more Video, Audio

6:06 AM.The Southern Steel have cemented second place in the ANZ Netball Premiership after beating the Tactix 59-56 in Invercargil. Audio

6:00 AM.Trump-Putin summit: US President's comments 'treasonous'; Nurses resume bargaining talks; Middlemore Hospital computers four mins from failure; Peters 'confused' by Trump comments after Putin meeting.

8:57 AM.France has won the Football World Cup beating Croatia 4 - 2 in Moscow. Max Towle and Emile Donovan have been following all the twists and turns these past four a bit week. The hosts of RNZ's Football… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Could Wairoa become the next foodbowl of New Zealand? A Maori business development service, the Poutama Trust, believes it could be, and is working with Maori land trust in the Wairoa District to… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Damage to a previously unknown archaeological site on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf could end in prosecution. The Ngai Tai ki Tamaki Tribal Trust says a mass cow burial disturbed an ancient… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Fashion designer Jessica Matthews often gets asked by her customers Where the fabric in her clothes comes from? It seems a simple question, but she's been stonewalled on it by wholesalers. Emma Hatton… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The rapid evolution of designer drugs is leaving scientists battling to keep on top of the illicit products being brought across the borders. The scientists say drugs seized as recently as a year ago… Read more Audio