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8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:54 AM.Te Vaka, the award-winning pacific fusion band behind the soundtrack to Disney’s Moana, are on the final leg of a one-off tour of Aotearoa playing the songs of the popular animated movie. Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The government has continued its charm offensive in Taranaki following its decision not to issue any new offshore oil and gas exploration permits. The acting prime minister Winston Peters was in New… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Play smart and take your chances. That's the advice to the Croatian national team from former All White Ivan Vicelich who's also a member of New Zealand's Croatian community. Croatia beat England to… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A state house tenant, Huhana Hickey, is among three new people appointed to the board of Housing New Zealand. Its the first time in the 17 year history of the board. Housing Minister Phil Twyford says… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Serena Williams has made the Wimbledon final after a sixteen-month break from Grand Slam tennis. She's currently ranked number one-hundred-and-eight-one but the former world number one had no trouble… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Women's March London has organised a protest against U.S President Donald Trump's visit called #Bringthenoise. The protest will begin tomorrow NZT time and thousands are expected to take part, banging… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.National says the first cab off the rank from the government's billion dollar Provincial Growth Fund is a dodgy deal. It says the Ngati Hine Foresty Trust is a private trust and is set to make a… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The Broadcasting Minister says she still expects to deliver the entire $38 million boost in funding for public broadcasting promised before the election. Out of the $15 million allocated in the May… Read more Audio

7:54 AM.Older people living in their cars have been knocking on the doors of a Nelson housing charity, desperate for affordable accommodation. Volunteer groups are calling for more housing choices for seniors… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.New Zealand rowers Robbie Manson and Mahe Drysdale go head-to-head at the World Cup regatta in Lucerne this weekend. The winner will gain a place in the New Zealand team for the World Championships in… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Run-down, unpopular schools could get make-overs to improve their image and encourage more parents to send their children there. A Cabinet paper says schools' appearance can influence enrolments and… Read more Audio