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7:27 AM.Work visa numbers have hit a record high despite changes made by National and flagged by Labour to control immigration numbers. More than 228,000 work visas were approved in the last year to June, up… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Thailand officials have released the first images of the 12 boys rescued from the Tham-luang cave in Thailand. The footage shows the boys in hospital gowns, smiling and waving to cameras and family… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.In the last few minutes about 30,000 of the country's nurses have walked off the job, after their union and DHBs failed to reach agreement on pay and conditions. It's the first time in three decades… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.England are one half of football away from their first World Cup final in 52 years. Audio

6:51 AM.Sixty companies combine to act on climate change. Businesses not using social media to best effect. Hospitality industry warned over plastic use. Finance markets react to more US tariffs. Audio

6:46 AM.Pre-school teachers have been suspended for biting, shaking and hitting children. The Ministry of Education has released its report into almost 340 complaints against childhood centres, kindergartens… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.A former National MP, Chester Borrows, is being put in charge of a new group that will be advising the Labour-led government on its overhaul of the criminal justice system. Mr Borrows says criminal… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.It's one nil to England after the first half hour of the semi final between England and Croatia. The fans of England are desperately hoping their team will make the final for the first time since… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.The semifinal between England and Croatia to determine who will meet France in the Football World Cup final has just got underway. Our correspondent Lucy Taylor is at a sports bar in Moscow. Audio

6:06 AM.Tennis world number 2 Roger Federer's Wimbledon title defence is over following a dramatic five-set quarter-final loss to an inspired Kevin Anderson. Audio

6:00 AM.Nurses strike begins after negotiations fail; Thai cave rescue: First images revealed of boys in hospital; Work visas up, despite efforts to control numbers; Minister Andrew Little discusses criminal… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.New Zealander Dion Smith is earning his spots in the Tour de France. The Aucklander made cycling history becoming the first New Zealander to wear the polka dot King of the Mountain jersey in the Tour… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A young Wellington woman with chronic pain is worried about how she'll get to university when bus routes change dramatically next week. A huge overhaul of the capital's bus services will go live on… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Some Queenstown businesses say a new bed tax could ruin their livelihoods. The proposal for a local tourist levy is one Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult has been campaigning for to help pay… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The use of a vaccine is under investigation in Samoa after the death of two infants. The children died on the same day at the same hospital after receiving vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Parents of children with severe epilepsy say the tens of thousands of dollars it can costs to buy marijuana-based medications is putting the medicines out of reach, despite its potential to transform… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.This year's Census has a ten percent hole in it with only 90 percent of New Zealanders filling in the forms. It means officials are having to delay publishing the data by five months while they try to… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.In less than 24 hours a nationwide, 30,000-strong nurses strike looks likely to take place, disrupting health services across the country. That is unless last minute negotiations averts the industrial… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Christchurch City Council's plans to to help curb a rising homeless population has left some people who live rough worried. The council is considering funding the Christchurch City Mission to… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The international cave divers who rescued the Thai boys and their coach are being lauded all around the world. US President Donald Trump called it a "beautiful moment" in a Tweet and British Prime… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.France have reached their first football World Cup final since 2006 after beating Belgium 1-nil in a thrilling semi-final in Russia. Audio

7:55 AM.It's all over France are through to the finals of the FIFA World Cup. Coen Lammers is on the line from St Petersburg where he's been watching the France-Belgium game. Audio