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8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.Special housing areas were meant to increase the affordability of homes by "streamlining the planning and consent process". The then Labour opposition derided the legislation, saying it was used by… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Relations between North Korea and the US have hit a snag during talks between the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and North Korean officials over the weekend. Mr Pompeo has been accused by North… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The world continues to wait for divers and rescuers to get the remaining boys and their football coach out of a cave in Thailand. Four boys have been taken out of a cave Northern Thailand after almost… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has the consolation of picking up $1.2 million and a place in next week's British Open after being pipped for the Irish Open title. Audio

7:54 AM.Nurses will cast their final votes today on whether to accept their latest pay offer or strike on Thursday. Observers say the outcome is likely to be very close and it could go either way. It's… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.More than 500 homes in Taranaki and Whanganui are without power after a stormy night. A further 340 homes near Raglan are also without power. PowerCo Operations Manager, Phil Marsh, joins us with the… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.The widow of a Supreme Court judge is accusing officials of insulting his memory by taking his name off a $300,000 public memorial. Justice Sir Robert Chambers died suddenly five years ago aged 59 and… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.Thirty-two countries have become four as we enter the final week of the 2018 World Cup. England, France, Croatia and Belgium are the four teams remaining after the quarter finals over the weekend… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Opposition leader Simon Bridges is accusing the government of a spending blowout. He says the government plans to increase borrowing by $17 billion over the next four years. Mr Bridges tells Gyles… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.A third of school buildings don't meet health and hygiene standards and hundreds of schools need to do more work on their buildings than they can afford. The figures come from a Cabinet paper that… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

7:21 AM.Friends and colleagues of the prominent Maori leader Te Awanui Black have spoken of their shock and grief over his widow's accusations that he was a paedophile. In an extraordinary live video, a… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.Four of the 12 boys trapped inside a cave in Thailand have been rescued. In 2004 Lieutenant Colonel Steve Witlock was involved in a rescue of six cavers in Mexico. He told the BBC there should be no… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox says he's not too upset after being pipped for his first European tour title. Audio

6:50 AM.Property managers look to resurrect their image. The big banks come through RBNZ "stress tests". Fuel taxes driving a change in the car fleet. And how markets are starting the week. Audio

6:46 AM.An initial survey indicates 32 percent of New Zealand's school buildings don't meet modern health and hygiene benchmarks, and a similiar number fall short on standards for lighting, temperature and… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The Justice Minister says he'll be asking questions of his officials after the name of a Supreme Court judge was removed from his own memorial. Justice Sir Robert Chambers died suddenly five years ago… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.The Auckland golfer Ryan Fox has been beaten in a play-off at the Irish Open in Donegal. Audio

6:00 AM.Thailand cave rescue: Four boys out, rest must wait; friends of accused paedophile reject widow's accusations; health, hygiene failures in a third of NZ school buildings; tenants not using Tenancy… Read more Audio

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