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7:30 AM.The IHC has been forced to suspend its lucrative calf-raising scheme because of Mycoplasma bovis. The scheme has been going for 34 years and raises in excess of a million dollars each year for the… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.New Zealand is beefing up its powers to police the high seas as it faces the risk of becoming an easy target for drug smugglers. Legislation to crack down on drug trafficking passed its first reading… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Lawyers and beneficiary advocates want an urgent review into the Ministry for Social Development's debt recovery programme. Yesterday the High Court ruled against the Ministry, which had been… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The first primary school teacher strike in 24 years is set to happen in August. Teachers have voted overwhelmingly against the Ministry of Education's latest pay offer, and they plan on striking for… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.An attempt could be made as early as today to bring 12 young footballers and their coach out of the cave in Northern Thailand where they've been trapped for 10 days. The deputy governor of Chiang Rai… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.There is no score between England and Colombia just after half time of their World Cup last 16 game in Moscow. Audio

6:49 AM.House prices go into winter hibernation. Business confidence follows suit. Orion Health, A2 Milk and Synlait feel the warm share market glow. And a wrap of financial markets.

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6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.An early look at the day's business stories and catch up of overnight action on global markets. Audio

6:06 AM.Sweden have reached the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years after beating Switzerland 1-nil. Audio

6:00 AM.An attempt could be made as early as today to bring 12 young Thai footballers and their coach out of the cave, The first primary school teacher strike in 24 years is set to happen next month, and… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.It's day one of Wimbledon in London. Our correspondent Dave Luddy has been courtside and tells Susie Ferguson about how fans will be queuing in 30degC heat. Audio

8:50 AM.Prosecutors in New York have announced new criminal charges against the disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein, who was charged with rape and other sexual crimes in May. They include predatory… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Tougher quality standards for lakes and rivers to replace the much-slated ones brought in by National last year are being looked at. Former minister Nick Smith was roundly criticised for introducing… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A group of Central Hawke's Bay business leaders are hoping to resurrect the controversial Ruataniwha dam scheme in some shape or form. That's after they bought the assets and intellectual property for… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.It's been another dramatic day at the Football World Cup. Our correspondent Coen Lammers has been at the recent games in Moscow and tells Susie Ferguson the latest news. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.There are claims many Maori families who have had their children taken off them didn't know their rights. Auckland University of Technology's senior law lecturer Khylee Quince says the system appears… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Nurses are voting on whether to accept the district health boards' latest pay offer. Last Friday, the nurses union cancelled a strike scheduled for this Thursday after the DHBs revised the offer. The… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.A former biosecurity manager for the Auckland Council is horrified by the widespread presence of kauri dieback in a Northland forest. The levels of the disease in the Waipoua forest are so severe that… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The government agency which sets pay rates for the country's mayors has for the first time stipulated it is a full-time job. The Remuneration Authority says, however, there will be no rules or… Read more Audio