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8:26 AM.Kayaker Scott Donaldson who is attempting be the first person to successfully kayak from Australia to New Zealand solo is expected to reach New Plymouth early this evening. He left Coffs Harbour two… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Medical students will no longer have their access to student loans cut off once they've spent seven years studying. The seven year borrowing limit was introduced in 2011, and has been criticised for… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The National leader says his party will undo or restrict major components of the Government's flagship families package, which came into effect this week. Speaking earlier to Morning Report Mr Bridges… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.A Fijian lawyer says being "an intelligent woman of colour" (her own words) is a curse and she experiences racism in the industry every day. A recent Law Society workplace environment survey shows… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.Denmark and Croatia remain in a deadlock with their round of 16 match at the football World Cup in Russia now into extra-time. Audio

7:57 AM.A motorcyclist has died following the crash on the Northwestern in Auckland closing the motorway. The crash occurred at 6.40am near the St Lukes off-ramp. Rua Pani joins us from the New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Protestors have chained themselves to heavy machinery in an attempt to stop a mega dairy conversion in the Mackenzie country. Greenpeace says the diggers were working on a huge irrigation pipeline for… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A group of Auckland principals is pushing back on the government's review of the NCEA system. On Sunday, 37 principals placed a full-page advertisement in the Sunday newspapers, giving the Education… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A group of Auckland principals is pushing back on the government's review of the NCEA system. On Sunday, 37 principals placed a full-page advertisement in the Sunday newspapers, giving the Education… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The government's flagship families package which aims to lift nearly 90,000 children out of poverty came into force on Sunday. It introduces a payment for young babies and a winter payment for… Read more Audio

7:33 AM.The Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the body of a two year old child was found in the Rangitaiki River on Sunday night. RNZ Auckland bureau chief Sharon Brettkelly joins us with the… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.The government will officially begin to collect data on sexual harassment in the workplace from Monday. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment already collects data on harassment and… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The prison population is being forecast to rise at double the rate previously thought. The latest ten-year projections come from the Ministry of Justice, and are 2000 higher than previous projections… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Trucking companies are telling drivers to refuel outside Auckland if they can and motorists are shopping around as the reality of the region's fuel tax sets in. The 11.5 c/l regional fuel tax started… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Medical students are breathing a sigh of relief, with the government announcing it will lift the student loan cap, so they don't have to find another way to fund their final years at university. The… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Denmark and Croatia are locked at 1-all early in the second half of their round of 16 clash at the football World Cup in Russia. Audio

6:50 AM.Are fund managers taking easy way by quitting sin stocks? Times changing in insurance industry. Does cash have a future? RBNZ ready for anything. Market roundup. Audio

6:45 AM.The government is to officially begin collecting data on sexual harassment in the workplace from Monday. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is setting up a separate register of such… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The government is lifting the student loan cap for people studying medicine and other long undergraduate degrees, like dentistry and optometry. The seven-year borrowing limit, brought in by the… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.The co-founder of a petrol and diesel price-comparison app says the Auckland regional fuel tax has led to a huge spike in motorists wanting to shop around. The Gaspy app crowd-sources prices at the… Read more Audio

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

6:19 AM.An early look at the business news and a catch up on overseas market action. Audio

6:17 AM.Single use plastic is emerging as one of the biggest threats to the nation's sea birds, many of which are already classified as threatened. Forest and Bird has presented the government with evidence… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Trucking companies say they'e unlikely to refuel in Auckland anymore with the regional fuel tax now added at the pump. The tax came into effect yesterday, adding 11-and-a-half-cents a litre on fuel… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Spain is going home after losing to Russia 4-3 in the Fifa World Cup, after an own goal, a penalty kick equalizer and a tie-breaker shoot out. Lucy Taylor is our correspondent in Moscow. She discusses… Read more Audio