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6:45 AM.A new report says New Zealand could save 30 billion dollars by 2050 if it takes earlier action to meet commitments to limit global warming to less than two degrees. Climate Change Minister and… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.The first person has been sentenced in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into U.S President Donald Trump's campaign ties to Russia. The 33-year-old Dutch lawyer Alex van der Zwaan was… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.Activity centres for children at risk of dropping out of the school system are warning their students have more complex problems than in the past. They say more students are coming to them with mental… Read more Audio

6:12 AM.Aucklanders who might be baulking at the prospect of a double tax hike to help fix the city's traffic jams are being urged to think again. The Government is looking at a raising fuel taxes by nine to… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The New Zealand Commonwealth Games team is hoping they have contained the mumps outbreak in the Women's Sevens rugby team and that it won't spread throughout the team. Ruby Tui was diagnosed with the… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Aluminium cladding system failed safety audit - leaked report, Auckland drivers face tax hike under transport funding changes, Experts warned Gov not to touch waste-to-energy scheme, Paralympian… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.An Otago University policy which requires scholars to consult local iwi Ngai Tahu before undertaking research has been slammed as outrageous by a prominent biologist. Scientist Bob Brockie wrote in a… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Some Golden Bay businesses say they've seen a big boost in tourist numbers over Easter. The area was devastated by Cyclone Gita on February 20 and slips cut off the district's only access road over… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.English-language rules are strangling the supply of early childhood teachers who speak Pasifika languages, threatening the future of Pasifika early childhood centres. Sector leaders say people who… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.A deal to buy the Warriors rugby league team was in the works before the NRL season kicked off, but if it comes off the new owners might be getting a bargain. The Warriors' 30 to 6 win over the… Read more Audio

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

8:25 AM.As we have been reporting this morning, the number of children in state care is at an all time high and Oranga Tamariki is struggling to keep up with the increasing demand. More than 6000 children are… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Tensions within Tūhoe in the wake of their $170 million treaty settlement were evident when 13,000 members of the iwi met in Rotorua at the weekend for the two-yearly tribal festival. The iwi's post… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.It's been a year since robbers ram raided an Auckland auction house and fled with two valuable paintings by artist Gottfried Lindauer. But their whereabouts, and who exactly was behind the heist… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The end of daylight savings marked the unofficial end of summer for many people at the weekend, but climate scientists are predicting the warm weather isn't over yet. It's been a dramatic start to the… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:52 AM.Veteran White House correspondent Connie Lawn dies. Audio

7:50 AM.The final Air New Zealand flight from the Kapiti Coast to Auckland had departed from Paraparaumu airport. Flight 8860 was farewelled by the acting Mayor James Cootes, District Council members and… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.China has hit back at the U.S. by putting tariffs on about $3 billion worth of US imports, affecting 128 products ranging from pork, meat and fruit to steel pipes. It's the latest move in escalating… Read more Audio