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8:10 AM.The government's handling of Russian spies in New Zealand is being described as a "fiasco". It's now considering slapping travel bans on some Russians, but won't join the more than 20 countries that… Read more Audio

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

7:55 AM.Kaikoura Mayor Winston Gray says the opening of State Highway 1 to traffic both day and night from next month is the best news the tourist town has had in a long time. The road has been open only… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The lives of eight people have been saved in the first eight months of bowel screening in Hutt Valley and Wairarapa. These are the first results from the first areas to begin screening under a… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Nurses at Middlemore Hospital want answers on whether the air they're breathing at work is safe. Air monitoring for asbestos is taking place twice a week in the Galbraith building's basement and once… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.He's 6'3" and full of muscle and come Sunday, 26-year-old heavyweight boxing champion Joseph Parker will step into the ring in Cardiff for the biggest fight of his career. Our reporter Clay Wilson is… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Cricket Australia has revealed tampering cheat Cameron Bancroft used sandpaper, and not yellow tape as he claimed, to damage the ball in the recent test against South Africa. It also says the… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The government is considering slapping travel bans on some Russians. It comes after the government was mocked for failing to follow the country's traditional allies in expelling Russian spies. New… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The government is now considering slapping travel bans on some Russians. It comes after the Government was mocked for failing to follow the country's traditional allies in expelling Russian spies. New… Read more Audio

7:11 AM.A report from the Prime Minister's chief science adviser has slammed the prison system - saying it's been driven by "tough on crime" dogma rather than data. And it says building new prisons is not the… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.Cook Islands tourism authorities say they're reviewing policies to deal with sexual harassment in the tourism industry. This follows a study showing workers experienced sexual harassment regularly… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The lives of eight people have been saved in the first eight months of bowel screening in Hutt Valley and Wairarapa. Bowel cancer kills 1200 people a year in New Zealand - one of the highest rates in… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.New prisons not the answer - report; National: 'NZ no mates' over spies?; 'What is Peters' interest in Russia?' - Todd McClay; Australia cricket bans Warner, Smith for year after tampering; six foot… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Senior National MP Steven Joyce signed off at Parliament last night, recounting some of the highs and lows of his political career in his valedictory speech Audio

8:53 AM.Young people are still learning about money from mum and dad. That's one of the takeaways from the Westpac-Massey Financial Education centre's 20-year longitudinal survey, which tracks a number of New… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Locals in the Far North hope the road connecting them to Kaitaia will be passable by midday on Thursday. The washout caused a 20-metre wide hole in the road disrupting travellers who want to go North… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Two groups who claim they were spied on by security firm Thompson and Clark are welcoming the expansion of an inquiry, covering not one but two government agencies. Earlier this month the State… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Auckland venue for New Zealand's Americas Cup defence was agreed this week and will go to Auckland Council for sign off tomorrow. Yesterday, when I spoke to the Economic Development Minister David… Read more Audio