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6:10 AM.Germany, the defending champions of the Fifa World Cup, have lost their opening match to Mexico 1-0. It's the first time the the current cup holders have lost in an opening match in the tournament… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Defending champions Germany have been stunned 1-0 by Mexico in their first game at the football World Cup in Russia. Audio

6:00 AM.Auckland lawyer banned from Guernsey tax haven trust work; Pike River mine disaster re-investigation possible - police; Greymouth fears arsonist on loose after major fire; Football World Cup: 'No easy… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Football World Cup has kicked off in Russia overnight. Max Towle and Emile Donovan are the hosts of Squeaky Bum Time - RNZ's Football World Cup podcast. They talk to Susie Ferguson about what… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.With the end of offshore oil and gas exploration in sight and caps on dairy expansion on the cards, could Taranaki iwi be the fillip the province's ailing economy is looking for? The region's eight… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Kāikoura's beloved community kitchen could be forced shut if the district council carries out its plan to close the local scout hall. The District Council wants to close the building while it… Read more Video, Audio

8:42 AM.It's a first for New Zealand, so what actually will the Government's 100 bed mental health facility at Waikeria look like? It won't be double-bunked, wing sizes will be much smaller than standard… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.National is accusing health Minister David Clark of attempting to gag public servants and tempt them with offers of employment. A voicemail Mr Clark left on the Counties Manukau District Health Board… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Air Chathams will get local council funding for its planned Paraparaumu to Auckland route, but it's not yet clear how much. On Thursday afternoon the Kāpiti Coast District Council voted to support the… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The Minsiter for Women, Julie Anne Genter, says wāhine Māori don't get the credit they deserve for their role in women gaining the right to vote. So, she threw an event in Wellington this week to… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A public policy researcher says the decision to reappoint five men as chief executives will have a "chilling effect" on women in the public service. None of the high level public service appointments… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.The Defence Force has changed tack just three days after saying it had stopped using potentially damaging firefighting foam for training at all its bases in 2016. It turns out the military did not… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Most international visitors entering New Zealand for less than 12 months will be charged from $25 to $35 from the second half of next year. The details were announced by the Government this morning… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has thrown his weight behind New Zealand's bid to host the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup. Audio

7:55 AM.The French team is looking for revenge as the second All Blacks Test against France looms in Wellington. The skull fracture suffered by French winger Remy Grosso in the first Test in Auckland… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.The Greens' Eugenie Sage says her hands were tied when she gave approval for a Chinese water bottling company to expand. The Green party has campaigned hard on banning new water bottling consents and… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The government has unveiled its plans to introduce a tourist tax in the second half of 2019. Most international visitors entering New Zealand for less than 12 months will be charged between $25 and… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.New York's attorney general is suing the Trump Foundation. She says the foundation engaged in "unlawful political co-ordination" during the 2016 election. President Donald Trump and his children -… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries hasn't a single case of a farmer contacting it to say they have traded with a farm whose animals were infected with Mycoplasma bovis. Officials says the lack of… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.The Pike River Recovery Agency is confident it will be able to re-enter the mine later this year and within budget. Three options are now on the table. Dave Gawn is the Recovery Agency's chief… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Conflict at Auckland Council is potentially threatening its operation. Two complaints laid by Auckland councillors over the release of reports into the feasibility of a downtown stadium are now being… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.The government's top lawyer, Attorney-General David Parker, says Winston Peters' act of suing top public servants and National Party MPs is 'perfectly proper'. Mr Peters is taking the State Services… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Dairy farmers want Shane Jones to butt out of their business, and say Fonterra's problems are theirs to solve. The Regional Development Minister is standing by his statements about the country's… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.The 2018 World Cup opened in spectacular fashion as Russia defied their recent poor form to smash five past Saudi Arabia, and record the biggest win in a World Cup opening game since 1954. Audio