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8:10 AM.As the government eyes an EQC overhaul, Christchurch earthquake insurance specialist Dean Lester wants to see action, not hear more empty words. This after a report yesterday found EQC staff had no… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.From fat to fit, the Chiefs prop Karl Tu'inukuafe has capped a meteoric rise to by being named on the bench for the All Blacks first test against France. Unwanted before an injury call-up to the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Primary teachers say the government's latest pay offer won't do enough to keep senior staff in the profession. For first year teachers, the offer would take them from earning just under $50,000 a year… Read more Audio

7:45 AM.The California judge in the Stanford sexual assault case has been recalled from office by local voters. In 2016 20-year-old Brock Turner sexually assaulted an unconscious woman, whose gut wrenching… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Tighter regulations could be in store for debt collectors, amid concerns about their treatment of people they're chasing for money. Budgeting services are worried about behaviour that they say borders… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.A major steel failure on the Waikato Expressway has come to light in emails the Transport Agency fought for two years to keep secret. In 2016 RNZ News learned bridge piles for the expressway failed to… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Agriculture officials have begun seizing 55,000 fruit tree cuttings imported from the United States after it was found the paperwork allowing them into the country was defective. The Ministry for… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.Residents of the botched Bella Vista development in Tauranga have compared losing their homes to a loved one's funeral. The city council signed off on shoddy work that left the buildings too dangerous… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.A Christchurch earthquake insurance specialist says a critical report of the Earthquake Commission is a good start but doesn't go far enough. The report by an independent ministerial advisor says EQC… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.Jordie Barrett and his brothers will make history on Saturday night after he was named at fullback for the All Blacks' first Test against France. It means three siblings will be in the All Blacks… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.House prices head into a winter hibernation. Australian economic growth picks up. NZ commodity prices rise for a fifth consecutive month. And the latest from financial markets.  Audio

6:43 AM.Forestry companies have offered to help clean up the flood-hit East Coast, but their heavy machinery is going nowhere because of closed roads. Associate Minister for Forestry Meka Whaitiri went with… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.A Christchurch homeowner in a five year battle with the Earthquake Commission over the damaged house she unwittingly bought says a critical new report about EQC tells her nothing new. The 27 page… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.A costly mistake in the US has rebounded on New Zealand plant retailers. Audio

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

6:18 AM.The Environment Court has put a stop to a developer's plan to build up to 1,500 houses on protected land by the Okura Estuary about 20km north of Auckland. Okura Holdings, a subsidiary of the Todd… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.Taranaki Rugby fans have been left wondering what the future of the sport will be in New Plymouth with the loss of their historic stadium. The Taranaki Stadium Trust announced today Yarrow Stadium is… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The lack of regulation around debt collection has emerged as a problem as the Government reviews the country's lending laws. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Kris Faafoi says he's concerned… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.Votes are being counted in the US State of California - one of the most important states for the Democrats in their drive to claim majority in Congress. In Washington DC is The Hill's Brent Budowsky.

6:06 AM.From unwanted at Super Rugby level to an All Blacks debutant, it's been a meteoric rise for the Chiefs prop Karl Tu'inukuafe, who's been named on the bench in a strong New Zealand side for Saturday's… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.After six years of silence, the rail tracks between Napier and Wairoa will be humming again today with the sound of trains. The line was mothballed in 2012 after it was badly damaged in a storm but a… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The snow is down to the lakefront in Queenstown. The town centre manager Steve Wilde says it's strangely early. Audio