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6:43 AM.Women's Refuge is praising a High Court decision to punish an Otago man who assaulted his daughter, wife and best friend, but is appalled by the District Court judge who initally let him off. The… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.Auckland Mayor Phil Goff is distancing himself from efforts of senior staff on the council to stall the release of a major report. The study about the impact of moving the imported car trade away from… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is being accused of setting the bar dangerously low when assessing the impact of fishing on this country's most endangered seabirds. The accusation comes from… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.There's been an outcry over a proposal by the Ministry of Social Development to collect young people's names and other details as part of a national health survey. The ministry wanted to look into… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Russia suggests the nerve poison used on Sergei Skripal may have come from a nearby UK research laboratory and military research facility, An eleven year old girl is hit by a train and killed on a… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.The Womad festival is on at the Bowl of Brooklands in New Plymouth this weekend, with countries represented this year including Canada, Chile, Iraq, Israel and Mauritania. RNZ's Music 101 presenter… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Police in Auckland have launched an investigation after a baby girl was admitted to hospital with multiple fractures to her skull, ribs, arms and legs. The four-month-old is recovering. RNZ reporter… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A law resources company in New Plymouth is making its sexual harassment policies free to download so companies have no excuse not to provide them for their employees. It comes in the wake of a raft of… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.Cook Island families are looking forward to less stress and anxiety when the rules for NZ Super change this year. The government is dropping the requirement for the people of Niue, Tokelau and Cook… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton is investigating how to bring white South African farmers to Australia on humanitarian grounds. Earlier this month the South African parliament supported… Read more Audio

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

7:45 AM.A Wellington lawyer has hit out at police training and leadership after a bogus traffic checkpoint targeting euthanasia supporters was declared illegal. The Independent Police Conduct Authority says… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.RNZ's Justin Gregory reviews highlights so far from the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival, and looks ahead to what's on this weekend. Audio

7:38 AM.The Defence Minister Ron Mark says he's the victim of a scurrilous attack after the National Party accused him of using military choppers and planes like a taxi service. The claim prompted Mr Mark to… Read more Audio