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6:27 AM.The first day of winter and a big day for the rural community, with dairy farmers all around the country shifting thousands of cows. Audio

6:23 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:10 AM.Unitec, the country's largest polytechnic, has reported a $31 million defict for 2017. Auditors are warning the institution's viability is in question after it lost 660 full-time students last year… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.Reigning champion Rafael Nadal bludgeoned his way into the French Open third round with a straight sets defeat of Argentinean Guido Pella. Audio

6:00 AM.Meth evictions: Twyford plans inquiry before redress decision; homeless still out in cold but MSD says it's working on it; Unitec posts $31m deficit, appoints financial adviser; M.Bovis concerns for… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.The Facebook page of an Auckland craft brewery has been flooded with negative reviews from Trump supporters. The wave of criticism was sparked by Behemoth Brewing Company's social media campaign… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Hundreds of children and 12 schools have pre-registered for swimming lessons at Christchurch's new Taiora QE2 sports centre, which opens today. The Canterbury earthquakes damaged the complex beyond… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.Taonga from a 14th century Maori village have been found in Gisborne by Univeristy of Otago archaeologists. So far they've found moa bones, fish hooks and volcanic glass. University of Otago Professor… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The man responsible for killing two policewomen and a civilian in the Belgian city of Liege had already committed murder the night before his shooting spree. Benjamin Herman was shot dead by police… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.As we reported yesterday the government has announced a far-reaching review of health services. Included in that review is a shake up of the district health boards. Yesterday we got the views of the… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The government is spending almost $10 million to fix up 66 state houses in the Hutt Valley. Housing New Zealand says it's a pilot programme to find the best way to make its housing warmer and drier… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.The National War Memorial carillon has played its first tune in more than three years. It's one of the first crowd funded instruments of its type. Our reporter Katie Doyle went to the Pukeahu National… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A benefit aimed at helping people find private rental homes is proving to be a double-edged sword. Emergency housing providers say a boost to the accommodation supplement last month was not enough to… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The shortcomings of a rushed safety report by Oranga Tamariki about a young girl have been revealed in the Masterton Family Court. A social worker reported to a judge in February the girl was safe… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Airbnb says its hosts are happy to pay the new tax proposed by Auckland Council - but the hosts themselves say it could force some of them out of the sector. This comes after a Deloitte report showed… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A Queenstown councillor says some residents are taking it upon themselves to monitor how long Airbnb guests are staying in neighbouring rentals. Yesterday the economic impact of the online… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A Waikato psychologist says Māori face active resistance to their very presence in the psychology profession. Psychologist Michelle Levy said the profession did not train students to address Māori… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.MPs have been told there is no evidence the country's banks are ripping off customers like their Australian counterparts. The Financial Markets Authority and Reserve Bank appeared before a select… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand under 20 rugby side leads Japan 38 nil at halftime in their opening world cup match in France. Audio

7:55 AM.Recycled materials are being stockpiled around the country while authorities struggle to work out what to do with it all. Last year, China stopped taking 24 different types of waste. A report out… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.An Australian immigration lawyer says the locking up of a New Zealand boy in an immigration centre is a new low for his country. The boy, aged under 18, is being held in a detention facility alongside… Read more Audio

7:48 AM.Māori lawyers and academics say the Family Court is in crisis and should not be dealing with the care and protection of Maori children. The Government is set to review the Family Court because of huge… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.A clinical psychologist says police shouldn't be surprised when teenage offenders flee from them in cars at high speed. Last week a 15-year-old boy being chased by officers in Palmerston North crashed… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Companies Budget Loans Limited and Evolution Finance, owned by Allan Hawkins and his son Wayne, have been fined $700,000 for what a judge called cynical and deliberate offending. Their companies… Read more Audio