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6:06 AM.Former champion Stan Wawrinka and two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka have both been beaten in the first round of the French Open in Paris. Audio

6:00 AM.It is being labelled a billion dollar gamble - and some are worrying the mycoplasma bovis decision will gamble with farmers' well being too, Health bosses are optimistic their latest pay offer will… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has come in third at the 2018 Indy 500 race. He was 4.5 seconds behind the race's winner, Will Power from Australia. Our correspondent at the race is John Schwarb. He… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.More than 100 mussel farms are closed in the Marlborough Sounds after a toxic algae ripped through the region earlier this month - the biggest shutdown the industry has experienced in over a decade… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.Why a dozen sperm whales washed up ashore a South Taranaki beach still remains a mystery to the Department of Conservation and local iwi. Eight of the mammals were found on Kaupokonui Beach last… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A hotel in Northland is packing away their pokie machines after a woman left her baby outside while she played the machines. The Rawene Masonic Hotel let punters know on its Facebook page they would… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Documents appear to show a discrepancy between what the Defence Force told the public about firefighting foam contaminiation, and what internal reports said. The Defence Force has said the foam it is… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A former CIA analyst has accused the Labour Party of having links to China's Communist Party. Peter Mattis says there's sufficient information that there's a real risk of Chinese influence in New… Read more Audio

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

8:23 AM.The president of the Abortion Law Reform Association Terry Bellamak says if Ireland can change its abortion laws so can New Zealand. She tells Susie Ferguson there are "onerous" technicalities in the… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Ireland's Parliament will begin the process to repeal a 35-year-old ban on abortions. Two-thirds of the country voted to legalise abortions in a break away from the country's ingrained Catholic… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Monday is a dramatic day for farmers as the government announces what it plans to do about the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis. Some argue the outbreak can be contained without a mass killing of… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The New Zealand driver Scott Dixon has finished third at the Indianapolis 500. Audio

7:55 AM.There's a new turn in the controversay around Auckland's downtown stadium report with a public law specialist saying councillors should not be restricted in their access to it. Two have complained to… Read more Audio

7:49 AM.A high profile diplomat experienced what she describes as racial profiling in her local supermarket and there are still concerns about African youth being targeted by police in this country. Audio

7:42 AM.A former CIA analyst has told a congressional committee thought should be given to removing New Zealand from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance because of what he says are Labour Party's links to the… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Farmers across New Zealand willl find out the fate of cattle infected with Mycoplasma Bovis today. The government is expected to make an announcement this afternoon on whether to eradicate the disease… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.A ministerial advisory group has suggested dropping exams for level 1 of the NCEA and halving the number of credits needed to get the qualification. It also wants to raise the standard of literacy and… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Australian, English and Indian cricket's ethics are under scrutiny by the International Cricket Council after an investigation by Al Jazeera found evidence of match fixing. The 18-month investigation… Read more Audio

7:18 AM.Dairy and beef farmers find out today whether the Government will try to eradicate the cattle-disease Mycoplasma Bovis, or instead go for containment. Audio

7:10 AM.Public hospital nurses and midwives have voted to strike for two days in July. The Nurses' Organisation spokesperson Cee Payne says the current pay offer is inadequate and industrial action will go… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.New Zealand's Scott Dixon remains in the top ten at the Indianpolis 500. Audio

6:49 AM.Oil and gas exploration phasing out sends wrong investment signals. The struggle to get new listings on the stock exchange. The sense of crypto-currencies. Financial markets and the week's business… Read more Audio

6:45 AM.A public law specialist says Auckland councillors may have good grounds to demand full access to a report on a downtown stadium. The mayor Phil Goff ordered the report last year via a council agency… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The nurses organisation will today reveal whether its members have voted in favour of nationwide strikes over pay and staffing concerns. That announcement will be made later this morning and if… Read more Audio