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7:10 AM.The new leader of the National Party will be chosen today, when the 56 MPs will lock themselves into a room and conduct a secret ballot. Simon Bridges has been considered a frontrunner right from the… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:46 AM.A question no one really wants to think about: what do you want done with your body when you die? Now, Cantabrians have a new option to consider, with the region's first ever eco-burial cemetery site… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.The Road Transport Association is downplaying the problem of cracked truck towbars, comparing it to a lawnmower wearing out. Cracks that could cause crashes have been found in the towbars and… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.A father and son who say Catholic Churchmen sexually abused them as schoolboys are joining the war of words over the Royal Commission into abuse in state care. The two say the inquiry is a one-off… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.Germany is getting close to reaching a deal to find itself a government which has been absent since the election in September. One of the big issues in negotiations has been how Angela Merkel has… Read more Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Five in the running to replace Bill English -- who will National MPs choose today? Renewed demands the Royal Commission into abuse investigate the Catholic Church, And Immigrant workers say dodgy… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The role animals have played in war was commemorated for the first time in this country at the National Army Museum in Waiouru on Saturday. And the animals have been given their own poppy - but it's a… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Scotland produced a blistering display of attacking rugby to hand Eddie Jones just his second defeat as England head coach with a 25-13 Six Nations victory at Murrayfield. Before Saturday's game… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Judges, police, cabinet ministers and iwi turned out in force in Whangarei on Saturday for the launch of the first Rangatahi Court in Northland. Koti Rangatahi are youth courts held on marae, and… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A Southland town fears for the future of its main street as owners ditch their buildings rather than earthquake-strengthen them. RNZ has learned at least three two-storey buildings in the central… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Doctors are demanding help for mental health patients who face long waits in overcrowded hospital emergency departments. The Australasian College of Emergency Medicine says these patients tend to wait… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.With no sign of agreement on an America's Cup Village plan for Auckland, the two key politicians, Auckland's mayor Phil Goff and cabinet minister David Parker, appear to have become frustrated with… Read more Audio

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

7:55 AM.The New Zealand Festival this weeks offers a glimpse at the future of digital storytelling - as visitors are invited to explore a future playground, complete with an infinity room and a Pop n' Lock… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Trade Me is putting tougher rules in place around the sale of bees and beehives on its site, to make sure people are complying with the law. in January, RNZ reported on growing concerns among the… Read more Audio