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6:00 AM.Kabul attack: Killed Kiwi mourned by refugee community, Kabul bombing latest in wave of brutal attacks, Unconscious baby rescued from sunken Kiribati ferry, Ardern: Waitangi visit signals a fresh… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.It's Friday - and it's Australia Day. We talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh for the first time this year. Audio

8:56 AM.Social media is being blamed for helping to fan the flames of sorcery-related attacks in Papua New Guinea. Recent horrific attacks have highlighted how PNG's problem with belief in sorcery is… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Croatian Marin Cilic has beaten Kyle Edmund to get through to the Australian Open final. Melbourne correspondent Dave Luddy joins Susie Ferguson to discuss the upcoming final. Audio

8:42 AM.A procession of legal bigwigs will herald the re-opening of Dunedin's newly refurbished courthouse later today. The 115-year-old building was due to be closed for good, but a public campaign pressured… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.We've been reporting this morning on the confirmation that toxic chemicals from air force firefighting foam has leached into the water supply of surrounding properties. Seven properties near the… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Trade Minister David Parker is playing down claims by the Real Estate Institute that people who inadvertantly sell their houses privately to foreigners could face huge fines. When the foreign buyer… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Treasury officials have warned the free tertiary study scheme is vulnerable to students rorting the system because of a gap in the Government's records. Labour's flagship policy offers a free year of… Read more Audio

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

7:49 AM.Victims who were sexually assaulted by US gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar want institutions who didn't take their claims seriously to be held to account. Is there a risk this type of abuse could happen… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.The government has announced its first changes to employment laws since assuming power. The reforms have been tempered by the need to keep Labour's coalition partner New Zealand First onside. The… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Queenstown locals are hailing the council's decision to shut down two popular freedom camping spots as a big win. Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult says freedom campers have put significant pressure on… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Later today the Government will reveal details of a new initiative to get the young unemployed into work. New Zealand First's Shane Jones ruffled a few feathers recently when he suggested a work for… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The Defence Force, the Health Ministry and the Ministry for the Environment all declined to be interviewed. The Health Ministry said in a statement there is no conclusive evidence that the chemical… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.Farmers and a young family whose water supply's been contaminated by Air Force firefighting chemicals are demanding assurances their health isn't at risk. The chemicals have been linked to cancer and… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.People who sell their homes privately could be fined thousands of dollars if they knowingly sell to an overseas buyer and try and cover it up. When the foreign buyer ban comes into effect, it will be… Read more Audio

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