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7:15 AM.Two people have died in a house fire that broke out in Dunedin just after 5am on Monday. RNZ reporter Tim Brown is at the scene. Audio

7:10 AM.The number of police on New Zealand roads has been slashed since 2013, coinciding with a 50 percent increase in the road toll. Even though the police received a multi-million dollar payment in April… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.With less than two weeks until Labour marks its 100th day in office, the Prime Minister is confident she can tick off all the party promised to achieve in that time. Labour MPs are currently in the… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Dedicated road police numbers have been slashed by nearly 100 officers since 2013, and there's been a 50 percent increase in the road toll over that time. The police association says road policing has… Read more Audio

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

6:10 AM.Yesterday Rocket Lab launched it's Electron rocket reached orbit and deployed three miniature satellites after taking off from the Māhia Peninsula. The successful launch means Rocket Lab will soon be… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Road police numbers drop as road toll climbs, Two killed in Dunedin house fire, Rocket Lab launches Electron satellite into orbit, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces pregnancy, Auckland homes… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:41 AM.The Department of Conservation in the top of the South Island/Te Tau Ihu is urging the film and television industry to brush up on its cultural awareness when applying to film on Crown land. The eight… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.One year since Hamilton was declared homelessness-free, organisations working with those in need say the number is on the rise again. Last December The People's Project said it had housed all but two… Read more Audio

8:32 AM.Season's greetings from the co-leader of the Green Party, James Shaw. Audio

8:31 AM.Holiday wishes from the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters Audio

8:26 AM.At the beginning of the year Jacinda Ardern would not have put money on becoming Prime Minister. But, against the odds, by October she was. In this second report on the political year Brent Edwards… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Health Ministry is under pressure from Auckland district health boards and others to mount a nationwide effort to combat mumps. There have been more than a thousand cases of mumps in Auckland this… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.New Zealand has voted for a UN resolution criticising the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In total, 128 countries voted for the the resolution. Only nine countries… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.A New Zealander is one of 18 people who were injured by a vehicle ploughing into pedestrians in Melbourne. Eighteen people were injured, four critically, after a man drove the car at 100 kilometres an… Read more Audio

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

7:49 AM.A lot of people are already feeling the stress of getting the perfect Christmas lunch ready knowing there's going to be a lot of people at the family dinner table. Spare a thought then for the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Four people have been killed on the roads this week, and the road toll is now the highest since 2010 when 375 people died. And with the festive holiday season about to begin, police want motorists to… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.The number of sea lions the fisheries industry is allowed to kill accidentally each year is being cut - from 68 to 38. The new limit is in the southern squid fishing plan, published yesterday by the… Read more Audio