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7:38 AM.A business journalist based in China says there are major unanswered questions about the Chinere firm whose bid to buy UDC Finance has been rejected. The ANZ Bank agreed to sell UDC to China's HNA… Read more Audio

7:35 AM.Season's greetings from the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Audio

7:35 AM.Holiday greetings from the leader of the National Party, Bill English. Audio

7:28 AM.It's been a hot and dry December and the big question for many is will it be that way on Christmas Day? MetService's Lisa Murray joins us with the forecast. Audio

7:26 AM.The Police will be reimbursing a legal hemp grower after destroying an estimated $16,000-worth of plants. Just one day after the government took the first step to open up the gates for the medical… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.Auckland health leaders are calling for help from the Health Ministry as an epidemic of mumps grows. There have been more than a thousand cases of mumps in the region this year, because of gaps in… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.New Zealand is one of 128 nations who supported a UN resolution criticising the United States' decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Thirty five nations - including Australia, Fiji and… Read more Audio

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

6:52 AM.Season's greetings from the leader of the Act Party, David Seymour Audio

6:20 AM.A book telling the stories of 200 beneficiaries have been hand delivered to Parliament by a group of artists demanding a more compassionate welfare system. The book, called We Are Beneficiaries was… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Christmas carnage as a motorist deliberately mows down shoppers on Melbourne's busiest street, New Zealand has gone against the US in a UN vote over Israel's capital, and Auckland health authorities… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.'Jacindamania' is picked by Public Address readers as the 2017 Word of the Year. Last year readers of the blog, Public Address, picked an international array of words in the annual Word of the Year… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Taranaki is enjoying a tourism boom after the travel bible Lonely Planet named it the second best region in the world to visit in 2017. But while visitor numbers are up and they're spending more, not… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The friend of a man electrocuted after cutting through a power cord at a campsite says a coroner's recommendations could save lives. Holiday parks across the country are working to install safety… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Six political leaders began the year full of optimism but by the end their hopes had been dashed. Four of them - Metiria Turei, Peter Dunne, Te Ururoa Flavell and Marama Fox - are no longer MPs, let… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Campaigners for medical marijuana are calling the planned new law a tiny step forward at a time giant strides are needed. But only terminally ill people with less than a year to live will be allowed… Read more Audio