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6:48 AM.A delegation from the Netherlands joined Golden Bay iwi, New Zealand government officials and local government members at an historic gathering of Maori and Pakeha. at the weekend. The Dutch group are… Read more Audio

6:43 AM.Dog and Lemon guide author Clive Matthew-Wilson says the government's new road safety initiative could have a dramatic impact. The government is spending $22 million installing rumble-strips, barriers… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.South Africa's governing party, the African National Congress, is voting on a new leader. The party has been in power since the country transitioned to democracy in 1994 under Nelson Mandela. The… Read more Audio

6:14 AM.The Education Review Office will conduct a national review of special education in schools next year. It says schools have alerted it to a growing number of children with conditions including autism… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.New Zealand is pressing the message that Timor Leste is safe a decade after violent civil unrest saw this country send peacekeepers as part of a UN force. The force left five years ago, but observers… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Car experts are warning of far too many bald tyres on the roads. They say lower frequency Warrant of Fitness inspections means drivers who don't regularly check their tyres remain unaware of how… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.The Child Poverty Action Group is welcoming the Government's families package, saying that at last children's needs are being taken seriously. The package focuses on several key areas: an extension to… Read more Audio

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

8:26 AM.Disney is set to buy most of 21st Century Fox for US$52 billion. The deal will combine two of Hollywood's biggest players, and could help Disney combat digital newcomers to the media market like… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Christmas shoppers are increasingly avoiding the last-minute dash to the store by going online. But consumer advocates are warning people against fake traders touting deals that are too good to be… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.Cheviot locals are going to have to start looking both ways before the cross the street again - with the re-opening of State Highway One North of Kaikoura today expected to draw traffic back through… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The opening of the books has opened the government up to serious criticism. Some analysts are warning that Treasury has been far too optimistic about how much tax will be collected to pay for the… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The Black Ferns were the big winners at the NZ Rugby Awards last night, repeating the success they had at the World Rugby Awards late last month. At last night's ceremony in Auckland, the New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.A report published in the New Zealand Medical Journal has found that, when compared with individual offices, shared or open-plan office space is not beneficial to employees' health. Ann Richardson… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Yesterday The Opportunities Party founder Gareth Morgan told Morning Report that TOP will be back with a new leader to contest the next general election. But in the meantime the party continues to… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) estimates more than six and a half thousand Rohingya were killed in the first month of a military crackdown in Myanmar. The charity surveyed thousands of Rohingya… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Defence Reporter Kate Pereyra Garcia digs into the issue of toxic groundwater contamination at two Air Force bases. She says drinking water outside the Ohakea and Woodbourne bases is being tested, but… Read more Audio