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6:47 AM.Supporters of the Putaruru family who contracted botulism after eating wild boar last month are in shock after being told they're ineligible for ACC. Subi Babu, her husband Shibu Kochummen and his… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Iraq has declared a final and complete victory over Islamic State. Three years ago the militant group took control of about a third of Iraq's territory, but the country's Prime Minister Haider… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.Uncertainty surrounds some bus services in West Auckland, with one operator trying to relinquish runs, just months into a new contracting regime. Pavlovich Coachlines would not comment, but RNZ… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.A new study has revealed that women taking the expensive anti cancer drug, Herceptin, have similar survival rates regardless of whether they take it for nine weeks or a year. In 2007 Pharmac was… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in Southern California as massive wildfires rip through the south of the state. The fires have already caused massive damage in Ventura, just… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Social housing providers say there is a huge demand for their services. A briefing paper to incoming Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni has revealed demand has increased by 72 percent in the… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The Labour-led Government is considering changes which could give Parliament more clout under MMP and force governments to share power. Deputy Prime Minister and New Zealand First leader, Winston… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The US Democratic Senator Al Franken has announced he will step down over allegations of sexual misconduct. More than 30 Democrat colleagues in the Senate had called for the resignation of Mr Franken… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.Israeli security forces are using water cannon and teargas to quell Palestinian protests against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital city. Mr Trump's move has been condemned by… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Government has set aside $10 million to fix a payroll mess affecting 9,000 current and former staff at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Mistakes with holiday pay at MBIE came… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Workers rebuilding State Highway 1 north of Kaikōura are scrambling to finish the job, with just one week left until it reopens. The South Island's main transport corridor was severely damaged in last… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.John Kerr from the Rail and Maritime Union tells Guyon Espiner Auckland trains need full time staff working on them. The Auckland system is not like cities like London where the system is designed… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Traffic on Auckland's motorways is heavy, but running smoothly as the city's trains go offline. Train staff are striking for 24 hours from 2am, over the introduction of driver-only trains by the… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Government says a crackdown on multinationals should generate an extra $200 million in tax revenue. Yesterday it introduced legislation aimed at stopping multinationals avoiding tax by shifting… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.There will be cancellations and delays to Air New Zealand long- haul flights for weeks as Rolls-Royce does urgent maintenance to is Boeing 787 engines. Earlier this week a flight to Japan had to turn… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.The Education Review Office is calling for a review of teacher training saying some institutions are teaching outdated methods and many of their graduates are not well prepared to do their job. The… Read more Audio

7:43 AM.The Defence Force has known for months that toxic chemicals could have contaminated local water supplies near two of its air bases, but the people living nearby are only just being told. Residents… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.Christmas cheer, peace and goodwill are in short supply on the streets of Bethlehem with sporadic violence breaking out in the Occupied West Bank following Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as… Read more Audio