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7:16 AM.People who are willing and able to donate a kidney or part of a liver will receive financial help. It's part of ongoing efforts to boost live and deceased organ donation to reduce long waiting lists… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.Unions are querying Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones' idea to make beneficiaries work for the dole.

Mr Jones told TVNZ's Q+A the government would top up dole payments to working… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.The Regional Economic Development Minister wants a work-for-the-dole scheme for young people in the regions saying he'll announce the details in the next few weeks.

Shane Jones is proposing the… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.Hamilton residents are bracing themselves for a massive rates rise after predictions it will be in double-digits. Mayor Andrew King has recommended 15.5 percent, but a final figure won't be decided… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.One of China's favourite ways of paying for things is about to be introduced to Wellington shops - making it easier for Chinese tourists to spend money. Alipay is a smartphone application used by more… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The National Party denies it is trying to drive a wedge between the government parties as it pushes to establish the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary from opposition. The Nelson MP Nick Smith has lodged a… 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

8:51 AM.An Auckland iwi community housing project which uses a system of solar panels and batteries for energy has been recognised for its sustainability practice. Vector and Ngati Whatua Orakei teamed up on… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.A new Antarctic marine sanctuary in the Ross Sea comes into effect today, covering more than 1.5 million square kilometres of the Southern Ocean. It's been welcomed by New Zealand filmaker Peter Young… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A new review of global research supports what activists have been saying for years - set nets are a major cause of penguin deaths. The review identifies the endangered hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The risk of drought is rising. While winter and early spring brought a deluge of rain, saturated soils are now drying out fast. That's raised fears that the spreading dry conditions could dent… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Fiji police have made a public appeal to parents to keep their children safe over the school holiday period after the deaths of four children last week. Police say one child was found floating in a… Read more Audio

8:30 AM.It's back to the drawing board for the government's plans to tax bottled water exports after revelations it would breach some free trade deals. A national petition signed by more than 15,000 people… Read more Audio

8:24 AM.The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says there should be no official UK visit for the US President. This comes after Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from British far-right group Britain First… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.For the first time ever, the Qualifications Authority has given a government polytechnic its lowest possible quality rating. Tai Poutini Polytechnic, which is based in Greymouth, has been downgraded… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.Finance Minister Grant Robertson has ordered every minister to review their portfolios, to make sure all money being spent fits with the strategy of the new government. Mr Robertson delivered his… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Queen's Counsel Nigel Hampton, who represented some of the families of those who died in the CTV building, believes the decision not to prosecute the building's engineers was not warranted, and that a… Read more Audio