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8:11 AM.The executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, Ian Powell, says the resignation of the Waikato DHB Chairman Bob Simcock follows a period of destabilisation at the DHB. He… Read more Audio

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

7:57 AM.A Tainui leader has demonstrated at the Hamilton offices of Sir William Gallagher in a white robe with "KKK" across it, following comments from Sir William that the Treaty of Waitangi is a "fraud." We… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.New Zealand-born cricketer Ben Stokes has caught Canterbury Cricket by surprise, and is currently on his way to his home town, amid speculation he could be playing for the club. Audio

7:46 AM.The Auckland Council is being told it needs to do more to meet its obligations to improve life for Maori in the city. Audio

7:44 AM.Everyone living close to Bali's Mount Agung Volcano is being asked to leave by authorities. Since last week dark gas and ash have been billowing up to above the mountain's summit. New Zealand's Janine… Read more Audio

7:39 AM.The new government says the number of students who are regularly skipping school is atrocious and is seeking immediate advice on the matter. Audio

7:26 AM.A man's death in detention from meth use and fighting has pulled the veil back on mass drug use in a privately-run immigration centre where Australia keeps scores of New Zealanders locked up. Former… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Winston is seeking money from two journalists over his superannuation over-payment. Our former political editor, and representative on E Tu Union, and the International Federation of Journalists Brent… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.First home-buyers are likely to get some welcome news, as the Reserve Bank is expected to signal an easing in lending restrictions when it releases its six monthly update on the health of the… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The chair of the embattled Waikato District Health Board, Bob Simcock, has stepped down amid a furor over the former chief executive's expenses. But he insists he's done nothing wrong. RNZ health… Read more Audio

7:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:40 AM.Prominent Australian doctors say their country's reputation has been damaged by inadequate healthcare for Manus Island refugees. Their comments come as aid agency Doctors Without Borders continues to… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Members of the embattled Waikato District Health Board and others say the chair, Bob Simcock, has made the right decision by resigning. Mr Simcock insists he's done nothing wrong but says stepping… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:09 AM.The Energy Minister, Megan Woods, is putting the oil industry on notice that she's looking at action to rein in petrol prices. She's received a report from officials on petrol pricing and says she… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Waikato DHB chair resigns over CEO controversy; Analysts expect RBNZ to signal LVR unwind; NZer's death is Aus detention sparks findings of drug use; Deputy PM seeks money from journos over… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A new law journal is hoping to bridge the gender divide in our country's legal system. Te Aho Kawe Kaupapa Ture a nga Wahine is the first academic publication in New Zealand solely dedicated to… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Rising sea levels are bringing new worries about a nuclear waste dump in the Marshall Islands, about 5000km north of New Zealand. In the late 1970s, Runit Island, on the remote Enewetak Atoll, was the… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.One of the government's top scientists is being blasted by conservationists for talking up the environmental benefits of irrigation. The chief scientist at the Environmental Protection Authority… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Wellingtonians are being urged to conserve water after a recent dry spell caught the city's water supply management team off guard. Residents have been told they can water their gardens only every… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.David Rothery is a Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University he says The volcano Agung might at last be delivering the large eruption that has been feared for several weeks. Audio