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6:45 AM.Wellingtonians have been slow to take up the idea of installing an emergency water supply to keep them going after a big earthquake. Of 140,000 homes, only 15,000 have spent $100 on a 200-litre… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Phil Goff says he wants a 6.2 percent rates rise next year but he tells our Auckland Correspondent Todd Niall he's not going back on a campaign pledge to keep rates rises to 2.5 percent, saying he… Read more Audio

6:15 AM.The Environmental Protection Agency says its job of explaining decisions is being made harder because of a growth of anti-authoritarian "science deniers", whose views on subjects such as 1080… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi and Ria Hall have released new albums in the last month alone, and are proving that despite not always being visible in the mainstream market there's still a lucrative career for… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.After waiting 38 years, the friends and family of those who died in the Erebus crash have finally been promised a national memorial. Audio

8:48 AM.The Education Review Office is calling for change to stop children falling behind in subjects like reading and maths as they get older. In a new report the office says some schools are getting good… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.We're joined by Liam Cochrane in Yangon where Pope Francis is visiting. He has been criticised for not using the word "Rohingya" in his speech, but as Liam Cochrane explains, he could have said more… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.For 21 years he has been the voice for business in Canterbury, but tomorrow Peter Townsend steps down as the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce. Audio

8:27 AM.Senator Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump has stooped to a disgusting new low. The U.S President was suppose to be honouring Navajo veterans, who served in World War 2. Instead Mr. Trump… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.A Sydney human rights lawyer says a coroner's findings show Australia is failing abjectly in its duty of care to New Zealand citizens it has locked up. A coroner investigating the death in custody of… Read more Audio

8:17 AM.Bruce Patten joins us to discuss. He says he thinks it is probably too early to ease... He says the market is flatter but it's still tough for first home buyers. Audio

8:14 AM.The director of a maths tutoring company fined for duping parents into buying lessons online faced similar complaints in Australia before setting up here. Auckland Academy of Learning has been fined… Read more Audio

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