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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

8:31 AM.John Tamihere is the chief executive of Te Whānau O Waipareira and a former member of the Independent Māori Statutory Board. He joins us with his reaction to the results of the Auckland Council… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.An independent review of the Auckland Council's efforts to improve outcomes for the city's Māori has found little improvement since the last review three years ago. The consultancy PWC was… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Consumers were stung with a $187 million bill last year to cover the cost of processing credit card payments. Retailers are asking for regulation of the system to help bring down costs, but the banks… Read more Audio

7:53 AM.Scientists say they have grave fears Auckland's iconic pohutukawa trees will fall victim to the creeping myrtle rust infection. Another case of myrtle rust has been found in the city, this time on… Read more Audio