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7:26 AM.Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff says 16 of the city's police stations are about to close. Audio

7:22 AM.They were there to hear the Prime Minister - and Minister of Tourism - John Key announce Queenstown will host 10-thousand Amway sales staff from China in two years time. Audio

7:20 AM.The Government has gained access for chilled meat into China. Audio

7:10 AM.His purple reign is over. Music legend Prince has been found dead at his Paisley Park studios in Minneapolis. Read more Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.The economy is facing further headwinds and turbulence along with more interest rate cuts according to ratings firm, Moodys. Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street weaker today after a mixed bag of earnings reports and lower oil prices. Audio

6:56 AM.Over to Australia, and the lucky country's triple-A rating is under threat. Audio

6:55 AM.The new head of the industry body, Cooperative Business New Zealand, says cooperatives are a relevant and valid business structure but they need to keep up to date in the thinking and financing. Audio

6:53 AM.The country will have its first all electric bus in operation by the end of the year, but it may cost taxpayers and ratepayers more. Audio

6:51 AM.The country is expected to keep reaping the economic gains from record numbers of people coming here to live or take a holiday for some time yet, according to one economist. Audio

6:49 AM.Consumers seem to be shrugging off talk of economic slowdowns and growing headwinds, and instead are basking in the prospect of rising house prices. Audio

6:44 AM.The historic Paris Agreement to tackle climate change will be signed tomorrow at a high-level ceremony in New York. Audio

6:41 AM.Queenstown's business community is welcoming what it calls the biggest sales event in New Zealand's history. Audio

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

6:21 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:09 AM.The US pop legend Prince has been found dead at his Minnesota home. Audio

6:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Prince fans - the world over - mourn the death of their idol at the age of just 57. John Key gets access for New Zealand chilled meat into China and Auckland mayoral candidate Phil Goff claims 16 of… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Dylan Schmidt is bouncing into the Olympics - quite literally. The 19-year-old's silver medal performance at the Rio test event yesterday saw him become the first New Zealand trampolinist to qualify… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.An investigation into Dunedin's one in one hundred year flood last June has found many of the tanks that drain water from the road in the city's worst hit suburb were blocked. Audio

8:46 AM.In a turnaround The Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaem-maghami will be allowed to visit New Zealand. Audio

8:43 AM.The meat company that's just been fined thousands of dollars after a worker was impaled on a hook is being investigated for another case where a man was also caught in machinery and had his head… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.An Auckland mortgage broker can sense deja vu as New Zealanders get themselves further into debt. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio