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8:27 AM.As we've been reporting the Queen turns 90 today. And some of the more far flung parts of her realm - Te Aroha and Whangarei - are planning to celebrate the big day in right royal style. Audio

8:23 AM.A new report by a business-backed think tank has found there is little robust evidence sugar taxes are effective in reducing obesity. Audio

8:17 AM.Water supplied to bottling companies for next to nothing has a growing number of New Zealanders upset. Audio

8:11 AM.Dramatic details of when two police officers were shot at after a car chase across the central North Island last year have been revealed for the first time Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have scored big wins in New York. Audio

7:50 AM.A deal has been reached in Lebanon in the case of an Australian mother and a television crew charged with abducting two children in a custody battle. Audio

7:42 AM.Some members of the Maori Council say they'll walk away from the organisation unless it's chair, Sir Eddie Durie, steps down. Audio

7:36 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters has weighed in to the bottled water debate and is calling for water exporters to pay a royalty. Audio

7:33 AM.New Zealanders are being warned they are back on a debt-fuelled splurge that could end in tears. Audio

7:26 AM.The Queen turns 90 today. Audio

7:22 AM.A think tank says there is little evidence sugar taxes reduce obesity and New Zealand should steer clear of them. Audio

7:19 AM.A court in Norway has upheld a claim of inhumane treatment brought by the mass killer, Anders Breivik. Audio

7:14 AM.Labour's leader Andrew Little is standing by the statements made and believes there's no basis for legal action. Audio

7:10 AM.Four days ago Radio New Zealand broke the story about a businessman's big donation to the National Party that came just a month before his company won a tender to manage a luxury resort in Niue. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The ratings agency, Standard and Poor's has put the finance company, UDC's, long term and short term ratings on credit watch. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street stronger today after a rise in the price of oil and earnings reports. Audio

6:57 AM.A former head of the Reseve Bank says inflation will be an issue for central bankers to deal with again even if it's currently benign. Audio

6:55 AM.The sharemarket's supervisors say the market's regulatory and disciplinary is fit for purpose and investors and listed companies can have confidence in its integrity. Audio

6:54 AM.The rural services firm PGG Wrightson says bad weather in Uruguay could hurt full-year earnings. Audio

6:51 AM.A currency strategist says the New Zealand dollar will hold onto its highs as long as the appetite for risk stays strong. Audio

6:50 AM.An economist is warning debt-laden households will be vulnerable if the economy takes a turn for the worst. Audio

6:43 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has reiterated his rock solid view that no one owns water. Audio

6:40 AM.A public policy think tank says sugar taxes are seen as a silver bullet to reduce obesity but the jury's still out on whether they work. Audio