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6:54 AM.The strength of the New Zealand dollar may be a trigger for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates further and possibly quicker than expected. Audio

6:52 AM.A fall in dairy prices led the overall fall in ANZ's Commodity Price Index last month. Rural economist at ANZ, Con Williams, says it's a mixed result. Audio

6:50 AM.Prices have risen modestly in the global dairy auction overnight, with more on this is rural news colleague, Alexa Cook. Audio

6:44 AM.The eminent Maori journalist, Whai Ngata, will be laid to rest today. Our Maori Issues Correspondent Mihingarangi Forbes has been listening to the final tributes from his colleagues. Audio

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

6:22 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:17 AM.An acknowledgment by the Crown for the damage it caused to the Maori language is being criticised for not going far enough. Chris Bramwell reports. Audio

6:10 AM.Voting is under way in the Wisconsin primaries where the overall front runners to contest the American presidency, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, are both trailing in state wide polls. With more… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.Voting begins in Wisconsin primaries, Live analysis on dairy auction result, Iceland's PM resigns following Panama Papers, Fisher and Paykel cuts 180 manufacturing jobs, Joyce: Manufacturing jobs… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A kahu huruhuru, or Maori feathered cloak, with a special connection to the battlefields of Gallipoli was presented to the Defence Force in a ceremony yesterday evening. Audio

8:49 AM.Christchurch businesses are worried the new 30 kilometre per hour speed limit in the central city will be a disaster for retailers. Audio

8:44 AM.Hundreds of New Zealand athletes nervous about medications and supplements they're taking, have inundated the national sport's drug agency with queries. Audio

8:41 AM.New research has uncovered the role ritual human sacrifice has played in the evolution of modern New Zealand Audio

8:38 AM.Angry Ashburton residents are meeting tonight to discuss ways to stop a deal which would see more than 40 billion litres of water removed from the drought-prone region. Audio

8:34 AM.The police are increasingly turning to Facebook and Twitter to help fight crime but just how well it's working is still unclear. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The skies opened above Hiruharama Marae last night, torrential rain poured down as about 100 mourners welcomed broadcaster and author Whai Ngata home to Ruatoria. Audio

8:22 AM.More than 2-hundred Northland people packed a Whangarei theatre last night to demand a future for rail in the region. Audio

8:18 AM.Heavy rain and flooding has caused more devastation to parts of Fiji which is still in a national state of emergency after Cyclone Winston hit six weeks ago. Audio

8:15 AM.A new proposal to kick-start the stalled Ngapuhi Treaty negotiations is already running in to trouble. Audio

8:11 AM.A tax expert says New Zealand's role in tax avoidance highlighted by the 'Panama Papers' is shameful. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Lydia Ko created golfing history, becoming the youngest person to win two LPGA majors, when she took out the A-N-A Inspiration in California yesterday. Audio

7:53 AM.Russian President Vladimir Putin is perhaps the highest profile individual linked to shadowy financial transactions conducted on behalf of clients by Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Audio