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8:18 AM.Crown Law is lodging appeals in cases where judges have resisted implementing the 'three strikes' law, that's got the architect of the bill, David Garrett concerned about the legislation's future. Audio

8:10 AM.Amid Opposition calls for a lifeline for struggling dairy farmers, the industry's being told it's already getting too much assistance from Government. Andrew Watters is the executive director of… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:55 AM.The 2016 Auckland Arts Festival is in its last week and Justin Gregory is here to give his take on it. Audio

7:53 AM.It's one year since Cyclone Pam tore through the Pacific leaving devastation in its wake. Kate Pereyra Garcia went along to a meeting held in Wellington to mark the anniversary and filed this report. Audio

7:50 AM.The Dyslexia Foundation says thousands of high school students with learning difficulties may be missing out on help with their exams. Audio

7:45 AM.Maori claimants are lining up to challenge the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement in the Waitangi Tribunal. Audio

7:43 AM.The MP for Clutha-Southland Todd Barclay says he has not been contacted by the police, but if they do contact him about any matter, he would co-operate fully. This follows confirmation from… Read more Audio

7:38 AM.French investigators have called for medical confidentiality to be relaxed in the wake of last year's Germanwings disaster when a pilot deliberately crashed his plane into a mountainside. Audio

7:23 AM.Crown Law is lodging appeals in two cases where judges refused to send criminals to prison for the rest of their lives under the three strikes law. Audio

7:19 AM.Officials are investigating a grey market in dodgy building products. But two Aucklanders who train plumbers and council inspectors doubt it will make any difference, saying New Zealand is a dumping… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.John Key responded to the call from the tourism industry calling for a five-year ban on new irrigation schemes. Audio

7:13 AM.Tourism and environmental groups say the Government's decision to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into irrigation is a gamble, particularly in the wake of the dairy downturn. Environment reporter… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has put a figure on how many dairy farmers could fail because of the dairy downturn. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks buoyed by rising oil prices, and a better appetite for risk. Audio

6:56 AM.Pressures are growing to call a Royal Commission into the Commonwealth Bank of Australia after the uncovering of a major scandal in its insurance division. Audio

6:54 AM.The financial sector is looking at new ways to keep aging baby boomers in the workforce longer, as a skills gap looms large on the near horizon. Audio

6:52 AM.A booming tourism sector is filling hotels and motels around the country but it seems owners are preferring to hang on to their assets despite high demand and premium prices. Audio

6:50 AM.A couple of sets of numbers out this week are expected to show the changing face of the economy with weak dairy prices dampening activity and incomes on one hand but a strong tourism sector helping to… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.French air accident investigators are calling for public safety to be put before pilots' medical confidentiality. The recommendation comes in their final report into last year's Germanwings disaster… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.The Tourism Export Council wants a five-year ban on new irrigation schemes in the wake of the dairy downturn. The council's chief executive is Lesley Immink. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:18 AM.Officials are investigating a grey market in dodgy building products. Darren Waith is the chair of the National Plumbing and Pipelaying Standards Committee. Audio