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6:10 AM.Frontrunner for the US Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump, has lost badly in caucuses in Wyoming and Washington, D.C. Priscilla Huff is our correspondent in Washington, D.C. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Trump blames Sanders supporters for campaign chaos in Chicago, Plumbing products not up to standard, Tourism industry wants 5-year ban on irrigation schemes, Final report released in Germanwings plane… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The country's biggest celebration of Pacific culture returns to Auckland's Western Springs tomorrow. Last year the event had to be moved to South Auckland because of the Queensland fruit fly scare… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.In Myanmar the new government led by Aung San Suu Kyi has announced its candidate for President. Audio

8:42 AM.Rural mayors spoken to by RNZ say tumbling dairy prices will leave some struggling to stay financially afloat. Audio

8:38 AM.Many of the famous cricketers who played with Martin Crowe during his career won't be attending the funeral. They are in Queenstown playing in a celebrity golf tournament. Our Queenstown reporter… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Martin Crowe's funeral is being held today in Auckland. Details of the funeral have been released ahead of the service at Parnell's Holy Trinity Cathedral. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.A security analyst says leaked Islamic State documents revealing the identities of thousands of jihadis could deal a significant blow to the militant group. Audio

8:23 AM.A police operation has turned up cash, drugs and firearms, including M16's and AK47's have been found in a house and a warehouse in South Auckland. Audio

8:19 AM.A report, led by NIWA scientists, concludes that recent rises in levels of methane in the atmosphere since 2007 are most likely due to agricultural practices. Audio

8:17 AM.Back to the power disruption in the lower South Island . We're still waiting to hear from the lines company Delta which covers Dunedin city, but last night they said hundreds in Port Chalmers, Berwick… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Canterbury's roads are still being affected by the fires and weather in the area. Lee Wright is the New Zealand Transport Agency's Journey Manager for the Canterbury region... Audio

8:12 AM.Update on rural Canterbury fires. Audio

8:10 AM.Two rural fires are still burning in Canterbury but the fire service says they're under control. Firefighters had a hectic afternoon yesterday, with the Hanmer Springs fire flaring up again and a… Read more Audio

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

7:55 AM.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Doomed conmen, jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and a play about a turbulent year in the life of four Argentinian filmmakers, are all part of the eclectic mix that is the New Zealand… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The government has revealed its view of higher density housing across Auckland. Audio

7:47 AM.As mortgage rates drop, so too do the savings rates for those with their money in banks, finance companies and term deposits. Audio

7:43 AM.The latest cut to the official cash rate is expected to heat up the already-over cooked Auckland property market. Audio

7:37 AM.The whanau of the man charged with shooting four police officers say police missed the opportunity to end the standoff sooner. Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren appeared in the Whakatane District court… Read more Audio

7:34 AM.Families who've run out of money for food have been forced to go to foodbanks because a computer failure at Work and Income means they can't get help there. Audio

7:28 AM.A former New Zealand head of a major drug company says the price being charged for the hotly debated drug Keytruda is extortionate. Audio

7:22 AM.A Wairarapa dairy farmer is fighting a losing battle to keep the land his family's been farming since the late eighteen hundreds. Audio