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

6:58 AM.The New Zealand sharemarket ended on a record high and the Australian 200 index rose more than 1%. Audio

6:57 AM.A crown entity in charge of setting standards in financial reporting by companies says there's room to make things clearer. Audio

6:55 AM.The year is barely two months old but we've already had several large takeovers announced. Audio

6:53 AM.Big companies have wasted no time in going direct to the investing public with bond issues since the start of the year, carrying on last year's momentum. Audio

6:52 AM.The ANZ Bank's commodity price index rose for the first time in four months in February. Audio

6:51 AM.The value of building work done in the final quarter of last year has hit a 26-year high. ANZ Bank senior economist Mark Smith expects the momentum will continue into this year. Audio

6:46 AM.The tourism industry in Fiji is banding together to attract overseas visitors back in the wake of Cyclone Winston, but as Bridget Tunnicliffe reports the industry has already leapt to action. Audio

6:43 AM.A former teammate of Martin Crowe says he felt like a mere mortal playing alongside the world-class batsman. John Morrison spoke to RNZ sports editor Stephen Hewson. Audio

6:39 AM.Some young Africans say they've been racially profiled, harrassed and in some instances, physically beaten by the police. The accounts are part of a report put out by the Auckland University of… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.Jonathan Mitchell with news from the business sector. Audio

6:14 AM.Tributes from around the world are flowing in for Martin Crowe. Scyld Berry from the Telegraph says the cricketer found a niche in cricket history no one else has occupied. Audio

6:09 AM.Republican ex-presidential candidate Mitt Romney has delivered a stiniging attack on Donald Trump calling him a conman and a fake. Our Washington correspondent is Simon Marks. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Many in African community feel unfairly treated by police, Fiji's tourism industry galvanises to get visitors back, Stabbed liquor store owner too scared to go back to work, Criminal underworld… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Tony Warren, the man who created Coronation Street, has died aged 79. Audio

8:53 AM.The Automobile Association says it expects automatic braking systems in cars to eventually become standard on new vehicles. Audio

8:50 AM.Queenstown's new chief executive is just 10 days into his new job, but already he's facing a significant challenge from an unexpected direction. Audio

8:43 AM.US Republican candidate Donald Trump's success in the Super Tuesday primaries is causing panic amongst the party's hierarachy. Audio

8:39 AM.Midwives have been offered a payrise backdated to July last year but they say it's not enough and they will continue with their legal action aganst the government. Audio

8:35 AM.The reliability of DNA evidence the Crown says places Russell Tully at the Ashburton Winz office has been challenged in court. Audio

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

8:26 AM.Thousands have already been but more are expected at Orakei Marae to pay their respects to Maori academic and leader Ranginui Walker. Audio

8:23 AM.People living near Pakiri beach north of Auckland are accusing developers, the local iwi and the council of ambushing them with plans to develop their last wild stretch of coastline . Audio