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7:52 AM.And listening to that is Hayley Moynihan, the General Manager at Rabobank New Zealand. Audio

7:49 AM.Some dairy farmers say they're worried the banks won't support them through the winter, with some already being told their business is no longer viable. Audio

7:40 AM.As we have been reporting this morning, John Palino is having another crack at Auckland's top job. Audio

7:30 AM.And listening to that is the Labour leader Andrew Little. Audio

7:24 AM.Melanoma patients say the health minister's decision not to publicly fund the drug keytruda has condemned people to death. Audio

7:18 AM.Winston Peters is calling for accountability over plans to close a rail line in Northland. Audio

7:14 AM.The Patea community has been further devastated with the death yesterday of a Fonterra milk tanker driver who was involved in a triple fatality last week. Audio

7:11 AM.Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is up slightly as oil prices rise. Audio

6:57 AM.The online search firm, SLI Systems, is representative of a growing trend among New Zealand technology stocks -- namely that a good portion of its senior management, including its chief executive, is… Read more Audio

6:56 AM.The energy company, Trustpower, says there's a delay in it reporting more on its proposal to split into two companies. Audio

6:54 AM.The slump in oil prices has taken its toll on local explorer, New Zealand Oil and Gas, which yesterday posted a first-half loss of 27-point-6 million dollars for the six months ended December… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.The ANZ Bank has joined the club of forecasters now expecting the Reserve Bank will have to cut interest rates to support the economy in the face of weak inflation presures, a too-high currency and… Read more Audio

6:40 AM.Forty people who have worked for decades at Wellington Hospital have lost their jobs after the hospital contracted out its laundry services to a Palmerston North based company. Audio

6:38 AM.Auckland mayoral candidiate Phil Goff says it's John Palino who needs to back away from the dirty politics - not him. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Our business reporter Jonathan Mitchell is with us Audio

6:13 AM.Cancer survivor Leisa Renwick will present a petition to Parliament today calling for the melanoma treatment drug Keytruda to be made available to all New Zealanders who need it. Audio

6:09 AM.As dairy debt continues to swell, some dairy farmers say they're worried the banks won't support them through the winter. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Phil Goff warns John Palino off getting involved in dirty politics in the race for Auckland mayoralty. Winston Peters calls for accountability over plans to close a rail line in Northland and the… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:55 AM.It was a weekend of upsets, and new faces, as last years finalists lost their opening games, and three new teams joined the competition. Audio

8:52 AM.February the 29th: the day, in leap year terminology, for the leapers or leaplings, to celebrate a birthday which comes around once every four years. Audio