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6:14 AM.Fiji is this morning is assessing the damage after being mauled by the strongest cyclone in the country's recorded history. Audio

6:09 AM.Today is the fifth anniversary of the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. For some people today's anniversary is almost unbearable. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We're broadcasting today from the site where the Canterbury Television building once stood, five years on from the day the magnitude 6.3 earthquake changed Christchurch forever and people in Fiji are… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A chat on Australian event with our Canberra correspondent. Audio

8:54 AM.Rowers hoping to compete at the Rio Olympics in August are at Karapiro this week for the New Zealand Rowing Championships. Audio

8:50 AM.Dairy alternatives in New Zealand, such as sheep and goat, are picking up momentum with several new exporters planning to build million dollar factories this year. Audio

8:46 AM.Wicked Campers and the provocative slogans spray painted on their vehicles are again under fire and Whangarei District Council is training its legal guns on the company. Audio

8:45 AM.With the fifth anniversary of the February 22nd earthquake being marked next week, the Fire Service says it is now in a better position to respond to a similar emergency. Audio

8:39 AM.People in Palmerston North say they're relieved a man's been arrested after the abduction of a five year old girl last week. Audio

8:36 AM.Turkey's prime minister has blamed Kurdish YPG militia based in Syria for yesterday's fatal bomb blast in Ankara which killed 28 people and injured 61. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Tomorrow the Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum will head to Hagley Park in Christchurch for his last test match. Audio

8:24 AM.A teacher facing disciplinary charges over his relationship with a 13-year-old girl, who later died, had referred to her as his "partner in crime". Audio

8:15 AM.Back to our earlier story about a gang member who was shot dead in the East Coast settlement of Te Araroa in February last year. Audio

8:13 AM.RNZ reporter updates from a major bus stop on the North Shore. Audio

8:12 AM.An update on traffic congestion from RNZ reporter on Dominion Road. Audio

8:11 AM.An update on traffic congestion from RNZ reporter on the Hopetoun bridge overlooking the Auckland motorway. Audio

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

7:57 AM.The poi has hit the fan over changes to the rules for the national secondary schools kapa haka championship in July. Audio

7:55 AM.The Prime Minister is in Sydney today for talks with his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull and the fate of 267 aslyum seekers, including 37 babies, is likely to be on the agenda. Audio

7:52 AM.Residents in a former gang stronghold came together last night to discuss ongoing safety and crime problems in the neighbourhood. Audio

7:46 AM.The reign of Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is about to end. Audio

7:42 AM.As we've been reporting, traffic is heavier than usual around Auckland city where bus drivers walked off the job leaving seventy thousand commuters to try to make their own way to work and school. Audio

7:40 AM.The All Blacks stole the show at the Halberg Awards in Auckland last night. Audio