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8:10 AM.The Salvation Army says some government departments are so focused on meeting targets they have become willfully ignorant about the effect of policies. Audio

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

7:50 AM.Event Fun Limited is under investigation again after one of its inflatable slides collapsed at a gourmet food event in Hamilton. Audio

7:50 AM.The Health Minister is dismissing claims that doctors and nurses will bear the brunt of belt-tightening by District Health Boards. Audio

7:45 AM.Research being done in Christchurch schools shows 200 children aged from five to seven are suffering post traumatic stress disorder linked to the earthquakes. Audio

7:40 AM.Fifteen hundred patients with blood problems have been left in the lurch after a big pharmaceutical company stopped supplying them a free anti-coagulant drug. Audio

7:27 AM.The Corrections Department says it won't be able to cope with the forecast increase in prisoner numbers. Audio

7:17 AM.A new technique in the treatment of cancer has produced extraordinary results in a small group of terminally ill patients. Audio

7:15 AM.The Salvation Army says it could take up to a year for the emergency housing funding to reach the families that need it. Audio

7:11 AM.Nearly five months on from the Government's promise to pump two-million-dollars into emergency housing in Auckland, no money has been spent. Audio

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

6:59 AM.American stocks lifted by bargain hunters and positive tone after a tentative move to stabilise oil prices. Audio

6:53 AM.An economist says a survey of inflation expectations gives no immediate reason for panic or a cut in interest rates. Audio

6:49 AM.The persistent weakness in the dairy and other commodity prices as seen again this morning in the latest dairy auction - is set to lead to further weakness in the New Zealand dollar, according tom one… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.Prices have fallen in the global dairy auction overnight. Audio

6:40 AM.Air New Zealand says it will continue to fight a long running legal action in which it's accused of being part of a conspiracy to fix prices on air freight services to the United States. Audio

6:35 AM.The Labour Party says it's deeply upsetting the Government still has not spent any of the money it has earmarked for emergency housing in Auckland. Audio

6:33 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:20 AM.Early business news with Gyles Beckford. Audio

6:15 AM.The Government says Auckland's contentious Unitary Plan must stay on track and on time, despite a surge in community and political opposition to increased housing density. Audio

6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Government still to spend emergency housing money;The Salvation Army says it could take up to a year for the emergency housing funding to reach the families that need it;A breakthrough new cancer… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.New Zealand's second-tallest structure, a Radio New Zealand radio mast, will be demolished this morning. Audio

8:52 AM.The biggest names in music take to the stage at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles in just a few hours. Audio