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

7:54 AM.With the latest on how the city's been affected we're joined by our Christchurch bureau chief Belinda McCammon. Audio

7:50 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says yesterday's Canterbury quake has been a painful blow for the city. Audio

7:47 AM.The Christchurch mayor called yesterday's 5.7 magnitude quake a pyschological set back for the city facing the fifth anniversary of the deadly 2011 quake. Audio

7:42 AM.The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon. Audio

7:39 AM.Exploratory drilling for oil and gas has ground to a halt in New Zealand Audio

7:35 AM.The New Zealand cricketers face a monumental task if they're to save the first cricket test against Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Audio

7:27 AM.Police are urging Palmerston North parents to talk to their children about staying safe, in the wake of last week's abduction of a five year old. Audio

7:24 AM.According to GeoNet here were two moderate aftershocks, measuring magnitude 3.6 and 3.9, and one strong aftershock measuring 4.2 at 6.30 following yesterday's quake. Audio

7:19 AM.A Christchurch lifeguard and several children had a narrow escape during yesterday's earthquake when the cliffs they were jumping from began falling around them. Audio

7:10 AM.Christchurch residents say the 5.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday afternoon was like a nightmare starting all over again. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street rebounded strongly Friday, heading into a three-day holiday weekend, following a week of negative sentiment that saw equities and oil prices fall. Audio

6:57 AM.This week's business agenda. Audio

6:55 AM.And after a brusing 2015 where the mining and resoruce sector took a hammering and consumer sentiment suffered accordingly, the new year has started better . Audio

6:53 AM.The corporate earnings season gets into full swing this week with at least 16 businesses due expected to report financial results. Audio

6:51 AM.The view that the world's central banks have run out of ammunition to help stave off a re-run of the 2008 crisis has been challenged by one former fund manager. Audio

6:45 AM.The staff at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge a 13-month-old baby because they don't want it sent back to the Nauru detention centre. Audio

6:42 AM.The team behind the campaign to buy a beach at Awaroa in the Abel Tasman National Park is urging New Zealanders to keep pledging right up until the 3 o'clock deadline this afternoon. Audio

6:38 AM.Christchurch residents in the seaside suburb of Sumner witnessed the collapse of nearby cliffs as the city was struck by a five-point-seven magnitude earthquake yesterday. Audio

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

6:20 AM.More on the challenges facing central banks around the world Audio

6:13 AM.A mental health organisation is encouraging people to be gentle on themselves in the wake of yesterday's quake. Audio

6:09 AM.Christchurch is again a city on edge following yesterday's strong earthquake and a series of aftershocks. Audio

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