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7:43 AM.And as we've been reporting the Trans Pacific Partnership is due to be signed in a few hours Audio

7:39 AM.Universities and other tertiary institutions are facing the loss of 10-thousand students over the next three years - a drop that will leave them more than a hundred-million dollars a year worse off. Audio

7:34 AM.An Australian paediatrician who worked on Nauru predicts appalling suffering will continue after Australia's top court ruled yesterday overseas detention centres are lawful. Audio

7:25 AM.Australia was thrashed by the Black Caps at Eden Park yesterday to go one-up in the three match Chappell-Hadlee series. Audio

7:22 AM.A woman says she was treated with contempt when she asked Wellington hospital for help after suspecting her drink had been spiked. Audio

7:18 AM.There's no let up in the tensions at Waitangi over the decision to invite the Prime Minister on to Te Tii marae tomorrow. Audio

7:14 AM.A group of prominent business leaders say its incomprehensible that people are protesting against the TPP, arguing the controversial agreement will boost exports, growth and jobs. Audio

7:13 AM.Our reporter Murielle Baker is outside Sky City. Audio

7:10 AM.The controversial Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement will be signed in Auckland this morning. Audio

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

6:59 AM.This morning... the assistant governor, John McDermott, will present a speech titled 'Forward guidance - enhancing monetary policy in New Zealand'. Audio

6:57 AM.Wall Street has come off lows as oil prices rise - with investors taking advantage of a drop in the US dollar. Audio

6:55 AM.Insurance brokers and advisors are feeling under pressure as digital innovation disrupts business as usual. Audio

6:54 AM.Demand for commercial vehicles has pushed new registrations to a record start to the year, but they're still expected to fall over the coming months. Audio

6:52 AM.The sporting goods and homeware retailer, Briscoe Group, is expecting to make a record high profit for the year just ended, but the current year will be more challenging as currency fluctuations put… Read more Audio

6:49 AM.The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Graeme Wheeler, hosed down notions of interest rate cuts any time soon in a key speech yesterday. Audio

6:42 AM.The Government's celebrating the lowest unemployment figures in seven years. Audio

6:38 AM.Trade ministers from 12 countries will be at Auckland's Sky City today to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership. Audio

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

6:20 AM.Our business reporter, Jonathan Mitchell, is in with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:18 AM.Universities are bracing themselves for a big drop in student numbers that could leave them more than 100-million-dollars a year worse off by 20-18. Audio

6:12 AM.Australia's highest court has thrown out a challenge to the lawfulness of the country's offshore detention of asylum seekers. Audio

6:09 AM.Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley is backing John Key's decision to go to Waitangi tomorrow. Audio

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

6:00 AM.We're live at Sky City Casino as Auckland braces for protests over the signing of the TPP. And tensions are running high within Nga Puhi at Waitangi... we'll cross to our Maori Issues Correspondent… Read more Audio