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8:53 AM.Thousands of people are expected to line the viaduct and the wharves to watch dragonboating racing; the tugboat display and fleet racing. Audio

8:49 AM.Almost a year on from cyclone Pam, the southern Vanuatu island of Tanna is still rebuilding. Audio

8:46 AM.Employers are already looking to hire some of the software developers who will lose their jobs when the country's largest video gaming studio closes down. Audio

8:40 AM.A last second try for the New Zealand Sevens team last night might've provided for a thrilling finish, but the event failed to fire for Wellington. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.The world number one Novak Djokovic has won his sixth Australian Open singles title, defeating second seed Andy Murray. Audio

8:25 AM.Complaints about too much noise and too much rubbish are still being made about freedom campers in Christchurch. Audio

8:22 AM.The Northland Regional Council is calling on the government to pass a law making it clear that nobody owns freshwater. Audio

8:15 AM.After two teenage boys were killed and another two injured when the stolen car they were in crashed following a police pursuit, the Police Minister has said young people are putting themselves and the… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.The country's tertiary education providers are worried funding for Labour's promised free education policy won't stretch far enough. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Hundreds turned out in Palmerston North at the weekend for the launch of the first Maori Science Academy. Audio

7:46 AM.The New Zealand Rugby Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens admits at one stage he didn't think his side had a chance of winning the final of the Wellington World Series tournament. Audio

7:43 AM.Conservationists say there is a strong risk the critically endangered fairy tern could disappear from Mangawhai if a local group keeps removing mangroves from the harbour. Audio

7:39 AM.Officials in Colombia are so concerned by the Zika virus they're urging women to delay pregnancies to avoid potential infection. Audio

7:36 AM.The mother of a forestry worker who was killed on the job says it's a relief to hear the industry is starting to turn around its appalling safety record. Audio

7:27 AM.More details are emerging about the two boys who were killed when the stolen car they were in crashed following a police pursuit in the Wairarapa yesterday morning. Audio

7:21 AM.The Government may be left red faced if it can't find an iwi to perform it's official powhiri for the Trans Pacific Partnership signing this week. Audio

7:18 AM.A family living opposite a south Auckland reserve, where a gunman opened fire at a group, shooting three of them, say they're fed up with complaining to the police about the almost daily disorder… Read more Audio

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

7:07 AM.Labour's free tertiary education policy will not have a spending cap and so could blow out above the estimated $1.2 billion cost. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street surged after the Bank of Japan cut interest rates. Audio

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

6:56 AM.Over to our Australia correspondent, Jim Parker now. Audio

6:54 AM.A commercial property analyst says tenants - especially in Auckland - could be in a stronger position for getting competitive rents where they currently are. Audio