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6:53 AM.ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley expects the unemployment rate will hover around the current 6 percent rate as strong migration swells the work force and outpaces the growth in jobs. Audio

6:45 AM.There was huge anticipation for the debut of Sonny Bill Williams in the New Zealand Rugby Sevens team at the Wellington tournament over the weekend. Audio

6:41 AM.A group of shocked and angry teenagers gathered in the Wairarapa town of Featherston last night to grieve for two young friends who died in a car crash after fleeing from the police. Audio

6:38 AM.The Labour Party has unveiled its first major pitch to voters with a plan to offer three years of free post-school education. Audio

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

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

6:16 AM.A community group in Canterbury says a privately run irrigation scheme should not be getting loans from ratepayers. Audio

6:13 AM.While talks in Geneva look to end the Syrian civil war, Europe struggles to cope with the millions of refugees who have flooded the continent as a result of it. Audio

6:09 AM.Residents on a south Auckland street where three men were shot say they've been living in fear. Audio

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

6:00 AM.No spending cap on Labour's free tertiary education policy. Mangere locals have complained before about shooting reserve and theres still a question mark over who will perform TPP Powhiri. Audio

8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Wellington Sevens organisers are hoping a mainly fine weather forecast for this weekend will help boost last-minute ticket sales. Audio

8:49 AM.The largest exhibition of Ngapuhi artworks are on display in Kaikohe ahead of the tribe's annual festival. Audio

8:45 AM.The rebuild of the city of Christchurch is almost half way there five years on from the Canterbury earthquake that shattered the city and killed 185. Audio

8:42 AM.More than a hundred still-shaken west Auckland residents turned out last night to try to channel their fury at the brutal daylight killing of a grandmother two weeks ago into some positive action. Audio

8:39 AM.The Tamaki Herenga Waka Festival is expected to attract thousands of people who will also be able to paddle or sail one of the many traditional Maori waka. Audio

8:35 AM.Yesterday, Serena Williams and German Angelique Kerber secured their places in the woman's final on Saturday. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.After a week of news of cattle fouling waterways, some local bodies fear farmer belt-tightening will lead to them lowering their environmental standards. Audio

8:21 AM.In a book published today, journalist Ian Wishart says by reading the police files he has discovered that Watson had an accomplice. Audio

8:12 AM.The Government is suggesting Labour's oppposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership isn't so unified behind closed doors. Audio

7:57 AM.The popular Auckland outdoor pool complex is now charging 40 dollars to hire a large umbrella. Audio

7:54 AM.There's one more day of yearling sales at Karaka and already records are being broken. Audio

7:52 AM.Tens of thousands are starving in drought-affected parts of Papua New Guinea because there's no budget to distribute the food supplies in provincial warehouses. Audio