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7:44 AM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, is vehemently denying she made the wrong decision opening a failed Northland charter school plagued with issues. Audio

7:42 AM.Police received more than 60 phone calls yesterday after an appeal for information into the killing of 13-year-old Aucklander Tracey Ann Patient 40 years ago. Audio

7:39 AM.What makes two Taranaki-bred brothers in their 70s believe they can swim against the tide that's going out relentlessly on coal mining? Audio

7:35 AM.An investigative journalist says Scott Watson is guilty of murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope but he didn't act alone. Audio

7:28 AM.Gameloft is a Paris-owned company which was set up a branch in Auckland six years ago . Before it was suddenly shut yesterday, the Auckland studio had grown three times the size than the industry… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.More dairy farms may go on the market as desperate farmers struggle financially after Fonterra lowered the forecast payout to dairy farmers yesterday. Audio

7:19 AM.Our deputy political editor Chris Bramwell has been following the story. Audio

7:16 AM.The Labour leader Andrew Little is attempting to keep a lid on brewing tensions in his caucus over the party position's on the Trans-Pacific free trade deal. Audio

7:11 AM.WHO director general, Margaret Chan, says the spread of the mosquito-borne disease has gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions. Audio

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

6:59 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:56 AM.The head of the long-haul, low-cost air carrier, AirAsia X, says the company's first flights between Auckland and the Gold Coast are almost full, and will also consider flying to other New Zealand… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.New Zealand Winegrowers says the country's exports cracked a record 1-point-5 billion dollars last year, up 14 percent on the year before. Audio

6:53 AM.Fonterra's slashing of its forecast payout to dairy farmers this season has knocked another billion dollar hole in the economy. Audio

6:49 AM.The prospect of the Reserve Bank resuming interest rate cuts has been talked up after the bank's statement yesterday. Audio

6:41 AM.Political strategist and analyst Rob Salmond says there's nothing new about a political dispensation. Audio

6:38 AM.The Trade Minister, Todd McClay, says a lot of Labour MPs want to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership but feel scared to speak out. Audio

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

6:19 AM.Business reporter Jonathan Mitchell joins Morning Report with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:17 AM.New Zealand's largest video gaming studio is closing down and one hundred and fifty people are losing their jobs. Audio

6:09 AM.Canada's newly elected Liberal government is still firmly on the fence when it comes to the TPP , which was negotiated before it took power. Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.WHO director general, Margaret Chan, says the spread of the mosquito-borne disease has gone from a mild threat to one of alarming proportions. The Labour leader Andrew Little is attempting to keep a… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Fonterra has revised is forecast farmgate price for the 2015-2016 season ... it has dropped from $4.60 to $4.15 a kilogram of milk solids. Audio

8:50 AM.The Maori Party is alarmed the Prime Minister is not ruling out ditching promises he made to the party in exchange for its support for Resource Management Act changes. Audio