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6:12 AM.Porirua's mayor Nick Leggett says the Social Housing Minister is off the mark with her suggestion people on waiting lists for state houses in Auckland could be paid to move to other centres. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The public service receives a fail for its efforts to reduce the gender pay gap. New global warnings about zika, a mosquito-borne virus which causes serious brain damage in newborn babies and a war of… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A number of big names in tennis cruised through to the third round of the Australian Open yesterday. Audio

8:52 AM.South Taranaki farmers say proposed buffer zones around rural industrial sites -- including oil and gas plants -- amount to a council-approved land grab. Audio

8:50 AM.How best to juggle New Zealand's defence relationships with emerging regional superpower China and traditional ally the United States will likely to be a key feature of a major defence force review… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Members of the International Whaling Commission's scientific committee are calling for an overhaul of the commission's procedures after Japan has once again used science as a reason to resume whaling… Read more Audio

8:42 AM."I am sorry - and I will fix it." And with those words, Michigan governor Rick Snyder pledged to clean up the water supply in the city of Flint. Audio

8:37 AM.Tourism is booming this season, but a chronic shortage of chefs could leave some of them with a nasty taste in their mouth if New Zealand's food isn't up to scratch. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.A lawyer says a botch up on the Fly Buys' website which meant people could pick up an iPad go for just one point does not mean consumers can or should keep the products. Audio

8:23 AM.Freelance Wairarapa photographer Geoff Walker has been released by the Ugandan police. Audio

8:19 AM.Australia's former prime minister Tony Abbott is dismissing claims he harbours ambitions to return to the country's top job. Audio

8:15 AM.A homicide investigation is underway at the Sydney police station where a New Zealand father of two was shot dead by police. Audio

8:11 AM.Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio

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

7:53 AM.Trade Me wants to stop NZME or New Zealand Media and Entertainment, from controlling the trade marks ShopMe, DriveMe and PropertyMe. Audio

7:49 AM.The Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement is causing tension in the Far North a few weeks out from Waitangi Day. Audio

7:45 AM.The Government's decision to fly both the current New Zealand flag and its official challenger from the Auckland Harbour Bridge has infuriated the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters who says it's… Read more Audio

7:42 AM.The trial of former Napier city councillor Peter Beckett who is accused of murdering his Canadian wife six years ago got under way this week in British Columbia. Audio

7:38 AM.At least 19 people have been killed in a terror attack on a university in North Western Pakistan. Audio

7:36 AM.A man who was on the run after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet has been caught after he was spotted by an off-duty policeman in Wellington. Audio

7:27 AM.The Privacy Commissioner says privacy is no barrier to the Department of Corrections notifying Child Youth and Family when a convicted child abuser is released from prison. Audio

7:24 AM.Space agency Nasa and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have confirmed 2015 was the hottest year for the world since records began in 1880. Audio

7:20 AM.The government is looking at cash incentives to get Auckland's state housing tenants to move to the regions. Audio