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7:24 AM.The Government has left the door open to the possibility of taxpayers money being spent reinstating Christchurch's cathedral. Audio

7:18 AM.Hollywood's powerbrokers have welcomed yesterday's court decision Kim Dotcom and his associates can be extradited to the United States to face movie piracy and racketeering charges. Audio

7:15 AM.Kim Dotcom's fight to stay in New Zealand isn't over yet, with his lawyers predicting the case will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Audio

7:11 AM.A 13 year old boy was kept in hospital for two months after surgery because Housing New Zealand couldn't move his family to a house with wheelchair access. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Well that's almost the final business report for the year .... we were going to have a multi-media musical wrap of the year .. but all the burton cummings, 10 CC and ray davies records have been… Read more Audio

6:57 AM.Kiwifruit grower and exporter, Seeka, has revised its current year profit guidance to between about 4 and 4-point-3 million dollars. Audio

6:56 AM.American stocks are stronger helped by a lift in oil prices which is boosting energy stocks. Audio

6:55 AM.Just to prove there's no appetite among policymakers for changing the Reserve Bank's inflation target, The Treasury has also nixed the idea. Audio

6:53 AM.Property investor and developer Vital Healthcare Management says its specialist market niche is delivering solid returns and generally performing better than other commercial property sectors. Audio

6:51 AM.A coalition of local authorities and private landlords that wants the cost of strengthening earthquake-prone buildings to be tax deductible may be making some progress. Audio

6:48 AM.First up, here's the Act Party leader David Seymour. Audio

6:48 AM.And now a message from the United Future leader, Peter Dunne. Audio

6:41 AM.An advocate for the restoration of the ChristChurch Cathedral is confident the money can be found. Audio

6:39 AM.A 13 year old boy was kept in hospital for two months after surgery because Housing New Zealand couldn't move his family to a house with wheelchair access. Audio

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

6:21 AM.Our business editor, Gyles Beckford, is in now with what's happening in the financial world.... and first up some sign of progress of the taxation of earthquake strengthening. Audio

6:18 AM.New Zealand has been told to sharpen its act over how it manages and implements aid in the Pacific. Audio

6:15 AM.Taliban insurgency is intensifying in Afghanistan as British troops are deployed to save the strategically important town of Sangin from being overrun by the Taliban. Audio

6:10 AM.A good old Christmas pudding will be on the menu for many around the country tomorrow. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A 13 year old boy had to stay in hospital for an extra two months while Housing New Zealand looks for a wheelchair friendly house for him and his family. Hollywood's powerbrokers could be waiting… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Three shearers from the Hawke's Bay have secured a world record after a marathon 8-hour effort, in sweltering heat. Audio

8:53 AM.New Zealand thorougbred racing handicapper Dennis Quirke has been suspended after it was discovered he'd been betting on races. Audio

8:51 AM.Newly funded research will investigate why Maori are overrepresented in the drowning statistics. Audio