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8:47 AM.Those organising support for the Syrians who will be resettled in Wellington early next year are appealing for people to welcome them with open arms and friendship. Audio

8:43 AM.A five year deadlock over Christchurch's cathedral may be at an end with an announcement from the Bishop, Victoria Matthews this afternoon. Audio

8:39 AM.An early morning attack on a Kauri tree in the west Auckland suburb of Titirangi has been described as malicious and cowardly. Audio

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

8:13 AM.It's been a busy year politics in 2015. Audio

8:10 AM.A business lobby group says there's no chance the Government will achieve its goal of boosting exports from 30 percent of GDP to 40 percent by 2025. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Two women whose relatives died in the Pike River Mine disaster are continuing their legal fight to have the mine's chief executive Peter Whittall prosecuted. Audio

7:51 AM.A coal mining consortium has restarted efforts to develop an open cast mine on Department of Conservation land in the lower Buller Gorge near Westport. Audio

7:48 AM.There's a fresh warning from police this summer about the dangers of drink-spiking Audio

7:44 AM.Christmas shoppers are spending up large around the country in the run up to Christmas Day. Audio

7:39 AM.Auckland bus drivers say a 15-cent-an hour payrise isn't enough. Audio

7:36 AM.Kim Dotcom and his three co-accused will learn their fates today when a district court judge rules whether the men are eligible for extradition to the United States Audio

7:26 AM.The world is one step closer to cheap space travel after a private company succesfully landed a rocket vertically. Audio

7:20 AM.Jacob Oram played alongside Brendon McCullum in the Black Caps. Audio

7:17 AM.A big loss, an ambassador for New Zealand cricket, a true Kiwi. Audio

7:14 AM.Hundreds of police patrol cars are out on the job at any one time without firearms. Audio

7:11 AM.A mother and son who fled Pakistan because Taliban militants were trying to kill them have been sent home by a New Zealand tribunal. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Retailer, Smiths City Group, has made a first half net profit of 2-point-6 million dollars. Audio

6:58 AM.American stocks are modestly firmer helped by a slight lift in oil prices. Audio

6:55 AM.The rural services firm, PGG Wrightson, says it's learned a tough lesson after being fined 2-point-7 million dollars for fixing the prices for services required to comply with the National Animal… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.The Auckland-based drugmaker, AFT Pharmaceutical, listed yesterday to be just the fourth and last company to list on the NZX's main board this year --- a far cry from the 16 that listed last year. Audio

6:51 AM.The outdoor clothing and goods retailer, Macpac, is looking to rapidly expand after being taken over by an Australian private equity firm, Champ Ventures. Audio

6:49 AM.Australian infrastructure investor First State Investments, which is owned by Australia's Commonwealth Bank, is on the look out for further purchases after it's acquired two major assets in a short… Read more Audio