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6:56 AM.Meanwhile, shares in the telecommunications network operator, Chorus, hit a record yesterday, closing up 24 percent to 3-dollars-84. Audio

6:54 AM.Telecommunications company Spark says the industry is fed up with the government's regulatory approach to the sector which has only succeeded in delivering market uncertainty and costly internet… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.Prices have risen for a second consecutive time in the last global dairy auction of the year. Audio

6:47 AM.Polish scientists have dismissed claims that a train, ladden with Nazi gold, has been discovered in southern Poland. Audio

6:44 AM.The European Union's proposing new ways to plug the gaps in migration policy. Audio

6:39 AM.A convicted armed robber who's been deported to Invercargill says he now has job offers - but has still heard nothing from the government-funded charity set up to help people in exactly his position. Audio

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

6:20 AM.Our business editor, Gyles Beckford, is in now with what's happening in the financial world. Audio

6:15 AM.As the financial and emotional stresses of Christmas increase, social agencies say they are seeing an increase in demand compared with last year. Audio

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

6:00 AM.An electronic threat closes all schools in Los Angeles. New Zealand's anti-doping agency targets teenage rugby drug cheats and the campaign to keep the current flag kicks into gear. Audio

8:55 AM.New Zealand rapper David Shin, or Microdot as he's known, is currently topping most of South Korea's numerous pop charts with his new single Love Letter. Audio

8:52 AM.Maritime New Zealand has reported a deep cut to the number of security and safety inspections carried out on suspect foreign ships. Audio

8:45 AM.The International Criminal tribunal for Rwanda has delivered its final judgement, 21 years on from the country's genocide. Audio

8:42 AM.A stalwart of the rescue industry says the helicopter pilot who saved a hunter while his licence was suspended should not have been charged with breaking civil aviation rules. Audio

8:39 AM.A long-time activist says she's sick of endless reports into child poverty that don't offer solutions. Audio

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

8:29 AM.A volunteer firefighter says a teenage boy who's head was impaled on a metal stake is the most surreal emergency he's ever dealt with. Audio

8:24 AM.It seems Jonah Lomu, despite what many people thought, didn't have a lot of money to leave his children. Audio

8:23 AM.And the latest figures on the number of New Zealanders in detention in Australia have just been released. Audio

8:20 AM.A convicted armed robber who's lived in Australia since he was nine and has just been deported to Invercargill says he's on the brink of returning to a life of crime. Audio

8:10 AM.It's still a year until Aucklanders vote for a new Mayor, but the race is already heating up with business leader Victoria Crone officially throwing her hat in the ring. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The Christchurch City Council is already making New Years resolutions, including one to spend less money on photocopying. Audio

7:51 AM.More than one thousand property owners have filed a class action lawsuit against James Hardie, estimated to be worth two hundred million dollars. Audio