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8:26 AM.Canterbury rugby is heading into uncharted territory after losing two of their most experienced players and now their coach. Audio

8:23 AM.New Zealand is becoming a more green-conscious country. Audio

8:20 AM.In his first national security statement as Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull has declared Islamic State is fundamentally weak - with more Twitter accounts than soldiers. Audio

8:15 AM.Francois Hollande and Barack Obama, have agreed to step up strikes in Syria and Iraq to target Islamic State militants after the deadly attacks in Paris. Audio

8:10 AM.Russia has advised its tourists not to travel to Turkey after the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. Audio

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

7:53 AM.Labour's finance spokesperson is calling the finance minister a hypocrite. Audio

7:49 AM.A new report into the runway extension at Wellington Airport says it could bring an extra 2-billion dollars into the country. Audio

7:46 AM.Speaking from South Africa, Fiji's former police commissioner says he was obstructed from doing his job, none of his suggested changes were implemented and he believed the military had too much power.

7:42 AM.A snap election has been called in Vanuatu after weeks of uncertainty following the jailing of a quarter of the country's MPs. Audio

7:38 AM.The Ministry of Social Development has admitted there is a shortage of emergency housing while the Prime Minister says the Government is doing the best it possibly can. Audio

7:35 AM.Cairns has been on trial in London for the past seven weeks for lying under oath about match-fixing during a libel case in 2012. Audio

7:27 AM.The rescue team, trying to get the three remaining bodies off the Fox Glacier crash site, are desperately hoping the weather will allow them to do so today. Audio

7:22 AM.The country's leading researcher on gangs says he's being muzzled by the police who've blocked him from getting basic information. Audio

7:19 AM.Now to Washington where Barack Obama has welcomed the French president Francois Hollande to Washington DC with a promise the United States will stand united with France to defeat terrorism. Audio

7:11 AM.NATO officials are holding an emergency meeting after a Russian jet was shot down by Turkey on the Turkey-Syria border. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is flat, with nervous investors seeking low-risk assets after Turkish jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Audio

6:56 AM.The industry association, Retail New Zealand, expects prices to begin creeping up over the next three to six months, as the weaker New Zealand dollar begins to flow through into imported goods. Audio

6:54 AM.The investment firm, Rangatira, says it is keeping its eyes open for further acquisitions of companies with good growth prospects. Audio

6:52 AM.Insurance company Tower is looking to commercial alliances and the Pacific to give it a boost as it looks to resolve the remaining Canterbury earthquake claims that tipped it into a loss. Audio

6:51 AM.Shares in carpet manufacturer Cavalier rocketed by 34 percent yesterday, after it said was back on course to profitability. Audio

6:50 AM.The outlook for the economy looks positive and growth will head back towards three percent, according to the Institute of Economic Research's latest quarterly predictions. Audio

6:44 AM.Wellington Airport is highlighting a new report which says extending the city's runway could bring in an extra 2-billion dollars over forty years. Audio

6:41 AM.Greenpeace kicked off a week of protests ahead of world leaders meeting in Paris to talk about climate change. Audio