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7:57 AM.There was magic, mead, and merriment in Upper Hutt over the weekend as more than 8000 people attended the country's biggest medieval re-enactment. Audio

7:54 AM.Terminally ill patients are launching a new campaign in an attempt to win the right to be able to legally end their lives. Audio

7:51 AM.The ACT Party has emerged from its annual conference this weekend full of renewed energy, but it's unclear whether that's enough to halt its downward spiral. Audio

7:48 AM.While Wellington cricket fans were thrilled with the Black Cap's trashing of England on Friday they were less than happy about the dinner break right near the end of the game. Audio

7:41 AM.New Zealand and India remain at the top of their pools following another weekend of Cricket World Cup action. Audio

7:37 AM.A man will appear on charges in the Manukau District Court today, after a nurse was stabbed during a visit to the home of a mental health patient in Otahuhu on Saturday night. Audio

7:27 AM.Another male fruit fly has been found in Grey Lynn. Audio

7:19 AM.In details leaking out from across the Tasman this morning, The Australian newspaper is reporting details of a joint forces involvement of 300 Australian and 100 New Zealand soldiers, to be based at… Read more Audio

7:16 AM.The Cabinet will decide today whether New Zealand will send a deployment of about a hundred troops on a training mission to Iraq, to assist in the US-led coalition fight against Islamic State. Audio

7:10 AM.SkyCity warned the Government 14 months ago that it couldn't build its convention centre for the agreed 402-million-dollar budget. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Cavalier's first half net profit is down 99 percent to 32-thousand dollars -- a small fraction of the 3.4-million-dollar profit it made in the same period a year earlier. Audio

6:58 AM.Wall Street finished last week up, while Brent crude is at 60.22 US dollars a barrel. Audio

6:57 AM.Across the Tasman, and Japan has pounced on Australia's biggest logistics company in a multi-billion dollar deal. Audio

6:56 AM.Turning to this week's business agenda. Audio

6:54 AM.Auckland International Airport says its property development business is going from strength to strength. Audio

6:52 AM.Contact Energy says it has between two and three years of running its two gas powered stations in Otahuhu and Taranaki at its current rate of usage before it will nead to spend significantly on… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.The energy network firm, Vector, is focusing on expanding its metering business in Australia. Audio

6:48 AM.Refining New Zealand says chances are good the price of oil should stay between 50 and 70 US dollars a barrel for the next year or so. Audio

6:47 AM.New Zealand's largest bank, ANZ, has been the stand-out winner in the mortgage market during the December quarter. Audio

6:42 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries says it can't rule out the possibility of more fruit fly larvae in Auckland, after the discovery of a young female over the weekend. Audio

6:39 AM.The Government will decide today whether New Zealand will contribute to the fight against Islamic State in Iraq. Audio

6:28 AM.Plans are underway to reduce the number of complaints about the way kapa haka teams are judged at the world's biggest Maori festival; A Te Reo campaigner says every new charter school should be forced… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio