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6:00 AM.Andrew Little says John Key needs to face up to the difficult issue of Maori sovereignty. John Key's not having a bar of it. It's the second day of Mark Lundy's retrial and a worryingly high number of… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.A chart hit in each of the past three decades, The Patea Maori Club's 1984 smash Poi E is now being turned into a movie. Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The endangered New Zealand Sea Lion could be in line for an image makeover to try to save it. Audio

8:45 AM.Waitangi wrap up; Ngati Kahungunu wants to assert greater influence over a pan-iwi-owned fisheries company; A Wairarapa tribe wants to study the age of an ancient argillite adze - which could prove… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The National Library is defying a backlash over what librarians are calling a disastrous cut to its school service. Audio

8:37 AM.The former lawyer of two Australians pair sentenced to death in Indonesia has made a shock announcement that "never revealed evidence" could form the basis of a new legal appeal. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The leaders of Ukraine, Germany, France and Russia aim to meet on Wednesday, to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Audio

8:25 AM.The Sea Shepherd ship, Bob Barker, says it has shut down an attempt by the Interpol-listed vessel, Thunder, to poach in the southwest Indian Ocean. Audio

8:19 AM.Iwi leaders believe they're on course to buy a sizeable share of state houses when the Government starts selling them. Audio

8:15 AM.Mark Lundy goes back on trial today, accused of bludgeoning his wife and daughter to death 15 years ago. Audio

8:10 AM.Australian Liberal Party MPs and senators meet this morning to vote on a motion to spill the leadership . Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.Hoteliers and bar owners in Christchurch are flat out and the finishing touches are being placed on Hagley Oval in time for the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony. Audio

7:55 AM.With less than a week to the first Cricket World Cup match, the Labour Party is crying no-ball over the number of foreigners being employed to broadcast it. Audio

7:48 AM.Medical laboratory workers want public hospital labs in the Wellington region upgraded, but they want more openness around the process. Audio

7:44 AM.The woman who set up a Christchurch trust for troubled young people is determined to carry on despite claims the trust is doubling as a men's sex club. Audio

7:40 AM.The increased number of trains planned for Auckland's rail network is stirring up concern from lobbyists, who say the city's killer level crossings will become more hazardous than ever. Audio

7:34 AM.Houses near to a large fire at an industrial building in Timaru have been evacuated over concerns that chemicals in the smoke may be dangerous. Audio

7:29 AM.Jordan has launched dozens of airstrikes against Islamic State following last week's brutal execution of one of its fighter pilots. Audio

7:25 AM.A District Health Board is going to court today to seek guardianship of a nine-year-old boy, whose father refuses to treat him for HIV. Audio

7:17 AM.Phil Twyford speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio

7:14 AM.Prime Minister John Key speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:10 AM.Liberal MPs and senators will vote this morning whether to declare the prime minister's job - and that of his deputy - vacant. Audio