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6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 306 points to 17 372. Audio

6:57 AM.An analyst says investors are not panicking about Greece's future in the 19-nation eurozone, but turmoil may not be far away. Audio

6:55 AM.Hallenstein Glasson Holdings will open its second largest store in a new building in Christchurch's emerging retail precinct by the end of next year. Audio

6:54 AM.Investors are pricing in a half chance of an interest rate cut by October this year, but the Institute of Economic Research's Shadow Board is urging caution. Audio

6:52 AM.Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's recent strong performance has lead to lower gearing and a likely increase in dividends. Audio

6:51 AM.New Zealand Oil and Gas says early results indicate that more can be extracted from the Kupe gas and oil field. Audio

6:48 AM.The phone retailer, Spark, is about to take the next step in improving its fortunes in the competitive telecommunications market. Audio

6:40 AM.The Prime Minister will outline the Government's plan for social housing in his first major speech of the year in Auckland today. Audio

6:38 AM.The Department of Conservation's technical fire support officer, Craig Alexander, says the hard work really starts this morning as six teams of firefighters work with heavy machinery, to cut down… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.A group of landowners against a wastewater plant planned for their land, hope their oral history can be used as evidence in an appeal to stop the plant; Both scientists and tangata whenua will be… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.A blizzard warning and ban on travel has been lifted for New York after the city was spared from the worst effects of Winter Storm Juno with less than a foot of snow falling. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A fire continues to burn near Arthur's Pass. Firefighters are arriving from around the country to help. Holocaust survivors - remember the liberation of Auschwitz seventy years ago today and the… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal headline the action in today's Australian tennis Open quarter-finals. Audio

8:51 AM.Tony Abbott's decision to award Prince Philip an Australian knighthood has erupted into a storm on social media, with most commentators saying he's just done a huge favour for the republican movement.

8:47 AM.Ten applicants have fallen at the first hurdle in their attempts to gain customary marine title to stretches of coastline; Auckland's Mayor Len Brown says the council has asked iwi around the region… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The career criminal Arthur Taylor will take his case to end a ban on prisoners voting to the High Court in Auckland today. Audio

8:39 AM.A surge in the number of Indians studying in New Zealand is expected to continue this year, adding millions of dollars to the economy. Audio

8:36 AM.Today marks 70 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, where 1.1 million people were murdered by the German Nazi regime. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.As he prepares to set Labour's course for a political rebuild, party leader, Andrew Little is unconcerned about a low poll rating and says his immediate focus will be to confront the Government on… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.An investigation into the avalanche in the French alps which killed six skiers including a New Zealander is now underway. Audio

8:20 AM.A greek jet fighter has crashed on landing at an airforce base in Spain. Audio