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7:14 AM.The head of the Auckland SPCA is sticking by his comments that ethnicity is playing a role in the high number of dog attack convictions in South Auckland. Audio

7:12 AM.Shots were fired in Auckland last night before a police chase that completely shut down the Harbour Bridge. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks fell, snapping four days of gains. Audio

6:57 AM.Financial markets will be focused on the Reserve Bank's review of the official cash rate on Thursday. Audio

6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and debate on reforming Australia's tax system is intensifying ahead of the release of a new white paper. Audio

6:54 AM.MetService is putting 10 percent of its profits into research and development to attract new global clients. Audio

6:52 AM.TeamTalk says trading in the first few weeks of this year has improved significantly following a difficult second half of 2014. Audio

6:47 AM.More and more economists believe the next time the Reserve Bank raises interest rates is so far in the future that it's pointless to forecast when that will be. Audio

6:40 AM.It's been a horror weekend on the water, with two people drowned and two others presumed to have drowned since Saturday. Audio

6:38 AM.The Veterinary Association says there's no evidence to suggest the ethnicity of dog owners has anything to do with dog attacks in Auckland. Audio

6:26 AM.A representative of the Ratana church says King Tuheitia, the Maori king, would have been very disappointed by the Prime Minister's non attendance at the church's annual celebrations. The primary… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The ballot boxes have just closed in Greece where people have been voting in a crucial general election which could see the country rewrite the terms of its international bailout. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A man is in custody after shots are fired in K Road, and a car is chased onto Auckland's Harbour Bridge. The head of the Auckland SPCA says he won't resile from his comments about dog attacks and… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh Audio

8:54 AM.With three days still to run, Christchurch's World Buskers Festival is being labelled a success by its new director. Audio

8:49 AM.A Bay of Plenty Iwi says it welcomes changes to the Resource Management Act but only if it doesn't impinge on cultural and heritage issues; The Ratana Church has limited the amount of time politicians… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.You probably know the feeling - you accidentally break something around the home, stick it back together, and hope no-one notices. Audio

8:41 AM.Scientists surveying the Fox Glacier have found the valley floor has risen by more than a metre in the past two years. Audio

8:38 AM.Councils could struggle to allow bars to stay open later than 4 am after a Wellington City Council bid was overturned this week. Audio

8:37 AM.We have now been send these comments from The Whanganui District health Board about the death of 16-month- year-old Mace Caldwell. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio