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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 111 points to 17,400. Audio

6:55 AM.Westpac's wealth general manager, Simon Power, says he took a conservative view of potential conflicts of interest with his role at the bank, when he decided to leave the NZX board in May. Audio

6:53 AM.Refining NZ is expecting a better year this year after achieving a solid turn-around in the second-half of last year. Audio

6:51 AM.HSBC's economists say they don't believe the halving of dairy prices last year will hurt New Zealand's economy as much as some expect. Audio

6:50 AM.The global dairy price index has risen 1 percent in the latest overnight auction. Audio

6:48 AM.Firms have continued to express confidence in the country's economic prospects, while inflation remains in check. Audio

6:39 AM.Farmers in Canterbury and Wairarapa want the Minister for Primary Industries to declare a drought so they can receive extra financial support. Audio

6:28 AM.A new smart asthma inhaler is being hailed by researchers as an effective tool in reducing rates of asthma in Maori children; Te Arawa is celebrating doubling its income, thanks to its first full year… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Whanganui Hospital staff and family members are being spoken to by police after a toddler is found dead on the hospital's grounds. The Government's won't declare a drought in Canterbury - we'll look… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Young refugees fleeing violent homelands are finding a new home, and a voice, on the theatre stage. Audio

8:55 AM.The two world tennis number ones will be in action at the Australian Open today, with Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams expected to breeze past their first round opponents. Audio

8:50 AM.Keeping young people out of trouble will be a focus of a new Pasifika community patrol in Wellington. Audio

8:45 AM.With house prices in Auckland being ranked one of the least affordable in the world, a Maori housing advocate is calling for legislation to provide Maori with more security in the rental market; A… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New Zealand First has made a fresh call for the Government to fund school pools to ensure children leave school able to swim. Audio

8:38 AM.A new study's found premature babies who were given repeat doses of steroids before they were born are unlikely to develop health problems in later life from the treatment. Audio

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

8:25 AM.The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey, published yesterday, showed it now requires more than six times the median household income to buy a property in both Tauranga-Western Bay… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey has underlined the two speed nature of New Zealand's housing market with provincial cities offering more affordable homes than Auckland… Read more Audio

8:16 AM.ACT was the only Party to show support for National's proposed Resource Management Act changes last year. Audio

8:12 AM.Changes to the Resource Management Act look to have enough support to be passed into law before they've even been announced, with ACT's only MP, David Seymour, saying he will back them. Audio

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