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7:11 AM.The country's biggest government department is under fire on two fronts this morning. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.New Zealand's Top 50 Index gained 9 points to 5528. Audio

6:55 AM.The Australian government faces an increasing budget challenge as plunging commodity prices put a large dent in revenues. Audio

6:54 AM.An economist says Sir Peter Jackson's hobbit movies may be contributing to rising tourism. Audio

6:51 AM.The telecommunications commissioner says he wants to give the industry as much certainty on new copper-line pricing as soon as possible, but he's making no promises. Audio

6:49 AM.The consortium led by businessman Mark Stewart has finally got the regulatory green light to complete the takeover of Acurity Health. Audio

6:46 AM.The New Zealand dollar is threatening to overtake its previous post-1985 float high against the Australian dollar. Audio

6:39 AM.The State Services Commission has published a scathing report on the performance of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Audio

6:26 AM.A Far North iwi leader says he feels he's fulfilled the aspirations of kaumatua, following the purchase of their ancestral maunga. Northland's Regional Council is set to make some weighty decisions… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The Auckland City football team is about to board a plane to return home after securing a totally unexpected third place in the Football Club World Cup in Morocco. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Super ministry slated in official review, New York expresses disgust, condemnation following fatal attacks on two police officers, Cairns community in mourning following mass killing, New website… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.The pioneers will come ashore, the cannon will fire and the best beards will be chosen this weekend as Hokitika celebrates its 150th birthday. Audio

8:46 AM.The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association is backing a move by the Maori military veterans seeking compensation, but says that everyone who served should be entitled to the same thing; A… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A new code of practice for the use of fluoride in drinking water supplies has been released by Water New Zealand. Audio

8:38 AM.Players in the telco industry say a planned new trans-Tasman data cable should've happened years ago. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.As we reported last hour, hundreds of people will gather this Sunday at a tiny Bay of Islands beach -- to celebrate New Zealand's first bicentenary. Joining us is Samuel Marsden, the great, great… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A former Peshawar resident now living in New Zealand is in disbelief over the Taliban's barbarity following Tuesday's school massacre in Pakistan. Audio

8:22 AM.The government is moving to regulate small airfields in the wake of a fatal air accident over Paraparaumu airport in 2008. Audio

8:19 AM.Amnesty International says the charges against three men, including a New Zealander, in Myanmar are an excessive restriction on freedom of expression. Audio