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6:00 AM.President Putin spends two hours reassuring Russians the collapsing rouble does not mean economic doom. No laughing in Hollywood as Sony bows to North Korean threats and pulls the plug on its latest… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The game between Auckland City and the South American champions, San Lorenzo, is underway. Audio

8:53 AM.A Canterbury emergency services first has taken place at Christchurch's gondola on the steep, windswept Port Hills. Audio

8:47 AM.Auckland lawyers are rallying to keep a court social worker in her job; Housing New Zealand says it's not to blame for the small number of loans issued to Maori to build houses on their shared land… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Petrol prices have dipped below $1.70 a litre in some areas as oil companies rush to match a Gull Christmas promotion. Audio

8:35 AM.Phillip John Smith's lawyer says a further accomplice in his client's escape could be in front of a court early in the New Year. Audio

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

8:29 AM.Auckland's rescue helicopter pilots are celebrating a new state-of-the-art flight simulator that staff largely built themselves. Audio

8:27 AM.Original flight paths proposed for aircraft coming into Auckland airport have been altered after angry feedback from people not keen on the noise from planes constantly flying overhead. Audio

8:20 AM.The government's been called on to ban alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport. Audio

8:17 AM.A report calling for the ban of alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport is being labelled a feel good piece that will do little to tackle New Zealand's binge drinking culture. Audio

8:11 AM.Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has promised to rid his country of terrorism after the massacre at a school in Peshawar which killed 141 people, 132 of them children. Audio

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

7:55 AM.Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning new measures to stabilise the slumping ruble. Audio

7:52 AM.The father of an Opunake man who was murdered by a man on parole wants laws tightened. Audio

7:48 AM.A New Zealander accused of planning a trip to Syria to join jihadist forces is back in a Melbourne court today after a two month break. Audio

7:45 AM.The Australian government has launched an urgent review into the fatal Sydney siege. Audio

7:38 AM.The Auckland City football team are an hour away from the biggest match in the club's history. Audio

7:36 AM.Petrol has dipped below $1.70 a litre in some areas as oil companies rush to match a Gull Christmas campaign Audio

7:27 AM.Phillip John Smith has told police the name of the Corrections officer who helped him get a passport. Audio

7:21 AM.The United States and Cuba are taking historic steps to end a more than 50-year standoff. Audio

7:18 AM.Pakistanis living in New Zealand are reacting with outrage, sadness, and shock at the Taliban attack. Audio

7:11 AM.Mass funerals and candlelight vigils have been taking place in the Pakistan city of Peshawar, after yesterday's Taliban attack on a school in which at least 140 were killed, almost all of them… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.Looking at the markets. Audio