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6:17 AM.One man in Sydney, who wanted to only use his first name, Arjay, was put into lockdown in his office building only a block away from the cafe. Audio

6:14 AM.Our reporter Kate Newton has been at the cordon all night. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Sydney on heightened terror risk after yesterday's seige, Live from Sydney, US suspect in killings barricaded in house, Labour's Robertson on Sydney siege crises, NZ Muslims say Sydney hostage… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.The elderly are drinking less - or not at all - according to Auckland University research. Audio

8:47 AM.Early retirement appears as though it might just be a pipe dream now for many. Audio

8:44 AM.The Maori Trustee says it has accumulated five million dollars in unclaimed dividends. The Crown has failed to pay tribes to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-electric generation and caused damage to a… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.Christmas and new year festivities could be banned in Sierra Leone as authorities clamp down on the spread of Ebola. Audio

8:35 AM.The deadline for Chinese authorities to decide whether to charge a New Zealand man with serious drug offences has passed. Audio

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

8:27 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal has ruled the crown's refusal to pay to use Lake Waikaremoana for hydro-power generation breached of the Treaty of Waitangi. Audio

8:22 AM.On Wednesday Auckland City Football Club will face South America's biggest club in the FIFA Club World Cup semi finals. Audio

8:19 AM.It's back to the drawing board for both the Mana Movement and Internet Party - now that the alliance has been officially dissolved. Audio

8:16 AM.Petrol prices are continuing to slide, with petrol stations selling 91 octane at under $2 a litre for the first time in more than two years. Audio

8:12 AM.United Nations member countries, including New Zealand, have reached what appears to be an uneasy truce on tackling climate change. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.Police in Upper Hutt will today continue their investigations into last week's fatal axe attack. Audio

7:53 AM.It's not exactly beach weather yet but not everybody is upset. The constant rain has put a smile on the face of farmers in drought-prone Northland. Audio

7:46 AM.The iwi guardians of Lake Waikaremoana say a Waitangi Tribunal report paves the way to compensate for decades of Crown mis-use of the lake. Audio

7:41 AM.Trains across the Auckland rail network were grounded on Saturday night after a fight at the transport hub; Britomart. Audio

7:38 AM.Auckland City Football Club has just days to prepare for the club's next historic match after becoming the first New Zealand club to reach the FIFA Club World Cup semi-finals. Audio

7:28 AM.The Internet Mana alliance has folded, a letter has been sent to the Electoral Commission to formally close off the relationship after the party failed to secure any seats in this year's general… Read more Audio

7:23 AM.Ministry for Primary Industries Director of Fisheries, Dave Turner, speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:19 AM.Commercial over-fishing in Hawke's Bay is being blamed for a steep decline in the recreational take, a decline that is angering those on the end of a line. Audio