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6:18 AM.The Police and Customs are working on how to better spot packages from overseas that may be linked to drug production and supply after busting a sophisticated cannabis operation in the lower North… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:00 AM.One person is dead and three others are injured after an axe attack in Upper Hutt last night. Our reporter's at the scene. We also speak to a neighbour. Counties Manukau District Health Board… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The national science advocacy body says it isn't about to gag any of its members with a new code of ethics. Audio

8:53 AM.Overseas yachts arriving in New Zealand are under intense scrutiny this season -- after last summer's fruit fly scare in Whangarei. Audio

8:50 AM.Residents of Christchurch's flood-prone Flockton Basin say a court judgment on how the Earthquake Commission handles claims based on the increased flood risk caused by the earthquakes is bitter sweet.

8:43 AM.A key recommendation to make it easier for Maori to build on their land has been ignored by government departments; The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, says some government… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The Government and its biggest critic of the super teacher scheme are to work together on the initiative. Audio

8:37 AM.Online voting looks set to be trialled during local body elections in two years time. Audio

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

8:25 AM.As we reported yesterday, the OECD has published a report that criticises New Zealand's economic orthodoxy which began in its current guise in 1984. Audio

8:22 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has conceded it will be more difficult than expected to return to a government surplus this financial year. Audio

8:11 AM.A former CIA officer says a Senate report into interrogation techniques used after the September 11 terror attacks does not tell the whole story. Audio

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

7:58 AM.Parliament has finished its business for the year, wrapping up last night with the adjournment debate. Audio

7:54 AM.An Australian man, who was presumed dead after fleeing the country in the 1960s, has been found living in Manawatu. Audio

7:46 AM.A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal against the acquittal on murder charges of the Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. Audio

7:42 AM.Education leaders say a sweeping OECD report backs their calls for more funding for poor schools and more courses for poorly-educated adults. Audio

7:39 AM.Despite further cuts to dairy income and calls among business to cut interest rates, analysts say it's very unlikely the Reserve Bank will be swayed. Audio

7:30 AM.With us is the executive officer of the Corrections association Bevan Hanlon. Audio

7:22 AM.Police are now investigating claims a corrections officer helped convicted murderer Philip John Smith flee the country. Audio

7:12 AM.The UN and human rights groups have called for the prosecution of US officials involved into the "brutal" CIA interrogation of al-Qaeda suspects. Audio

7:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones Index is down 156 points to 17 645. Audio

6:57 AM.Snakk Media has entered into a preferred partnership with the United States-based advertising app company, Nativo, which will improve the range of mobile advertising options it can offer its customers… Read more Audio