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6:55 AM.Turners & Growers says a boost to its supply chain puts it in a position to increase exports. Audio

6:52 AM.Spark says it has to raise its prices because it's facing significantly higher costs as a result of regulatory decisions. Audio

6:51 AM.The market doesn't share Fonterra's optimism for a rebound in global dairy prices and expects there will likely be another mark-down on the forecast milk price payout before the season ends. Audio

6:47 AM.Proof that the housing market is heating up presents the Reserve Bank governor with a conundrum: there's little inflation elsewhere, so raising interest rates isn't the answer. Audio

6:42 AM.Education groups have welcomed an OECD report that says more funding for poor schools helps boost economic growth. Audio

6:27 AM.The Minister responsible for Whanau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, says some government departments are reluctant to get involved in the social policy; A key recommendation to make it easier for Maori to… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Calls for charges to be laid over the CIA's torture programme post 9/11. OCR expected to remain on hold and Phillip Smith's lawyer calls for a full police investigation into claims a guard helped him… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Shark cage diving is drawing tourists to the Southland Coastline but there's concern among locals that the thrill seeking activity is making sharks more aggressive. Audio

8:51 AM.The decision to introduce a Maori ward in New Plymouth seems destined to be overturned in a citizens-initiated referendum and Mayor Andrew Judd says he's already kissed his mayoral chains good-bye. Audio

8:49 AM.Fonterra has dropped its farmgate milk price forecast to 4 dollars 70 a kilo of milk solids. Audio

8:46 AM.The playwright, Helen Pearse-Otene, believes New Zealand does not understand the financial gains to be made from supporting tangata whenua; A member of the Iwi Chairs Forum says creating a single body… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.School guidance counsellors say they are battling huge workloads because more secondary school students are coming to them with increasingly serious problems. Audio

8:39 AM.Having earlier described it as a waste of money, the government's now inching toward the prospect of setting up a register of foreign property buyers. Audio

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

8:29 AM.Thousands of residents living in homes made vulnerable to flooding and liquefaction by the Christchurch earthquakes will find out today how they'll be compensated. Audio

8:20 AM.The likely re-election of Japan's government is not expected to make it any easier to conclude a Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio

8:15 AM.Security expert Dr Paul Buchanan from 36th Parallel Assessments discusses a scathing report from the Senate Intelligence Committee which says the CIA routinely misled both the White House and Congress… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Finance Minister says he does not accept that inequality leads to poor economic growth. Audio

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

7:55 AM.New Zealand's contingency plans in the event of a deep sea oil disaster have been shrugged off as 'laughable.' Audio

7:50 AM.As New Zealand's feeling the pressure to agree to an extradition treaty with China, the Law Commission says a complete overhaul of extradition laws is overdue. Audio

7:46 AM.Whanganui man Antony de Malmanche has spoken out from a Bali jail where he's in custody for allegedly smuggling drugs into the country. Audio