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6:51 AM.Freightways says it has bought the Australian firm, LitSupport, for up to 30 million Australian dollars, depending on how well it performs. Audio

6:50 AM.Three listed New Zealand companies announced acquisitions yesterday, a development which one analyst believes indicates rising confidence. Audio

6:47 AM.Tenon's chariman is expecting a ramp up in mergers and acquisitions in the building products industry, now that the United States housing market has begun to recover. Audio

6:43 AM.Opponents of a Wellington supercity are gearing up to fight the proposal with the capital's Mayor confident it will never go ahead. Audio

6:41 AM.A group opposed to the Christchurch City Council selling its assets says any such move would be premature. Audio

6:25 AM.The largest group of ancestral remains ever to be returned to Aotearoa will be welcomed to Te Papa this morning. The Maori Council says the leadership of the Maori Wardens is "in limbo", as it waits… Read more Audio

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

6:15 AM.The latest from the Pacific region Audio

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

6:00 AM.Protests rock New York, as fears of another Ferguson grow in the wake of a controversial decision on a 'choke hold' death. Parliament unites to lock away the most dangerous criminals for longer and… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The country is in the midst of its coldest start to the summer since 2006. Audio

8:52 AM.A well-known Māori actor and director is calling for a national theatre for tangata whenua to be created and housed at Te Papa Tongarewa. The Labour Party says the Catholic Diocese of Auckland is… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Bill Cosby is being sued for sexual assault by a woman who says the American comedian molested her in a bedroom at the Playboy Mansion when she was just 15 years old. Audio

8:42 AM.Court documents have revealed graphic details about the night a New Zealand tourist died on the Gold Coast this year, and about the murder accused's experiences in prison. Audio

8:38 AM.The Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino has defended his decision to delay the evacuation of the stricken cruise ship. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Motiti Island Maori are upset the Government did not consult them over the future of the Rena shipwreck off the Bay of Plenty Coast. Audio

8:23 AM.In a bid increase the supply of affordable housing, the Auckland Council is setting up a fund that will help community housing providers get access to cheaper loans. Audio

8:16 AM.The man who campaigned for accountability over the death of an inmate from a drug overdose says charges must be laid to avoid the same thing happening again. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The Australian cricket community has said its final goodbye to the Australian cricketer, Phillip Hughes. Audio

7:51 AM.It's been more that 40 years since the Apollo 17 astronauts walked on the moon, but early tomorrow morning a spaceship designed to fly NASA astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time since the… Read more Audio

7:46 AM.Most gambling operators failed to identify problem gamblers in an undercover test run by Internal Affairs. Audio

7:41 AM.New Zealand's largest credit union NZCU Baywide says it accepts it made mistakes by distributing a former employees private Facebook photo to employment agencies but doesn't think it caused the harm… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Two prominent New Zealanders who advised the government on how to settle the Ngapuhi Treaty claims say their advice was not followed. Audio