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7:38 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says it is becoming impossible to believe the Prime Minister. Audio

7:28 AM.There's been rioting and looting in the US town of Ferguson as protesters reacted furiously to the decision by a grand jury not to bring charges against a white policeman who shot dead a black… Read more Audio

7:22 AM.Listening to that was Phil Goff from the Labour Party. Audio

7:13 AM.None of the Prime Minister's staff involved in the SIS information request are now working for him and the head of the SIS at the time has retired. Audio

7:09 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says he won't quit or apologise over how the SIS and his office handled information embarrassing to the former Labour Party leader, Phil Goff. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The Dow Jones Index is up 11 points to 17 829 Audio

6:58 AM.Pumpkin Patch has warned there is a risk that it will breach its bank covenant agreements, if it fails to meet its Christmas trading targets. Audio

6:57 AM.Veritas is hoping for sunny days as the barbecue season is yet to sizzle for its Mad Butcher business. Audio

6:55 AM.Abano Healthcare's chief executive, Alan Clarke, has announced plans to retire in a year's time. Audio

6:53 AM.Methven's first-half net profit rose 3.4 percent over the year earlier, which it says is satisfactory, considering last year's result reflected a significant overstocking by key customers. Audio

6:50 AM.Eroad says it's gaining market share in New Zealand and the size of its other major market, Oregan, is larger than it first thought. Audio

6:48 AM.The Reserve Bank could further downgrade its interest rate forecasts after its latest survey of businesses showed a significant drop in inflation expecations over the next one to two years. Audio

6:43 AM.Overseas and the Missouri town of Ferguson has seen the worst violence on its streets since the African American teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot last August. Audio

6:38 AM.Opposition parties are calling on the Prime Minister, John Key, to resign after the release of a report heavily criticising the way the Security Intelligence Service released information embarrassing… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.An iwi group leasing its catch quota to a fishing company is agreeing with a call for Maori to step up and seize opportunities in the industry; A leading scholar in Maori history says the subject of… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.Prison reform advocates say the recommendations that've come from a review into the escape of inmate Phillip John Smith are a complete overraction. 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 mounting for Prime Minister to resign over SIS report, Key responds to calls for resignation, Phil Goff sticks to calls for PM to resign, Ferguson hit by looting and arson after grand jury… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.It has been revealed that a 93-year-old Auckland rest home resident operated as a French spy during World War Two. Audio

8:50 AM.Principals groups say an attempt by the School Trustees Association to improve the way school boards appraise and hire principals is clandestine and ill-considered. Audio

8:46 AM.The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been given the go ahead to build a new kaupapa Maori driven unit; A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Historians say the Prime Minister is mis-representing New Zealand's past by saying it was settled peacefully. Audio