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6:53 AM.The outlook for the infrastructure and building industry points to an easing of investor confidence as the challenges posed by skills and material shortages moderates enthusiasm. Audio

6:51 AM.Precinct Properties has sold a building in Auckland's Queen Street to Robert Jones Holdings for 97 million dollars, nearly one-and-a-half million more than its June book value. Audio

6:48 AM.Last month's record net migration gains are likely to raise the Reserve Bank's concerns that the housing market is set to take off again. Audio

6:42 AM.The Green Party says people are spending more and more of their pay packet on power and have produced figures backing up their claims. Audio

6:39 AM.The Security Intelligence Service and the Prime Minister's office are expected to come under fire in an independent report to be released today. Audio

6:27 AM.A judge has ordered the Independent Maori Statutory Board to set aside one of its representative roles and undergo a reselection process; The country's largest forensic mental health unit has been… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

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

6:13 AM.The Government's inquiry into the escape of the murderer and child molester, Phillip John Smith, won't report back until at least June next year. Audio

6:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

6:00 AM.SIS report likely to show Dirty Politics book right, Radio New Zealand's political editor on SIS report, Obama pays tribute to departing Defence Secretary Hagel, Andrew Little says SIS apology… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Phil Kafcaloudes talks about what's happening in Australia. Audio

8:54 AM.A 100-year old religious icon has been discovered by chance in a church storage room. The crozier, or pastoral staff, was gifted to the church by four Northland Maori tribes in 1914 to mark 100 years… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko is well on the way to earning a US $1.5million payday at the LPGA tour championship finale in Florida. Audio

8:45 AM.A fishing firm says its Maori partners have failed to grasp opportunities to break into the sector; The Mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew Judd, is calling on the Government to change the law so that half… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Environmentalists are hoping China will be more sympathetic to the creation of an Antarctic marine reserve now it will be working more closely with New Zealand on the ice. Audio

8:38 AM.Members of the New Zealand Chinese community are upset at the lack of respect being shown towards their ancestors. The Ventnor sunk off the Hokianga coast in 1902 while carrying the exhumed bones of… Read more Audio

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

8:28 AM.Police in Cairns say it may be several more days before DNA results can confirm that a body found brutally stabbed, dismembered and dumped in a chilly bin is that of Napier man Campbell Paterson. Mr… Read more Audio

8:26 AM.Morning Report asked Paula Bennett's office if the State Services Minister was aware a media conference about Roger Sutton's actions was to be held. Audio

8:23 AM.The Mayor of New Plymouth, Andrew Judd, wants half of all councillors to be Maori. Mr Judd says local government should reflect the Treaty of Waitangi and he is calling on the government to change the… Read more Audio

8:19 AM.The Prime Minister has released the final draft of legislation aimed at protecting New Zealand from those who join Islamist terrorist groups. The bill would extend the period the Minister of Internal… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is criticising State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie for his handling of the resignation of CERA chief executive Roger Sutton but is stopping short of making him step… Read more Audio

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