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7:09 AM.The State Services Commissioner is being told today that he's presided over a 'circus' in his handling of the Roger Sutton case, with his Equal Opportunities counterpart describing the process as… Read more Audio

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

6:58 AM.In the currency markets, the New Zealand dollar is trading at 78.60 US cents, 91.09 Australian, 50.13 British pence, point-6260 euro, 92.48 yen and 4.81 renminbi. Audio

6:56 AM.The head of CPA Australia says small businesses cannot afford to continue to be passive participants in driving New Zealand's economic growth. Audio

6:54 AM.Argosy Property says a healthy upturn in market rents has helped increase its bottom line by 25 percent in the first half of the year, and expects profits to continue to rise. Audio

6:51 AM.Moa has more than doubled its market share in supermarkets since it took distribution back inhouse in October last year. Audio

6:49 AM.The world's leading internet-based movie and television service, Netflix, has announced it will launch in Australia and New Zealand in March next year. Audio

6:47 AM.A rural economist says a payout to farmers below five dollars could knock nearly six billion dollars out of the economy. Audio

6:38 AM.The Government says Health Benefits Limited, the controversial crown owned company set up to help save DHBs money will be wound down. Audio

6:27 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says there is no question mark over the sovereignty of the Crown in New Zealand; The Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it could be five years before eels from the… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.It was the promise the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott made on election eve 14 months ago, but the one the sceptics have been predicting for months that he would break. Audio

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

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

6:08 AM.A New Zealand man has undergone successful groundbreaking surgery to regain his hearing. Audio

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

6:00 AM.HR Commissioner "deeply concerned" at handling of Sutton case, Government to wind down contentious HBL cost-saving agency, Deaths from police pursuits continuing to rise, New Zealand man regains… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Julia Gillard made a point of steering clear of New Zealand politics while speaking to a sold-out audience in Auckland last night. Audio

8:53 AM.A plan to make New Zealand's mainland pest free is being labelled as ambitious and next to impossible without advances in technology. Audio

8:49 AM.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed a deadly attack at a West Jerusalem synagogue on incitement by Hamas and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas. Audio

8:46 AM.A Crown media funder is preparing for legal action from Maori radio stations not financially backed by the government; The Mayor of Tauranga, Stuart Crosby, says people's ignorance could lead to… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Mine experts and families of the 29 men killed in the Pike River mine are unsure whether to keep fighting for entry into the mine. Audio

8:40 AM.The Justice Minister, Amy Adams, is due to decide tomorrow on the fate of a Korean man who has spent more than three years in an Auckland jail. Audio

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

8:29 AM.Japan's new scientific research plan will see its Antarctic whaling area expanded. Audio

8:27 AM.A new report into the structure of the Department of Conservation has found the organisation is confused and frustrated. Audio