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

6:00 AM.Andrew Little takes out Labour leadership race by smallest margin, Radio New Zealand's political editor analyses new Labour leadership, State Services Commissioner defends handling of Sutton… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.An anti-violence network says ending the cycle of domestic abuse in Maori can only be done by involving tangata whenua; A group of British businessmen, none of them Maori, have performed the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Westland District Council has consented the clearance of more than fifteen hundred hectares of native bush for farming and mining in the past fifteen years. Audio

8:40 AM.Residents living in Ferguson, Missouri are boarding up their windows and bracing for more racial protests as a grand jury decides the fate of police officer Darren Wilson. Audio

8:35 AM.Japan is the world's third largest economy. But a second successive quarter of woeful GDP results has seen it spiral into a technical recession. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton has resigned following allegations of sexual harassment. Audio

8:20 AM.A new report says New Zealand has an estimated 600 people living in some sort of slavery, often employment related. Audio

8:15 AM.A poultry farm in the Netherlands has been closed after an outbreak of Bird Flu and officials in Britain have also discovered a case of Bird Flu in an East Yorkshire duck breeding farm. Audio

8:10 AM.The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, is promising fresh trade talks with the Chinese if Australia's new trade deal with China is better than New Zealand's. Audio

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

7:56 AM.Theatre lovers have rejoiced in Christchurch, with the long-awaited re-opening of the 'grand old lady', the Isaac Theatre Royal. Audio

7:50 AM.An immunisation expert says vaccinating pregnant women and young girls needs to be a focus now childhood immunisation rates are on the rise. Audio

7:45 AM.Pasifika leaders in Auckland say a proposal to ban set-net fishing at a popular holiday spot, is less about safety than the attitudes of more affluent local residents. Audio

7:40 AM.The position to lead the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will soon be advertised, after its chief executive called it quits yesterday after sexual harassment allegations. Audio

7:35 AM.A University of Otago Professor says government regulation of the rental market would save lives. Audio

7:25 AM.Auckland council is getting rid of its discounted early bird parking. Audio

7:18 AM.A global human rights organisation says an estimated 600 people are enslaved in New Zealand. Audio

7:12 AM.New Zealand's trade minister Tim Groser says he'll analyse the deal between China and Australia, and if the Australian deal IS better than New Zealand's, he'll take that up with the Chinese. Audio

7:08 AM.New Zealand may be going back to the negotiating table with China after the Australians signed a free trade deal with the Chinese that looks like its better than New Zealand's. Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.An update on the markets this morning. Audio

6:58 AM.An international accountancy firm is urging the government and businesses to give priority to continuous research and development, in order to ensure the ongoing success of New Zealand as an exporting… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.The latest survey of activity in the services sector has revealed a slowdown in the pace of jobs' growth, but an economist is still predicting a spanking pace of overall employment expansion. Audio