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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

6:54 AM.The creators of pricy, pre-packaged foods, fit for a caveman, are hoping to raise $4million to expand and build their product range. Audio

6:52 AM.Milford Asset Management says the proposition behind the Evolve float is risky but believes it's a punt which has some chance of paying off. Audio

6:50 AM.A lack of disasters globally has led to a glut of capital in the international reinsurance market and that's meant local insurance companies don't have to pay so much to spread their risks. Audio

6:47 AM.A stronger-than-expected increase in the volume of retail sales probably hasn't driven up economic growth in the September quarter, as actual retail prices are still under pressure. Audio

6:27 AM.News from the rural and farming sectors. Audio

6:25 AM.A group of British businessmen, none of them Maori, have performed the well-known haka, Ka Mate, to kick start Britain's Global Entrepreneurship week in London; Meanwhile, a tribal guardian of the… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:12 AM.Meanwhile, Smith's lawyer, Tony Ellis, says his client has had three court appearances since his arrest five days ago but is unlikely to appear again until he has legal representation. Audio

6:10 AM.The terms of reference for the ministerial inquiry into the escape of paedophile and murderer Phillip Smith will be determined by the Government early next week. Audio

6:05 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, Slavery in NZ, End of early-bird parking in Auckland, Waikato fire deaths, CERA leader role up for grabs, Pasifka leaders oppose net fishing ban, Immunisation in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.French police have scaled back the hunt for a stray big cat in Paris after experts said the animal was probably little more than a large cat or a lynx. Audio

8:48 AM.A Ngati Hine leader, Pita Tipene, says a Waitangi Tribunal finding that Maori didn't conceed their sovereignty in the Treaty is validation that the Crown cannot bulldoze over hapu. Meanwhile, a Tainui… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The government is pouring almost three quarters of a million dollars into job fairs in Australia trying to convince people to join the workforce in New Zealand. Audio

8:40 AM.Another high profile prisoner, the convicted arsonist Ewen Macdonald, has his third Parole Board hearing this morning. Audio

8:37 AM.The Prime Minister won't rush to judgement on the handling of the case of escaped prisoner Phillip John Smith, and how he managed to flee to Brazil. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The Philae comet lander has shut down after radioing results of its first and possibly last batch of scientific experiments from the surface of a comet. Audio

8:25 AM.Workers on low hour contracts are missing out on benefits they're entitled to because of the red tape they encounter if they earn extra money. Audio

8:19 AM.Forensic investigators are preparing to enter a Hamilton villa which was gutted by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning, following a party. Audio

8:14 AM.Middle East researcher Charlie Winter from the counter-terrorism think tank Quilliam Foundation. Audio

8:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.The Government is increasing the dividend it demands from Housing New Zealand's dividend by almost 20%. Audio