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6:51 AM.Rakon is literally riding high into the future, as it looks forward to producing a net profit for the first time in over two years. Audio

6:48 AM.Orion Health says it's well-placed to take advantage of big opportunities ahead for explosive growth in health-data management and genomics. Audio

6:39 AM.A former police detective turned private investigator says deporting Phillip Smith back to New Zealand could be "done by lunchtime." Audio

6:27 AM.More education organisations are to have their courses scrutinised by the Tertiary Education Commission, which identified a failure of the Maori performing arts course at the Western Institute of… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.The Defence Force has delayed a planned staff restructuring, leaving a union to describe the process as 'shambolic'. Audio

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

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:11 AM.The New Zealand lawyer for captured fugitive Phillip John Smith hasn't been able to speak to his client since his arrest in Brazil and says he can't even be sure of his current whereabouts in prison. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Deportation is looking like more of a reality now for Phillip Smith; Million dollar house sales in Auckland quadruple; Union fights to scrap zero hour contracts; After a bumpy landing, the space probe… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.India has a new Minister of Yoga. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi a devout follower of daily yoga and a strict vegetarian has appointed Shripad Yesso Naik to the job. Audio

8:51 AM.One of the first ever attempts to probe the inner workings of a major fault before it ruptures is underway in the small West Coast town of Whataroa. Audio

8:48 AM.In the US, hearings are underway on Capitol Hill examining the US government response to the Ebola outbreak. Audio

8:45 AM.Prisoners who will have to remove bone or greenstone necklaces could complain to the Human Rights Commission. The National Maori Tertiary Students Association, Te Mana Akonga, says other Maori courses… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The Christchurch City Council has been told if it can demonstrate it's building consents department is up to scratch over the next month, its consents accreditation will be returned to it. Audio

8:36 AM.The Southern District Health Board is likely to pull out of the day to day running of Queenstown's Hospital in favour of a local trust to run the facility. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The Trust hoping to build a Hundertwasser art centre in Whangarei says the council's indecisiveness could kill the project. Audio

8:23 AM.A spokesperson for Pike River families says they're holding on to the hope of a recovery effort and for charges to be laid over the disaster. Audio

8:20 AM.Christchurch homeowners who've complained of nasty run-ins with an Earthquake Commission engineer hope they'll be in line for a re-assessment. Audio

8:17 AM.Legal professionals say the case of two Christchurch workers who weren't paid for five years is outrageous, and measures need to be taken to make sure even worse cases of migrant exploitation are… Read more Audio

8:12 AM.Police Minister Michael Woodhouse speaks to Morning Report. Audio

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

7:55 AM.All Black and Blues captain Jerome Kaino is being paid $100,000 to promote the city's public transport. Audio

7:48 AM.Mark Bentley from the Austrian Academy of Sciences speaks with Susie Ferguson. Audio