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6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region including Papua New Guinea MP's under investigation for white collar crimes. Audio

6:09 AM.The temporary loss of short-term release for prisoners nearing the end of their sentences is being described as a raw deal by penal reform advocate Peter Williams QC. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Phillip John Smith (aka Phillip John Traynor) talks exclusively with Radio NZ; Corrections suspends temporary releases of prisoners; PM John Key from Beijing; Labour leadership road show wraps up… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Will it be four in a row for Terror To Love? Audio

8:53 AM.The crew of a South Island rescue helicopter faces an urgent need for more staff after a record-breaking number of callouts this winter. Audio

8:52 AM.As we reported earlier the Chilean Police have confirmed fugitive Phillip John Smith was only ever in transit in Chile and is now in Brazil. Audio

8:49 AM.Former federal MPs are fighting to retain their lifetime travel perks. Audio

8:45 AM.A Moriori Trust has told the Environment Protection Authority that it's opposing a mining company's bid to mine phosphate from the seabed because the trust says it could jeopardise 60 per cent of the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.There are fresh calls for New Zealand to stop deporting Tongan overstayers back to the islands of Ha'apai devasted by Cyclone Ian in January. Audio

8:37 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is giving the countries involved in a Pacific-wide trade deal until August next year to reach agreement. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.School decile numbers are about to change, and that will mean changes to funding for nearly 16-hundred schools. Audio

8:25 AM.Medical specialists say New Zealand is facing a workforce crisis for doctors trained in end-of life care. Audio

8:21 AM.Knife-wielding Palestinians have killed a woman and wounded three other Israelis, including a soldier, in two separate attacks overnight in Israel. Audio

8:12 AM.The Phillip John Smith story keeps developing, with news this morning that the fugitive murderer and child molester only travelled to Chile in transit. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.An almost-15-hundred year-old manuscript has been unearthed at the British Library, revealing new allegations that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and had two children. Audio

7:52 AM.Dunedin students are warning a crackdown on city bars will shift their drinking into the streets and increase the harm. Audio

7:49 AM.A suicide bomber, dressed as a student, has blown himself up at a school assembly in northern Nigeria. Audio

7:48 AM.Just updating you on visa requirements into Brazil. Audio

7:42 AM.Freelance journalist Gideon Long is in Chile and has just been at a media briefing. Audio

7:38 AM.Medical specialists say there is a critical shortage of doctors trained in end-of-life care, and it's set to get even worse. Audio

7:31 AM.Auckland's biggest mortgage broker says clients are already wanting to renegotiate their loans, or borrow even more money to buy boats or do up the house, following the release of Auckland Council's… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.First home buyers could receive an early Christmas gift, with analysts picking restrictions on low-deposit mortgages to be lifted within weeks. Audio