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7:40 AM.Rainfall has helped to stop to a scrub fire in Otago from re-igniting overnight. Audio

7:35 AM.Marama Fox is the Maori Party's new co-leader. She was elected unopposed at the weekend to replace Tariana Turia and officially endorsed yesterday. Audio

7:26 AM.Auckland's transport agency has axed a controversial staff shuttle it was trying on the grounds that that buses and trains connecting its two main offices were too slow. Audio

7:23 AM.A network of Auckland community groups providing urgent housing in emergencies have joined forces to criticise the Government's plan to sell thousands of state houses. Audio

7:17 AM.Prime Minister John Key and his cabinet ministers will today discuss New Zealand's possible involvement in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

7:10 AM.The United Nations is warning the use of oil needs to be phased out by the end of the century, or climate change will inflict severe and irreversible damage. Audio

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

6:58 AM.A key focus for investors this week will be both local and United States jobs figures. Audio

6:55 AM.Across the Tasman warning bells are being sounded about the exposure of Australians to property through their self-managed superannuation funds. Audio

6:53 AM.AWF Group says the next year or two is going to be challenging as the company struggles to maintain an inventory of trades-people to fill vacant positions amid low unemployment. Audio

6:51 AM.The Financial Markets Authority says it considers it reasonable for Motor Trade Finance to delay working out its potential liability following two High Court judgments. Audio

6:48 AM.Economists expect the unemployment rate fell further in the September quarter amid continued jobs growth and continued strong participation in the workforce. Audio

6:43 AM.While the Prime Minister took part in First World War commemorations at the weekend, his mind was also on New Zealand's possible involvement in another battle. Audio

6:27 AM.A Maori housing advocacy group says it's planning to set up its own housing provider in Auckland; The body handling the Treaty settlement money for Te Atiawa people in Wellington has recorded a drop… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:11 AM.A network of Auckland community groups which provide urgent housing in emergencies is criticising the Government's plan to sell thousands of state houses. Audio

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

6:00 AM.UN climate change report warns electricity generation must change; PM talks: the fight against IS, his weekend in Australia; Auckland community housing groups criticise Govt over state housing sale… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Researchers probing the 1937 disappearance of American aviator Amelia Earhart say they now believe a slab of aluminium found decades ago on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean came from her… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Architecture students in Wellington have put together a plan to save Wellington's Cuba Street from being destroyed in an earthquake. Audio

8:46 AM.An Auckland marae says it's secured a deal with a Chinese company to provide Māori cultural experiences for up to 40-thousand tourists a year; A new agreement with the company Sealord could double the… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.Feirce clashes have erupted in East Jerusalem after Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian man suspected trying to kill a far-right Jewish rabbi and activist. Audio

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