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6:28 AM.A Maori film and television group says it wants Te Mangai Paho - the Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency - to reconsider ring-fencing three-million dollars for Television New Zealand shows; An Auckland… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:25 AM.It's been nearly two months since Israel reached a ceasefire deal with the Palestinians in Gaza following a devastating war that left over two-thousand Palestinians and 70 Israelis dead. Audio

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

6:10 AM.Workers in care homes face a long wait before they can achieve pay parity with similar occupations dominated by men. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Long battle ahead for aged care workers, World Vision on the rebuild of the Gaza Strip, Rate of child poverty in New Zealand barely changed, Health workers demand scalpel be taken to TPP, NZ child… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:49 AM.A researcher from the University of Sydney has found pop musicians die up to 25 years younger than the general population. Audio

8:48 AM.The author Patricia Grace who outbid the government to keep the land of her tipuna or ancestorsk, is calling for research to be done in to how much whenua Maori is taken under the Public Works Act. A… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A new computer system that will track every child enrolled in early childhood education is nearing the end of its introductory phase, on budget and with minimal complaints. Audio

8:38 AM.It's 97 years since the Battle of Passchendaele which became a byword for horror after more than 800 New Zealand soldiers were killed and almost 3000 injured in a single day's fighting. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Arrangements are being made for an Australian businessman murdered in Bali last week to be brought to New Zealand for burial. Audio

8:22 AM.An Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey is questioning whether significant progress really is being made in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiations. Audio

8:16 AM.Aucklanders struggling to find a place to live are increasingly resorting to living in urban camping grounds and caravan parks. Audio

8:10 AM.Joining us is the national road policing manager, Carey Griffiths. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The former Malaysian diplomat accused of attacking a Wellington woman five months ago is to re-appear in court today. Audio

7:49 AM.The president of the Council of Trade Unions Helen Kelly is in our Wellington studio. Audio

7:46 AM.A bill making far reaching changes to labour laws will have its final reading in parliament today. Audio

7:42 AM.The legal team representing the convicted murderer Teina Pora, is flying to London this morning to prepare for his Privy Council appeal next week. Audio

7:36 AM.South Africans are mourning the death of the captain of the national soccer team who was fatally shot while trying to protect his pop star girlfriend during an attempted robbery at her home. Audio

7:27 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says military action by New Zealand against Islamic State is morally the right thing to do, but no decision has been made yet. Audio

7:23 AM.Kurdish-New Zealand families say they fear for the lives and freedom of their relatives if Islamic State continues to grow, and advances further in the Middle-East. Audio