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7:20 AM.Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says the problem is as much the council's as it is the Government's. Audio

7:18 AM.Aucklanders struggling to find a place to live are increasingly resorting to living in camping grounds and caravan parks. Audio

7:12 AM.International leaders say significant progress was made on the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiations in Sydney at the weekend, and the end is in sight. Audio

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

6:58 AM.New Zealand shares rose on Friday before the long-weekend, with the benchmark Top 50 Index ending 41 points higher to 53 34. Audio

6:57 AM.Across the Tasman the clean energy industry is warning of thousands of job losses and a withdrawal of investment as the Abbott government scales back renewable energy targets. Audio

6:56 AM.A property consultancy and a leading commercial landlord both say there's strong demand for buildings to house logistics and manufacturing operations in Auckland. Audio

6:53 AM.New Zealand's largest property trust says it failed to sell two properties worth millions of dollars last week because the Australian buyer scaled back its sharemarket float in the wake of the… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Sky Network Television says it wants to double its content capacity and improve its profitability in the long run, but at a short-term cost. Audio

6:46 AM.Economists are expecting a dovish statement from the Reserve Bank on Thursday after inflation in the September quarter turned out to be less than half the central bank's forecast. Audio

6:26 AM.The author Patricia Grace, who outbid the government to keep the land of her tipuna or ancestors, is calling for research to be done in to how much whenua Maori is taken under the Public Works Act. A… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The Trade Minister Tim Groser says the finish line for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is in sight, at the conclusion of talks in Australia over the weekend. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Tim Groser says TPPA finish line is in sight, Auckland housing crisis forcing poor into camping grounds, Kurdish-NZers fear for relatives if ISIS continues to advance, John Key says no decision on IS… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia. Audio

8:55 AM.Some Tasman residents are furious that ratepayers in the entire Tasman district will be expected to foot the bill for a controversial dam in the Lee Valley. Audio

8:48 AM.Labour's Broadcasting spokesperson says a plan to outsource content for Maori and Pacific Programming at TVNZ has left many unanswered questions; One of the programmes, Tagata Pasifika, has been on… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Environment Minister, Amy Adams, has threatened to pass special legislation to fast track new planning rules for Christchurch if the City Council doesn't do the job itself. Audio

8:35 AM.Yesterday we reported that Auckland's giant Santa was going to be mothballed, and there was a public outcry. But a lot can change in a day and businesses moved fast to rally round and save the Queen… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Sixteen kilometres of trenches, more than a thousand geographic features and 11 hundred relics of war. Audio

8:22 AM.Amarnath Amarasingam is a Canadian expert on foreign fighters and radicalisation. Audio

8:18 AM.Canadian MP John McKay also witnessed the attack. Audio

8:16 AM.It was an emotional day in the Canadian parliament today. Audio