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7:39 AM.A new hospital for Queenstown is the latest casualty as the Southern District Health Board looks for ways to stem its bleeding finances. Audio

7:35 AM.A former immigration minister says wealthy Chinese investors are making a beeline for New Zealand after Canada shut down its business immigration category. Audio

7:27 AM.The Police Association says events such as those in Ottawa yesterday give further weight to its call for all sworn police officers to be armed full time. Audio

7:22 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, is downplaying whether there would be any added risk here if New Zealand was to get involved in the fight against Islamic State. Audio

7:18 AM.Ottawa's residents have been reflecting on the events of yesterday. Audio

7:10 AM.Canada's Parliament is back in business, 24 hours after a deadly shooting in the nation's capital building. It was a session which began with a standing ovation for Kevin Vickers, the Sergeant of… Read more Audio

7:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:59 AM.Naked Bus has introduced an overnight sleeper service on its main long-haul bus route, which it hopes will help it grow its business. Audio

6:59 AM.Market update. Audio

6:58 AM.Workers with a stake in their employers' companies are making the most of their shareholder status to get board members to pay attention to concerns about their pay and employment conditions. Audio

6:52 AM.The commercial property consultants, Colliers, says the number of vacant industrial buildings in Auckland has hit a 20-year low. Audio

6:49 AM.Port of Tauranga expects the current full-year profit to be between 78- and 83-million dollars. Audio

6:47 AM.Financial markets have effectively delivered an easing in monetary policy after inflation in the September quarter came in well below both market and Reserve Bank expectations. Audio

6:44 AM.The Wallabies fly out for their tour of Europe today with a new head coach. Audio

6:38 AM.Anti-whaling activists are going to sail to the Southern Ocean this December to monitor Japan's whaling ships despite Japan saying it won't be hunting whales this year. Audio

6:35 AM.New Zealand's Parliamentary Service is reviewing security in the wake of the shooting at Canada's parliament in Ottawa. Audio

6:27 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

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

6:15 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:08 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:00 AM.Canada's parliament back in business;Ottawa's residents reflect on events;Labour says New Zealand musn't be naive;Police union calls for arming of police full time;More Chinese investors eying NZ… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Ben Bradlee, the former editor of the Washington Post died yesterday at the age of 93. Audio

8:49 AM.The completion of a 12-and a half year online project, called Te Ara, the encyclopedia of New Zealand, was celebrated in the Capital last night. Audio

8:46 AM.The Green Party is planning to change the Public Works Act to ensure no more Maori land can be taken by the government; A lower North Island iwi is considering whether iwi coastline patrols should be… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Advocates for accident claimants say people's faith in the Accident Compensation Corporation is appalling and the organisation must do more to restore confidence. Audio