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8:38 AM.An international expert on end-of-life care says major changes are needed in the way those with dementia are cared for in resthomes. Audio

8:35 AM.Prime Minister John Key has just been talking to the media outside his house about the UN Security Council win. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Authorities say a tiny township in the Manawatu-Wanganui countryside is at risk of disappearing because the locals can't pay the water rates. Audio

8:25 AM.The Government is taking over control of the trouble-plagued school payroll system, Novopay, from today. Audio

8:21 AM.The progress made in recent days by Islamic State in eastern Iraq could be stalled, at least for now. Audio

8:16 AM.Terence O'Brien was ambassador to the United Nations when New Zealand last sat on the Security Council in the early 1990s, and was President of the Security Council during the war in the former… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Prime Minister says New Zealand's success in winning a seat on the United Nations Security Council is a victory for small states. Audio

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

7:55 AM.The Wallabies first five Quade Cooper will make his return from shoulder surgery when Australia hosts the All Blacks this weekend at Suncorp Stadium. Audio

7:52 AM.The country's first large-scale Urban Development Agency could be set up in Auckland to lead a multi-billion dollar revamp of suburban centres. Audio

7:48 AM.It's been a topsy turvey ride for international money markets overnight, with volatility stretching from the United States to Asia and Europe. Audio

7:43 AM.Ownership of the much-maligned Novopay school payroll system passes from Australian company Talent2 to the government today. Audio

7:37 AM.In its annual report released yesterday, the Office of the Ombudsman says it's making significant progress in making sure people are treated fairly in New Zealand. Audio

7:29 AM.It's likely the former New Zealand cricketer, Chris Cairns, will have to wait a year before going on trial for perjury. Audio

7:24 AM.Scores of trekkers remaining missing after unseasonal blizzards and avalanches killed at least 28 people along the high altitude Annapurna mountain route in Nepal yesteray. Audio

7:21 AM.Health ministers in the European Union have been meeting overnight in Brussels to reconsider the fight against Ebola. Audio

7:15 AM.President Barack Obama's top public health adviser has warned a congressional hearing in Washington, that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will pose a long-term danger to the American healthcare… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.New Zealand has won a two-year spot on the United Nations Security Council. Audio

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

6:57 AM.Wall Street has moved into positive territority a short while ago, after a weak start to the session. Audio

6:55 AM.Christchurch City Holdings' annual net profit rose more than five-fold, boosted by insurance payouts to one of its investments, Lyttelton Port. Audio

6:54 AM.Contact Energy has heard it risks becoming a dinosaur company, like New Zealand Post, who didn't predict what email was going to do to its business. Audio

6:52 AM.The New Zealand Racing Board's flat profit was due to a 3-million-dollar budget blow-out in spending, on broadcasting and online developments. Audio

6:51 AM.A subsidiary of Fletcher Building, which produces Pink Batts insulation, plans to close its Christchurch manufacturing operations and move its Auckland plant to a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week… Read more Audio