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6:49 AM.If manufacturing activity is any guide, the slightly slower economic growth in the June quarter, was a blip, and the September outcome was probably a step up in pace. Audio

6:48 AM.The latest rise in global dairy prices will be a welcome relief to farmers, but doesn't necessarily signal a return to a higher farmgate milk price. Audio

6:35 AM.New Zealand has won a two-year spot on the United Nations Security Council, securing 145 out of 193 votes on the first ballot. Audio

6:28 AM.The Mana Movement Leader, Hone Harawira, says the Feed the Kids bill is expected to be picked up by the Green Party's co-leader Metiria Turei; Te Puni Kokiri says it has committed all the Whanau Ora… Read more Audio

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

6:20 AM.Ownership of the problematic Novopay school payroll system passes from Australian company Talent2 to the Government today. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.A ten year campaign ends with the big prize - a seat on the Security Council, as New Zealand beats off Turkey and Spain. We hear from Murray McCully. Ebola wrangling reaches Capitol Hill and searching… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A New Zealand woman, Amirah William, helped to set up an animal rescue centre with two volunteers last year to rehome the growing number of stray dogs found in the United Arab Emirates, but she now… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.New Zealand has been pipped at the post in the annual quest to find the world's finest bale of Merino wool. Audio

8:50 AM.School children in South Auckland have taken it upon themselves to officially lobby authorities to turn down plans for an off-licence near their school. Audio

8:47 AM.The new funding agency for Whanau Ora services in the North Island says Te Puni Kokiri should come clean and say when and in which areas it underspent. A hui to help opposing hapu engage with the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Samoan rugby fans are accusing Air New Zealand of price gouging as it pushes up the cost of flights to Apia by almost four times the usual price during the All Blacks versus Samoa match there next… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Prosecutors have roundly rejected a probation worker's claim that Oscar Pistorius would be vulnerable in jail. Audio

8:37 AM.Long time sponsor New Zealand Post has announced its withdrawal, forcing the organisers to put the awards on hold. Audio

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

8:28 AM.Energy consultant Richard Hale of Hale & Twomey speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

8:25 AM.Drastic falls in the American oil market are yet to make a big difference to prices at New Zealand petrol pumps. Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealand will know tomorrow morning whether the government's been successful in winning a temporary seat on the United Nations Security Council. Audio

8:15 AM.The government's being told there's no place for a New Zealand military contribution in the fight against Islamic State militants, as John Key still won't reveal the role this country might play. Audio

8:10 AM.More than 20 people are dead in Nepal, after a severe snow storm hit lower slopes of the Himalayas, killing foreign trekkers, sherpas and yak herders in an icy blast. Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.The new series, Thunderbirds are Go! - debuting 50 years after the original. Audio

7:51 AM.The largest group of men ever to leave this country to fight overseas left from Wellington on this day, 100 years ago to take part in the First World War. Audio