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7:48 AM.Authors, writers and publishers fear for the future of the New Zealand Book Awards, now without a major sponsor and on the shelf until 2016. Audio

7:43 AM.The release of the official advice on child poverty which formed the basis of that report we just heard from Brent Edwards came 17 months after Radio New Zealand asked for them. Audio

7:40 AM.The Treasury advised the Government it had doubts a comprehensive food in schools programme would do anything to improve children's learning. Audio

7:34 AM.The newly appointed Building and Housing, and Environment Minister, Nick Smith is promising a rewrite of the Resource Management Act to explicitly make more affordable housing one of its objectives. Audio

7:27 AM.There could be a New Zealand link in the investigation into the disappearance of schoolgirl Madeleine McCann in Portugal in 2007. Audio

7:24 AM.A second employee at a hospital in Dallas, Texas has tested positive for ebola. Audio

7:18 AM.Labour's Foreign Affairs spokesperson David Shearer speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:14 AM.The Government remains coy on this country's role in the fight against ISIS, despite Defence Chief Tim Keating taking part in yesterday's so-called war summit in the United States. Audio

7:11 AM.At least 21 trekkers - including a number of foreign tourists - have died in a snowstorm and avalanches in Nepal's Himalayas. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is weaker again as weak economic data increases fears of a global economic slowdown. Audio

6:55 AM.The head of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund says she wants to share insights gained from being on the board of a large firm to help startups become listed companies. Audio

6:53 AM.If you're a farming, forestry or fisheries worker, your employer might be planning to give you a bigger pay packet. Audio

6:53 AM.An Auckland technology company is now looking to expand into China, after establishing a foothold in the United States. Audio

6:50 AM.Xero's latest milestone in trying to make itself indispensible to its small business clients is its partnership with Z Energy. Audio

6:47 AM.The New Zealand dollar rose over a cent against the US dollar overnight, following the Global Dairy Trade auction. Audio

6:42 AM.The United Nations is preparing to vote on which countries will join the Security Council - a vote that could see New Zealand elected in. Audio

6:40 AM.A second health worker in Dallas, Texas involved in caring for a Liberian man who died from ebola has tested positive for the disease. Audio

6:26 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

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

6:19 AM.The Police Association says the provinces are feeling the pinch from a frozen police budget. Audio

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

6:10 AM.The Labour Party says the Treasury should rely on common sense and support proposals to feed hungry school children. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Labour says Treasury wrong to reject food in school proposal, UN Security Council vote in 24 hours, NZ could win seat, Deadly snowstorm takes toll on Nepalese trekkers, NZ's inclusion in war summit… Read more Audio