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8:40 AM.The beleaguered Director of the United States Secret Service has resigned in the wake of two serious security breaches at the White House. Audio

8:35 AM.Some scientists worry a proposed new code governing what they can speak out about is actually an attempt to gag them. Read more Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:23 AM.Kiwiblog's David Farrar, a central figure in Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics, has become the first blogger to join the new Online Media Standards Authority. Audio

8:21 AM.Unions, family and friends of workers killed on the job at Lyttelton port say a six figure pay rise for the company's boss sends a poor message about safety. Audio

8:16 AM.Dairy farmers have been wrapping up their morning milking to some bad news, with global dairy prices falling 7.3 per cent in the latest overnight auction. Audio

8:11 AM.Surf-livesaving rescue boats have resumed their search for a five year old boy who was swept out to sea at Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio

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

7:54 AM.Members of New Zealand's Muslim community say sending SAS troops to fight the Islamic State in Iraq would be a mistake and may end up radicalising Muslims. Audio

7:44 AM.The Government says all necessary measures are in place to detect and respond to Ebola should it reach this country. Audio

7:36 AM.More than 200 Wananga students are now without qualifications after Whakatane's Te Whare Wananga o Awa-nuia-rangi was found to be breaching tertiary education rules. Audio

7:29 AM.Friends of some of the men killed recently while working at the Lyttelton Port want its boss to decline his two-hundred thousand dollar pay rise. Audio

7:25 AM.Dairy prices have fallen 7.3 per cent in the latest global auction overnight. Audio

7:22 AM.Wellington Central's Grant Robertson talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:18 AM.Labour's general secretary Tim Barnett is with us in our Wellington studio. Audio

7:15 AM.Our reporter Natalie Mankelow is at the beach and joins us live. Audio

7:10 AM.The search has resumed for a five-year-old boy swept into the ocean by a rogue wave at Mount Maunganui yesterday. Audio

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

6:59 AM.New Zealand's benchmark Top 50 Index rose 20 points yesterday. Audio

6:58 AM.Big companies are much less likely to pay their bills in a timely fashion and they're becoming even slower payers. Audio

6:54 AM.Abano Healthcare's subsidiary, Aotea Pathology, hopes to learn whether it has retained an expanded contract with the Wellington region district health boards by the end of this year. Audio

6:53 AM.Geo-Op's shares remain under pressure following the abrupt resignation of its chief executive, Leanne Graham, last month. Audio

6:51 AM.The petroleum industry says it has to do more to educate the public about how it is using technology to better manage health and safety issues, as well as risks to the environment. Audio

6:48 AM.Finzsoft shares jumped almost 25 percent yesterday after the company said it expects at least a four-fold increase in this year's annual profit after it secured a further contract from St George Bank… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.The Labour MP, Clayton Cosgrove, says the revelation that David Cunliffe's wife was behind an anonymous Twitter account which attacked him is symptomatic of a leadership contest that is getting messy.