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7:50 AM.American warplanes have pounded Islamic State positions in Syria for a second day as the US President Barack Obama vowed at the United Nations to keep up military pressure against them. Audio

7:45 AM.A family friend is overwhelmed at the public response for support and donations for Lucy Knight; the mother of six who was seriously injured when she intervened in an attempted bag snatch on Tuesday. Audio

7:36 AM.The chairman of the Mines Rescue Trust is surprised by Solid Energy's response to Worksafe's assessment that entry into the Pike River Mine is safe. Audio

7:29 AM.Herve Gourdel was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday in what the group said was a response to France's action against Islamic State militants in Iraq. Audio

7:24 AM.Labour leader David Cunliffe is standing firm but several MPs are thought to be positioning themselves for a leadership contest. Audio

7:18 AM.Guyon Espiner talks to Theo Spierings. Audio

7:16 AM.Taranaki farmers are beginning to feeling the pinch as the sharp drop in Fonterra's payout to farmers starts to bite. Audio

7:10 AM.The Government appears to have dismissed independent advice the Rena could have been totally removed from the Astrolabe Reef. Audio

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

6:59 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

6:58 AM.The Manuka honey business, Comvita, says it wants to increase its supply of the coveted product. Audio

6:57 AM.Fletcher Building is to incur 19 million dollars of costs with the closure of its copper tube manufacturing business in Australia. Audio

6:54 AM.Nuplex delighted investors yesterday with just the thought it might sell a couple of problem Australasian businesses. Audio

6:52 AM.Fonterra's latest downgrade in its forecast milk payout for the current year is likely to shave at least a percentage point off economic growth. Audio

6:50 AM.Fonterra will be watching the next two global dairy trade auctions to see whether its forecast for the farmgate milk price is on track at 5-dollars-30 per kilo of milk solids. Audio

6:38 AM.The Engineering, Printing, and Manufacturing Union says the government needs to make Solid Energy start the recovery of the Pike River men's bodies -- or take the job away from the company. Audio

6:27 AM.The Northland chief executive of Ngai Takoto Runanga says iwi Maori are creating a new emerging economy and are becoming powerhouses in their own right as their Treaty claims are settled, but local… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.A dairy industry body is warning farmers to take a hard look at their costs after a lower than expected milk price forecast. Audio

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

6:00 AM.DairyNZ warns farmers to look at costs of farming systems, Rena owners "grossly exaggerating" cost of wreck removal, Dairy farmers begin to feel the pinch, Fonterra chief executive disucsses annual… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Authorities in Paris have replaced the wire meshing on one of the city's historic bridges with clear panels in an attempt to prevent lovestruck couples attaching their "love locks". Audio

8:52 AM.The Tauranga home of the designer of Rotorua's famous Tudor-style Bathhouse has been demolished after developers couldn't find a buyer for it, or even give it away for free. Audio

8:47 AM.Fonterra has just announced a big drop in its profits and confirmed it expects to pay farmers less for milk this season. Audio