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7:28 AM.Nearly two months after the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board, the first official account of what happened has been released. Audio

7:26 AM.A tablet computer thought to belong to the man accused of shooting dead two Work and Income staff in Ashburton has been handed into police. Audio

7:17 AM.We are joined by the Education Minister Hekia Parata. Audio

7:14 AM.New figures show most charter schools have failed to meet their minimum enrolment targets. Audio

7:08 AM.A man's application for residency has been turned down after he and his wife tried to pass off a baby boy as their own in a bid to prove their relationship was not a sham. Audio

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

6:58 AM.New Zealand shares fell yesterday with the benchmark Top 50 Index losing 18 points to close at 5244. Audio

6:57 AM.A research company says KiwiSaver fees are rising faster than inflation. Audio

6:56 AM.An activity indicator shows the economy is still relatively buoyant but that may not continue, particularly as dairy farmers are facing a credit crunch and will already be looking at ways to reduce… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.The latest figures on retail spending using electronic cards show clothing retailers had little to cheer about in August. Audio

6:53 AM.Metro Performance Glass is expected to deliver strong short-term growth with gross profit margins of more than 50 percent over the current financial year ending in March. Audio

6:49 AM.Dorchester Pacific is offering an earnings upgrade as a sweetener to persuade more of Turners Auctions shareholders to opt to swap their shares for Dorchester shares. Audio

6:47 AM.New Zealand's first peer-to-peer lender will launch today with 100-million dollars of capital available for lending. Audio

6:38 AM.The chairperson of the Quality Public Education Coalition, Bill Courtney, says charter schools have turned out to be even more expensive than expected. Audio

6:26 AM.The Maori Party says it wants to help beneficiaries save for a deposit on a house. Today marks World Suicide Prevention Day and a call from a community organisation for more research into how to stop… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. 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.Man barred from NZ after using baby to bolster residency bid, Partnership school expansion plans worry critics, Education Minister responds to questions on charter schools, Evidence in Ashburton… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Tenth-seeded Kei Nishikori of Japan and the fourteenth-seed Marin Cilic of Croatia are about to play their first Grand Slam tennis final. Audio

8:54 AM.New research casts aside the long held belief that almost anyone can be evil in the right circumstances. Audio

8:50 AM.A woman believes her sister may still be alive today had there been a special unit to treat both her drug addiction and mental health problems. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori Party's surprised it's been rejected from having any ministerial role in a potential Labour-led government; The Waikato District Health Board has found that half of all pregnant Maori women… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Christchurch rebuild is drawing women into formerly male-dominated trade-based jobs. Audio

8:35 AM.A group of migrant workers claim they are collectively owed one hundred thousand dollars of holiday pay from a Chinese restaurant chain in Auckland. Audio