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8:50 AM.The residents of a New Plymouth suburb are calling for pylons that once serviced the city's now defunct power station to be removed from their neighbourhood. Audio

8:46 AM.An environmental lawyer says he will be watching in fascination how the first applications for customary marine title under the Marine and Coastal Act unfold in the High Court; A Waikato conservation… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A United Nations Relief and Works agency spokesperson says the damage in Gaza is unprecedented, leaving over half a million Palestinians displaced. Audio

8:39 AM.New Zealand will find out late next month if it has won one of the two vacant seats on what's considered the world's most powerful committee. Audio

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

8:24 AM.The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security says she is committed to an in-depth and robust inquiry into the release of SIS information to the Whale Oil blogger, Cameron Slater. Audio

8:20 AM.An extraordinary outburst against the Mana Internet Party backer Kim Dotcom appears to have landed Te Tai Tonga hopeful Georgina Beyer in hot water. Audio

8:16 AM.National's MP for Rangitata, Jo Goodhew, spent last night speaking to people in the town. Audio

8:10 AM.Stories of bravery have emerged after the shootings in Ashburton yesterday. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:56 AM.The debate about how Auckland should grow will today go before what will be the country's longest running planning hearing. Audio

7:50 AM.Ukraine has lost control of Luhansk airport in the east of the country, after a fierce attack by what it said were Russian armoured units. Audio

7:44 AM.British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced new plans to combat the increasing numbers of radicals from the UK fighting in Syria and Iraq. Audio

7:37 AM.The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett is in Ashburton, she joins us. Audio

7:28 AM.The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is on the line. Audio

7:26 AM.Holding a Royal Commission into the government's conduct will be a bottom line for New Zealand First if it is in a position to negotiate forming a government after the election. Audio

7:21 AM.The union representing Work and Income staff says the system failed the Ashburton workers. Audio

7:16 AM.There are calls for heightened security at Work and Income offices after the Ashburton shooting. Audio

7:09 AM.Ashburton is still coming to terms this morning with the killing of two workers at their local work and income office and the serious injury of another. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The benchmark Standard and Poor's 500 index finished last week at a record high of 2003. Audio

6:55 AM.A new internet-based payroll system is turning heads with its free service and pioneering social business model. Audio

6:53 AM.The pace of growth in online retail spending picked up in July, as the popularity of shopping on overseas websites continues to grow. Audio

6:50 AM.New Zealand's terms of trade reached a 41-year high in the June quarter, but only because prices of exports fell less than the prices of imports. Audio

6:46 AM.Analysts say there's unlikely to be much appetite for APN News & Media's New Zealand businesses, unless the price is heavily discounted. Audio