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6:41 AM.The country's purchasing power with the rest of the world rose nearly a third of a percent in the June quarter. Audio

6:40 AM.The Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, says he's written to the Prime Minister suggesting terms of reference for an inquiry into whether Judith Collins tried to undermine the director of the Serious… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Ashburton is still coming to terms this morning with the killing of two workers at their local work and income office. Audio

6:27 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

6:22 AM.Morning Rural News for 2 September 2014. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Ashburton wakes after Work and Income shootings, Questions over whether a security guard was on site during shooting, PSA says system failed shot Work and Income staff, Royal Commission a bottom line… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:49 AM.The New Zealand Rowing Team has wrapped up the world champs in Amsterdam, finishing with nine medals, including six gold. Audio

8:46 AM.A group, which opposes the Marine and Coastal Act, has been granted permission to be heard on an iwi's application for customary marine title in Ikaroa-Rawhiti. A Whanganui Maori development… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The world's 52 small island developing states are calling for climate change to be the focus of a major United Nations conference in Samoa this week. Audio

8:38 AM.A combination of Iraqi Army, Shia militias and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have entered the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli where thousands have been surrounded by Islamic State militants for the past… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.From Novopay to national standards, education has scarcely been out of the public eye in the three years since the last election. Audio

8:24 AM.Mr Key insists the controversy has not derailed National's campaign. Our parliamentary chief reporter, Jane Patterson, was on the campaign trail with him yesterday. Audio

8:20 AM.Former Prime Minister and Justice Minister, Sir Geoffrey Palmer, says the resignation of Judith Collins signals a turning point for politics in the digital age. Audio

8:11 AM.It now appears an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the former Justice Minister Judith Collins, a series of leaked emails, and her links to right wing bloggers, will take a relatively narrow… Read more Audio

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

7:57 AM.Fonterra's credit rating has taken a hit after it announced a 615-million dollar investment in China last week. Audio

7:54 AM.The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has - for the first time - spoken defiantly of the need for eastern Ukraine to be given "statehood". Audio

7:49 AM.The Greens' co-leader, Russel Norman, has taken to the water to protest the sale of the Lochinver Station to foreign investors. Audio

7:47 AM.National Party MP Maggie Barry and Internet Party leader Laila Harre clashed head-on at a public meeting last night, with personal insults flying in each direction. Audio

7:42 AM.Promising too much to the people of Christchurch has been identified as one of the biggest mistakes of the city's earthquake recovery. Audio

7:36 AM.We're joined now by Radio New Zealand's political editor, Brent Edwards. Audio