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7:10 AM.New Zealand First would determine who governs on the results of the latest political poll and the Conservative Party is breathing down their necks as potential kingmakers. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is flat. Audio

6:56 AM.The country's biggest energy retailer, Genesis Energy, says it will be focusing on innovation to grow its customer base in the face of strong competition. Audio

6:53 AM.Fonterra has announced more than a billion dollars worth of new investments aimed at improving its supply-chain management, increasing its profitability and reducing its exposure to volatile dairy… Read more Audio

6:50 AM.Ebos plans to continue to grow by buying other businesses and may look to expand into Asia. Audio

6:48 AM.Air New Zealand expects to lift profit again this year after establishing what its chief executive calls a virtuous circle of growing passenger numbers coupled with good cost control. Audio

6:45 AM.The government may take an early role in Auckland's downtown rail tunnel project, despite its stance of not helping to fund it before 2020. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Party says it wants to make Te Reo compulsorily available to all schools; Parents who withdrew their tamariki from a Northland school at the beginning of the year are praising a report into… Read more Audio

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

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

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

6:00 AM.New Zealand First, Conservatives big winners in latest poll; Craig delighted with poll result, believes can also win Napier seat; Winston Peters on polling and the balance of power; Air New Zealand… Read more Audio

12:22 PM.Official figures show the Food Price Index fell zero point 7 percent in July, compared with the previous month. Audio

12:21 PM.Genesis Energy has exceeded its prospectus forecast, although both revenue and profit for the year ended June, fell 53 percent from the year earlier. Audio

8:57 AM.New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has beaten the 2004 US Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets at the US Open. Audio

8:54 AM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is as confident as he's always been that he will keep his seat come polling day. Audio

8:50 AM.Those accusing a former Catholic brother of sexual abuse are relieved to hear the Justice Minister's ruled he should be extradited to Australia -- but they are disappointed with how long it has taken.

8:46 AM.A Motiti island hapu group says the man employed by the Government to protect the environment and people on the remote island has a conflict of interest; The Maori King's Council will meet today to… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Two thousand of the world's top scientific minds are meeting in Auckland for a series of international science summits. Audio

8:38 AM.The Crown has rejected claims from Kim Dotcom that search warrants used to raid his mansion have created a miscarriage of justice. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:29 AM.An independent economic institute is forecasting the Government will return its books to surplus a year later than forecast by the Treasury. Audio

8:28 AM.Judith Collins admits her interpretation of media reports was wrong. Audio

8:25 AM.National continues to avoid committing to tax cuts before the election, but Bill English has put a figure on how much any tax cuts might be worth. Audio