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8:23 AM.Medical researchers say cancer survival in this country is lagging far behind Australia, and it's costing hundreds of lives every year. Audio

8:21 AM.Staying in the political arena, and Labour is grappling with another seemingly disasterous poll result. Audio

8:16 AM.And joining us is Lynn Prentice from the left-wing blog site, The Standard. Audio

8:12 AM.Bill Ralston worked in the parliamentary press gallery for more than 10 years, and joins us. Audio

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

7:44 AM.The sister of the Lower Hutt woman who died in a fall from an Australian apartment building has made a tearful appeal through local media for information on the incident. Audio

7:39 AM.Nadine Hooper, from Papamoa, was 44 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2012, and is now in remission. Audio

7:34 AM.Medical researchers say cancer survival in this country is lagging far behind Australia, and it's costing hundreds of lives each year. Audio

7:24 AM.The Greens lodged complaints with the police, Parliamentary Service, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, and the Privacy Commissioner about the corruption and abuse of power it claims… Read more Audio

7:21 AM.Labour's front bencher MP Grant Robertson says Nicky Hager's book clearly exposes National's political style in developing smears and spreading rumours. Audio

7:10 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is dismissing claims made in a new book by investigative writer Nicky Hager. Audio

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

6:58 AM.The Dow Jones industrial average has risen a-quarter of a percent so far in the day to 16,692. Audio

6:57 AM.The BNZ-Business New Zealand's Performance of Manufacturing Index indicates the sector has continued to expand for 22 consecutive months. Audio

6:55 AM.The auto industry was one of the star retail performers in the June quarter, with the sector seeing its largest increase for two years. Audio

6:53 AM.Nuplex is expecting a better result from the current year after reporting an 18 percent bottom-line lift for the 12 months ended June. Audio

6:51 AM.Vital Healthcare Property Trust has some 50-million dollars of capital earmarked for the purchase and development of properties in the current financial year, primarily in Australia. Audio

6:48 AM.Australia's former monopoly phone company, Telstra, has produced much stronger results from the declining profits and sales we're expecting from Spark, the new name for Telecom. Audio

6:43 AM.Joining us is the lawyer and former Act MP, Stephen Franks. Audio

6:39 AM.Judith Collins, is under pressure following suggestions in the book "Dirty Politics" that she may have misused her ministerial power. Audio

6:28 AM.The Norwegian state-owned company planning to carry out deep sea oil exploration in Northland's Reinga basin says it will stop operations if there is evidence it's doing harm; A Northland school… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.A Wellington cancer specialist says he's extremely disappointed cancer death rates in New Zealand continue to be much worse than in Australia. Audio

6:10 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is denying allegations of dirty politicking made in a newly released book. Audio