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6:25 AM.Marin County Sheriff releases preliminary investigation results. Audio

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.The National Party is being accused of dressing up core government business as an election policy. Audio

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

6:00 AM.The National Party is being accused of dressing up core government business as an election policy, More than a million people on the run in Iraq, Police to make historic apology to Tuhoe, Details… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A lake full of jellyfish that have lost their sting and a sanctuary for sharks. Audio

8:52 AM.Four-star reviews, sell-out shows, and an American producer flying over to check out an act. Audio

8:48 AM.Nepal's government has hiked the insurance foreign mountaineers have to pay for their Sherpa guides. Audio

8:45 AM.An ambitious expedition to conquer the world's four largest ice caps in three years gets underway this weekend. Audio

8:42 AM.A Glen Innes community leader has told the Labour Party there is huge fear and panic for Maori over the Government's Tamaki Redevelopment housing project. A Maori Party candidate says it makes sense… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.New Zealand scientists have come up with a new way of checking if fish farms are harming the environment. Audio

8:36 AM.We've been reporting this morning about the sometimes ugly side of the election campaign, but not so at a Local Government debate last night. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.For just the third time ever, a whole colossal squid has been fished from the sea - and scientists at Te Papa will get the chance to examine it. Audio

8:22 AM.The Iraqi air force and Kurdish peshmerga fighters have carried out a rescue mission, taking supplies to the many thousands of people who have fled to the Sinjar mountains. Audio

8:17 AM.The Labour leader David Cunliffe is rejecting suggestions that his party's health policy targets the wrong group, with its offer of free doctor visits for the over 65s. Audio

8:12 AM.The ACT Party's David Seymour is accusing the Labour Party of trying to undermine his campaign with dirty tactics. Audio

8:10 AM.The election campaign is barely underway and its already getting dirty. Audio

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

7:59 AM.A flurry of listings on the stock exchange has boosted the profits of the stock market operator NZX. Audio

7:50 AM.The country's longest running and most expensive criminal fraud trial will draw to a close this week as the defence lawyers for three former South Canterbury Finance directors begin summing up at the… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.A new 72-hour truce between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding as negotiators for the two sides returned to talks mediated by Egyptians in Cairo. Audio

7:39 AM.Mangawhai ratepayers have voted to fight on through the courts over paying rates to cover loans they never knew about. Audio

7:37 AM.A plan to extend controls on how young people on benefits spend their money is being labeled degrading by some of those who work with beneficiaries. Audio