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7:49 AM.The Labour Party insists its promise to have all rivers and lakes clean enough to swim in within a generation is achievable. Audio

7:44 AM.Non-profit groups, denied charity status for being too political, are lining up to reapply after the Supreme Court ruled political activity shouldn't make a difference. Audio

7:41 AM.Finance sector analysts predict more restructuring is coming for Kiwibank. Audio

7:37 AM.The Nigerian health ministry says a nurse has died of ebola and a further five cases have been confirmed. Audio

7:26 AM.The moment the European Rosetta spacecraft successfully performed a manoeuvre, allowing it to start flying alongside and now orbit a comet. Audio

7:19 AM.With unemployment at its lowest level in more than five years companies are taking on more workers, but despite the growing economy, wages have stagnated. Audio

7:08 AM.David Cunliffe is promising to block the sale of the 14-thousand hectare Lochinver Station, near Taupo to a Chinese company if Labour is in government after the September election. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Wall Street is mixed after a couple of tumbles last week and a bad start to this week. Audio

6:55 AM.The dissident Motor Trade Finances shareholders say the company's defensive reaction to requests for information has left them more worried. Audio

6:52 AM.Gentrack has provided more details to explain why it will miss its annual profit and revenue targets. Audio

6:50 AM.An economist expects the unemployment rate will continue to tick lower but that wage growth probably won't accelerate much until inflation picks up more. Audio

6:48 AM.Dairy prices are expected to continue to fall, along with the New Zealand dollar, though not enough to offset the loss of income for farmers. Audio

6:41 AM.The Labour Party and the Government disagree over whether the drop in dairy prices will be bad for the economy. Audio

6:28 AM.Te Tai Hauauru candidate for the Maori Party, Chris McKenzie, wants the government to compensate tribes for making legislation changes, which he says are resulting in their treaty settlements losing… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:21 AM.The Insurance Council says insurance companies have settled 80 percent of commercial claims and 66 percent of residential claims arising from the Canterbury earthquakes. 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.PM: Labour risking legal action over farm sale veto, Unemployment at 5-year low but wages stagnate, Rosetta mission reaches comet in first for space travel, WHO experts meeting to discuss a response… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.More than a thousand people packed out a Wellington church last night for a forum on child poverty. Representatives from the major political parties told the crowd how they were making poverty a… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The vast majority of scientists surveyed by the New Zealand Association of Scientists are continuing to be critical of the government's 133.5 million dollar National Science Challenges programme. Audio

8:49 AM.More now on Ngati Hine people and its presenting of historic grievances to the Waitangi Tribunal in the tiny settlement of Pipiwai - west of Whangarei. Audio

8:46 AM.A Ngati Hine leader has told the Waitangi Tribunal the Crown has opened old wounds - and enmities - in its drive to settle the Ngapuhi claim; King Tuheitia and the Hamilton City Council are to meet… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.A man who repeatedly raped his wife and subjected his family to what a Judge described as a 'domestic reign of terror' has been jailed for 17 years. Audio