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6:27 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; A Senior Lecturer says more research is needed into why… 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.Big slump for dairy prices overnight; Labour says no deal with Internet Mana; Green Party leader on proposed Student Green Card; Business sector puts forward election policy wishlist; Bainimarama to… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Outdoors groups are being given 700-thousand dollars to take over the job of looking after rarely used Conservation Department huts in remote areas. Audio

8:53 AM.Queenstown is in the midst of its busiest ever winter. Audio

8:50 AM.Transgender advocates want more sex reassignment surgeries funded by the Government, after a huge gap was revealed between the number of transgender teenagers and publicly-funded surgeries. Audio

8:46 AM.Whanganui iwi descendants are making their way 60-kilometres up the river to witness the signing of their tribe's Treaty of Waitangi Settlement with the Crown. A New Zealand born artist, who in the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.With elections looming at home the Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama will be in New Zealand later this week, raising funds for his political party and meeting members of Fiji's expatriate… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.The Internet Mana roadshow rolled into the capital last night, promising change and pulling no punches, with even the Labour Party in its sights. Audio

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

8:27 AM.A Nigerian doctor who treated an Ebola patient in Lagos has himself contracted the disease. Audio

8:22 AM.Closing submissions begin today in the South Canterbury Finance fraud trial - the biggest ever seen in New Zealand. Audio

8:14 AM.The Government's proposed crackdown on gang related crime is being labelled an easy pre-election hit. Audio

8:10 AM.Israel's prime minister is vowing that his nation's campaign in Gaza will continue "until quiet and security are returned to the citizens of Israel". Audio

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

7:55 AM.Whanganui iwi will today sign their Treaty of Settlement with the Crown. Audio

7:52 AM.Grey Power has thousands of new members and its all because of a cheap electricity deal it offers. Audio

7:49 AM.The parents of a critically ill boy abandoned in Thailand after being born to a surrogate mother say they didn't know about him. Audio

7:43 AM.The founder of the Internet Party, Kim Dotcom, says he would never have started the party if the police had not raided his Coatesville mansion in January 2012. Audio

7:37 AM.The Government's proposed crackdown on gang related crime is being labelled an easy pre-election hit. Audio

7:28 AM.Labour leader David Cunliffe describes the offer to health workers as 'very very' low and says under a Labour government, he'd hope for more. Audio

7:23 AM.Nearly twelve thousand health workers are threatening industrial action against district health boards. Audio

7:20 AM.The Israeli army says it has resumed full military operations in Gaza, after its declared seven-hour humanitarian pause in some parts of the territory came to an end. Audio