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7:18 AM.Detective Guy Jackson says they are looking to speak to anyone who was in the area around the time of the accident. Audio

7:10 AM.The man whose wife was killed on State Highway 3 at the weekend says he wants the people responsible to own up. Audio

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

6:59 AM.Brent crude Oil is trading (up about 50 cents from a day ago) at 105 US dollars 38 a barrel, and gold is trading at 1288 dollars an ounce. Audio

6:56 AM.Another 54-thousand people became Kiwisavers during the June quarter, taking the total to more than 2.3 million. Audio

6:53 AM.Rangitira has appointed Phil Veal as its chief executive who will take up the position in September. Audio

6:50 AM.Rural New Zealanders are feeling the pinch, as commodity prices have fallen for the fifth successive month. Audio

6:47 AM.One of the main retail broking firms says, for investors, a key part of the upcoming company reporting season will be what companies have to say about the outlook for growth. Audio

6:28 AM.Researchers in a study of youth health say they're surprised by the number of young people who say they are transgender. Audio

6:26 AM.Whanganui iwi descendants are making their way 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 1980's started… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Researchers surprised by gender identity results, Husband of wife killed in Hawera calls for those responsible to man up, Police still looking for person who put fences in middle of state highway… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.But while the Games are over, another group of New Zealanders at the top of their field is just kicking off a Scottish campaign. Audio

8:47 AM.The Act Party is pledging to cut the company tax rate from 28 percent to 12-and-a-half percent, saying that will boost economic growth by a third. Audio

8:45 AM.A review of Maori fisheries is to consider whether restrictions on selling quota to non-tribal owned companies is affecting iwi payouts to descendants; The Law Commission is proposing two judges sit… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.The former Work and Income chief executive, Christine Rankin, will stand for the Conservatives in Epsom this election. Audio

8:37 AM.High Performance Sport New Zealand, which allocates government funding for high level sport, will carry out a reviews of all the sports it funds that competed in Glasgow. Audio

8:35 AM.Returning now to the Commonwealth Games, and a silver medal for road cyclist, Jack Bauer, was the highlight for New Zealand in an otherwise lacklustre last day of the Commonwealth Games. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.A public ceremony to mark the declaration of the First World War will take place in just over half an hour at Parliament. Audio

8:25 AM.A rare 100-gun salute will sound out over the capital this morning to mark the beginning of commemorations of the First World War. Audio

8:17 AM.New Zealand First says it would put a stop to the Chinese purchase of a Hawke's Bay farm as part of coalition deals. Audio