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7:16 AM.The first bodies of victims from flight MH 17 are expected to arrive in the Netherlands soon. We're joined now by Radio Netherlands reporter Helene Michaud. Audio

7:10 AM.European monitors in Ukraine say pieces of the wreckage at the crash site of the Malaysian airliner have been cut into with a power saw, compromising their investigation into the tragedy. Audio

7:03 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.US stocks are up as data shows inflation has failed to gain a foothold in the world's largest economy, while hopes rise for an easing of tensions in Ukraine. Audio

6:57 AM.Technology companies are continuing to list on the stock exchange as investors have shown an appetite for high-growth companies with ambitious plans and sometimes little revenue. Audio

6:55 AM.The Venture Investment Fund has helped more than a hundred new companies get started with seed capital, but many more are still looking for help. Audio

6:52 AM.Craft beer brewing company, Moa, says the company has doubled its market share and increased its sales by 95 percent in the past nine months. Audio

6:50 AM.Harbour Asset Management is bucking conventional wisdom by calling the Reserve Bank's decision on whether to raise interest rates on Thursday a fifty-fifty call. Audio

6:46 AM.The Wellington mayor, Celia Wade Brown, says the independent Board of Inquiry's rejection of the Basin Reserve flyover will be scrutinised by the council. Audio

6:40 AM.The Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, says evidence at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines MH17 was tampered with on an industrial scale as part of an apparent cover-up attempt. Audio

6:28 AM.The Maori Language Commission is calling on the MetService to start using the correct spelling of Whanganui. A Moriori leader believes funding for a new museum on the Chathams would be better spent… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.The New Zealand team is just moments away from announcing who will be the flag bearer for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Thursday morning. Our reporter Tim Graham joins us from Glasgow. Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:15 AM.The Government's disappointed plans to build a controversial flyover in Wellington have been scuttled. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Govt disappointed by Basin Reserve decision, Abbott says rebels tampered with evidence, Wellington Mayor responds to decision on flyover, European monitors say MH17 wreckage has been tampered with… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A Christchurch man has successfully completed one of the country's most difficult climbs, in what's being described as one of the most important accomplishments in New Zealand mountaineering. Audio

8:52 AM.The Commonwealth Games get underway on Thursday, and Formula One motor racing technology will help power New Zealand cyclists to the medal podium at the Glasgow Games. Audio

8:48 AM.Local government leaders have been told they need to own up to the challenges facing rural New Zealand or risk being left with a series of so-called zombie towns. Audio

8:45 AM.Iwi have told researchers they want Maori protocols incorporated into how human tissue from tangata whenua is taken and used for treatments such as diabetes and gout; The former Maori Affairs… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A former South Canterbury Finance accountant has told the High Court in Timaru that giving investors false information about the true state of the business was not part of the culture of the company. Audio

8:37 AM.Some advocates of Te Reo are hoping the language will motivate tangata whenua to enrol to vote in this year's general election. Audio

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

8:23 AM.The spokesperson for UNRWA, the UN agency that's been providing welfare for Palestinian refugees since 1948, is Chris Gunness. Audio