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6:08 AM.A Malaysian airliner has crashed in Ukraine, near the Russian border. all 295 people aboard have been killed. It is believed to have been shot down. Audio

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

6:00 AM.A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet has crashed; A lot of the passengers believed to be from the Netherlands; Aviation lawyer responds to crash; Washington correspondent talks Ukraine plane crash… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Tapioca, tripe, treacle and sago are unlikely to be must have's on your grocery list, but Statistics New Zealand says a hundred years ago they were just that. Audio

8:52 AM.An independent marine mammal scientist says it's foolhardy to grant exploration permits in protected reserves where the severely endangered Maui's dolphins have been spotted. Audio

8:48 AM.Police leadership is getting a shake-up, with plans to appoint a dozen new Maori inspectors. An upcoming hui for Te Tai Tokerau iwi chairs hopes to explore, which Marae in their rohe could be used as… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A number of high profile businesses have shut up shop in Nelson's cbd. Audio

8:38 AM.At least 10 people are dead in the Philippines after a category 2 typhoon hit. Audio

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

8:28 AM.For almost three months, Scott Donaldson battled with the elements in an attempt to be the first person to kayak solo across the Tasman. Audio

8:20 AM.The latest inflation figures show the prices of consumer goods and services held steady in the second quarter of the year. Audio

8:10 AM.A report on how the police handled complaints about illegal spying by the Government Communications Security Bureau will be made public this morning. Audio

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

7:57 AM.If you believe in aliens, you're not alone, some of Nasa's top scientists and former astronauts believe it too. Audio

7:55 AM.The part-time residents of one of New Zealand's most isolated settlements are to join with the Department of Conservation to help protect wildlife in the area. Audio

7:51 AM.The Labour Party says the Energy Minister can't keep downplaying increasing power prices. Audio

7:45 AM.A member of the New Zealand Defence Force who reportedly caused 50 thousand dollars worth of damage to a Niue hotel may be charged over the incident. Audio

7:39 AM.Councils in Southland and Otago are searching through hundreds of building consents in their districts to determine what buildings the strutural engineer, Anthony Major, was involved in. Audio

7:29 AM.Four children playing on a beach in Gaza have been killed in an Israeli strike, as the death toll from nine days of conflict passes 200. Audio

7:25 AM.Police are to use an infra red camera this morning when they resume their search the driver of a freight truck which crashed yesterday morning. Audio

7:22 AM.The Australian Defence Force says its Special Forces soldier who died yesterday on Aoraki Mount Cook was highly qualified and experienced in alpine, mountain and altitude activities. Audio

7:17 AM.The Dutch government has been found liable for the deaths of more than 300 Bosnian Muslims, who were expelled from a United Nations compound in Srebrenica during the conflict in the former Yugoslavia… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A Swedish court has decided to uphold the arrest warrant issued against the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on charges of sexual assault. Audio

7:10 AM.The bill for America's bid to extradite Kim Dotcom has run into the millions of dollars, with lawyers working for the Crown clocking up more than 20-thousand hours of work on the case. Audio

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