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6:58 AM.The Productivity Commission has released a report recommending a number of changes aimed at improving the performance of New Zealand's large and complex regulatory system. Audio

6:55 AM.The Maersk shipping line is moving its Southern Star service back to the Port of Tauranga just a year after moving it to Ports of Auckland. Audio

6:52 AM.Speculators will have to pay a high price to move on from the New Zealand dollar. Audio

6:49 AM.Most economists still expect the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates again later this month but it's no longer the absolute certainty it was. Audio

6:27 AM.Police leadership is getting a shake-up, with plans to appoint a dozen new Maori inspectors. The senior officers will work alongside district commanders to ensure they meet targets to cut prosecution… Read more Audio

6:22 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.Crown lawyers spend more than 20 thousand hours on Kim Dotcom, Swedish court to rule on lifting Julian Assange arrest warrant, Dutch liable over Srebrenica deaths, Soldier was highly experienced in… Read more Audio

9:51 AM.The hole in the Maori dental workforce is starting to be filled. The Ministry of Health is reporting an increase in the number of applications for Hauora Maori Scholarships to study at the country's… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.It is every little girl's dream - to be a princess. But one dad, from the American state of Virginia, has gone the extra mile to make it happen for his seven-year-old daughter. Jeremiah Heaton… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The already cash-strapped Auckland Council is splashing out a hundred thousand dollars for an artsy curtain for one of the city's libraries. The Devonport Library, on Auckland's North Shore was… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A former South Auckland officer is defending police actions over crime figures, in the face of claims that hundreds of burglaries were downgraded to make for more politically palatable reading. Audio

8:41 AM.An initiative to provide more beds for the homeless in Christchurch is unlikely to benefit many of the people sleeping rough on the city's streets. The Christchurch City Council and the Government… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.A suicide blast in the eastern province of Paktika in Afghanistan has killed at least 89 people. The attacker targetted a market crowded full of people doing their shopping at the time of the attack. Audio

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

8:30 AM.Northland farmers say they need urgent help to repair roads after storms hammered the region. The Federated Farmers Northland president, Roger Ludbrook, says local councils in cannot afford to fix the… Read more Audio

8:25 AM.A community worker in Opotiki says the town's still shocked and alarmed by the death of a young man at the weekend, and violence that has erupted in the town since his killing. The Police have… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.Twenty-one people have died after a train derailed in Moscow's packed metro during rush hour. It is the worst accident ever to hit one of the world's busiest subways. Audio

8:18 AM.Dairy prices have plunged an average 8.9 percent in the latest international auction overnight, contributing to a 34 percent slump since February. Audio

8:13 AM.The Labour Party says the Prime Minister should front up to New Zealanders and explain exactly what he knew about Kim Dotcom and when he knew it. Mr Key has repeatedly said he had not heard of Mr… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:59 AM.Comments by the Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellan sent Wall Street into the red after the blue-chip Dow Jones index earlier hit an all-time intraday high of 17 thosuand 120 points on… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.The Minister for the Environment Amy Adams joins Morning Report to discuss swimability. Audio

7:55 AM.The Green Party is accusing the government of trying to hide how swimmable New Zealand's waters are. The suitability for swimming indicator is usually released annually, and shows how contaminated the… Read more Audio