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6:58 AM.An analyst says a note of caution crept into global stock markets last week, partly inspired by banking issues in Portugal. Britain's Foot-sie fell a whopping 2.6 percent but the S&P 500 Index in the… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.Across the Tasman, and a spike in Australian unemployment is testing assumptions of a rebalancing of the economy away from mining. Audio

6:50 AM.An executive at the Danish dairy company, Arla Foods, says global milk prices may not begin to recover until the retail price of milk in China declines. Audio

6:47 AM.Economists on average are expecting a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumers Price Index for the June quarter, taking the annual rate to 1.8 percent. Audio

6:42 AM.The Football World Cup final is set to get underway in Rio de Janeiro shortly, with Argentina and Germany battling it out to see who will be the World Champions. For the latest here is CNN's Amanda… Read more Audio

6:29 AM.The United Nations is denying an accusation its president is delaying preparations to hold its first global indigenous conference; The Hokotehi Moriori Trust is opposing an application from the… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.Argentina last won the World Cup in 1986, when they beat West Germany 3-2 in Mexico, but heading into today's match, Germany are the favourites to take out the title. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The final of the Football World Cup gets underway in less than an hour, and Germany are the favourites to defeat Argentina for the trophy. 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.Family mourns dead mother of one, Havoc in Northland, Clean up underway in Northland, Football World Cup final kicks off in Brazil, Our reporter among German and Argentinian fans, Israel ignores… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Clive Palmer throws spanner in works of carbon tax repeal plan and the state of the mining industry - big iron ore mine in Northern Territory to close. Audio

8:50 AM.Using prayers to decide which young woman to marry is not the way most young New Zealand men find a wife, but a unique glimpse into a West Coast community shows that for a few, it is. Audio

8:46 AM.A senior medical lecturer says more funding is needed for research to explore the impact of racism toward Maori in the health system; Tainui is praising a judge's decision to fine the Waikato District… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand's top athletes are heading to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Audio

8:38 AM.The outgoing head of the Waikato District Health Board says anti-fluoride campaigners will never give up and it's wasting public time and money. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Some top schools are suspected of ignoring the rules for enrolling out-of-zone students. Audio

8:20 AM.Colin Craig's Conservative Party has received $675,000 in donations from retired Hamilton multi-millionaires Laurence and Katrina Day. Audio

8:18 AM.From the beginning of next year, builders doing any residential work worth more than 30-thousand dollars will be required to have written contracts with their clients. Audio

8:15 AM.People in New Zealand with family links to Israel and Gaza are nervously watching developments. They told our reporter Kim Baker Wilson it's a distressing and appalling situation. Audio

8:10 AM.In the Middle East, rockets and missiles continue to be fired into and out of the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Audio

7:58 AM.A month-long football fiesta is now set for its grand showpiece, the World Cup final on Monday morning. Audio