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6:56 AM.A technology entrepreneur who was last in the news when she and other investors bought the directory business, Localist, from New Zealand Post is launching a new venture today. Audio

6:54 AM.New Zealand Oil & Gas had good news and bad news for the market yesterday. Audio

6:51 AM.The Financial Markets Authority has issued the first ever licence for a peer-to-peer lending platform, creating new capital-raising opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises in New Zealand.

6:48 AM.The Institute of Economic Research is predicting inflation will reach an annual pace of 2.5 percent by year's end but is still saying the Reserve Bank should not be raising interest rates. Audio

6:40 AM.The Government says a new report is yet more proof that the gap between the rich and the poor isn't increasing under its watch. Audio

6:38 AM.It's been a horrendous night on the weather front in the north of the country, and it seems there'll be little let up today. Audio

6:27 AM.The Minister for Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, says he won't be referring the proposed legislation for a new Maori language entity to the Waitangi Tribunal as requested by the Maori Council; A Maori… Read more Audio

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

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:08 AM.Thousands of homes remain without power after a vicious winter storm battered Auckland and Northland overnight, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Thousands still without power in wake of winter storm, Northland Civil Defence on high storm alert, Kaitaia Fire Service kept busy as storm rips through, Crew abandon yacht in dramatic rescue in… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Election officials in Afghanistan have held a news conference to announce preliminary results of last month's run off presidential contest. Audio

8:53 AM.Hospitality businesses in Christchurch say the city council has dropped the ball in allowing their food licenses to lapse. Audio

8:50 AM.The Green Party's accused the Prime Minister of taking a softly-softly approach towards Japanese whaling that will only embolden their whaling efforts. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori King's son, Korotangi Paki, has completed a hundred and 20 hours of a tikanga Maori- based restorative plan despite not being convicted of burglary and theft charges; A researcher finding… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Seven Network has defended airing footage showing Oscar Pistorius re-enacting the events of the night he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Audio

8:40 AM.A union swoop on foreign ships tied up in New Zealand ports has recovered $125,000 in back wages owed to crew members. Audio

8:35 AM.The Government is pushing ahead with plans to replace the Maori Language Commission with a new body despite legal threats. Audio

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

8:27 AM.A report has criticised the Earthquake Commission for the way the level of floors in earthquake-damaged houses have been measured. Audio

8:24 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says government officials must explain how an island is back on the market despite the foreign owners possibly never being given approval to purchase it in… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.The family violence statistics published by the Auckland University's Family Violence Clearinghouse reveal police last year launched an average 260 new domestic violence investigations a day. Audio

8:10 AM.Labour's Justice spokesperson Andrew Little says Police are not prosecuting criminal offences in order to keep the crime statistics looking good. Audio

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