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8:51 AM.A young Australian musician has won top honours in this year's Kerikeri International Piano competition. Audio

8:49 AM.A group of Taranaki leaseholders fighting massive hikes to the rents they pay to the New Plymouth District Council are vowing to continue their battle. Audio

8:45 AM.A group of parents who withdrew their tamariki en masse from a Northland kura say they were left with no choice, despite some of the children being unsettled in their new schools; The Labour Party is… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.As we've been reporting, the Labour Party is promising to reduce class sizes in schools if it leads the next government. Audio

8:40 AM.South America and Europe remain evenly represented in the Football World Cup after a dramatic round of quaterfinals over the weekend. Audio

8:35 AM.There was no fairytale finish at Wimbledon this morning, as crowd favourite Roger Federer lost to Novak Djokovic in a five set epic. Audio

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

8:25 AM.The mother of an 11-year-old boy assaulted by his father says she still has concerns about police handling of the case. Audio

8:20 AM.A young rugby star who died after collapsing on the field had already spent four weeks on the side-line earlier this year after suffering a head injury. Audio

8:13 AM.Joining us now is the Education Minister, Hekia Parata. Audio

8:10 AM.Labour's plan to reduce class sizes by dumping the government's flagship education policy has divided school teachers and principals. Audio

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

7:57 AM.Over to Brazil, it's down to the final four in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Audio

7:54 AM.Debate begins this morning on how to pay for ambitious plans developed by the Auckland Council since it was formed nearly four years ago. Audio

7:48 AM.The Labour Leader, David Cunliffe, has made it clear that Internet-Mana will not be sitting around his Cabinet table. Audio

7:42 AM.Confusion continues to surround exactly when a Malaysian diplomat will return to New Zealand to face sex crime charges. Audio

7:38 AM.The Trans-Tasman kayaker, Scott Donaldson, is being blown back out to sea after yesterday making within 60 kilometres of the Taranaki coast. Audio

7:34 AM.A major shift in the way the Labour Inspectorate enforces shop trading laws could make it easier for shops to open illegally at Easter. Audio

7:28 AM.A police officer is being called a hero after he broke into a burning house to save a woman trapped inside. Audio

7:23 AM.The death of a young rugby player has sent shockwaves through a close-knit Northland community and the wider rugby fraternity. Audio

7:18 AM.It appears that education, and the nation's classrooms, will be at the forefront of this year's election battle. Audio

7:14 AM.Education was at the heart of policy announcements made at the congress including cutting class sizes. Audio

7:10 AM.It was all fighting talk and no surrender at the Labour Party congress at the weekend. Audio

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

6:59 AM.The iconic Dow Jones Index topped 17-thousand points the market is looking to see whether company earnings can justify further records for US stocks, New Zealand's Top 50 Index gained just half a… Read more Audio