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6:56 AM.Across the Tasman, and Australia's Reserve Bank is running out of patience with the resilience of the Aussie dollar in the face of a sharp fall in commodity prices. Audio

6:52 AM.The Port of Tauranga is poised to become the New Zealand hub for big ships, taking business away from all its competitors. Audio

6:47 AM.The latest company wanting to raise funds and list on the stock exchange provides software to the cinema industry. Audio

6:40 AM.The Minister of Labour, Simon Bridges, is defending changes to the way shop trading laws are enforced. Audio

6:37 AM.Labour came out swinging at its election-year congress over the weekend saying the election would go down to the wire. Audio

6:27 AM.The Labour Party is describing a new bill that aims to revitalise Te Reo as a rushed and cynical political tactic by the Maori Party heading into a general election; A group of parents who withdrew… Read more Audio

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

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

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

6:00 AM.Labour promising to restore RMA reputation, Changes may make it easier for shops to break the law, Labour rearing to go for election campaign, We can win, Cunliffe tells party faithful, PM - education… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.The Accident Compensation Corporation has helped to bankroll a mining project on conservation land which some fear could put one of the world's rarest frogs at risk. Audio

8:47 AM.Members of a Hawke's Bay marae are warning patiki, or black flounder, could disappear completely from some local rivers - if urgent steps aren't taken to protect its habitat; The Northland Regional… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.It's down to the final eight in the Football World Cup. Audio

8:34 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The former Maori Affairs Minister Dover Samuels is condemning a district court judge's decision yesterday to discharge the son of the Maori King on charges of theft, burglary and drink-driving. Audio

8:24 AM.Staying with Rolf Harris. He will be sentenced in London today. The Head of Abuse law at Slater and Gordon, Liz Dux, says Harris' age and health will be taken into account. Audio

8:17 AM.National Party MP and former Radio New Zealand presenter Maggie Barry is going public, saying she was groped by Rolf Harris. Audio

8:11 AM.Fears that Islamic terrorists have developed an 'undetectable' bomb are sparking a major upgrade in air travel security around the world this morning, with international airports on increased alert. Audio

7:56 AM.A law that allows the extension of supervision orders for child sex offenders for more than ten years has passed its first hurdle in Parliament. Audio

7:52 AM.Northland primary principals say if the Government has big money to throw at education - it should be spent on children, not teachers. Audio

7:44 AM.The Labour Party says the finances of the Southern District Health Board are in a parlous state because of the Government's underfunding. Audio

7:40 AM.A man whose wife was killed in the CTV collapse says the Government should have stepped in when Alan Reay quit the professional body to prevent David Harding doing the same thing. Audio

7:37 AM.A structural engineer is calling for his professional body to be replaced by a government agency. Audio

7:28 AM.A Malaysian newspaper is reporting diplomat Muhammad Rizalman will still have diplomatic immunity when he returns to New Zealand to face sex charges. Audio