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7:24 AM.Despite a faster growing economy, the Treasury is demanding the Government keeps a tight grip on the purse strings. Audio

7:17 AM.A former Maori Affairs Minister is railing against a judge's decision to discharge the Maori King's son without conviction on theft, burglary and drink driving charges. Audio

7:10 AM.International air travel is on heighted alert this morning, amid fears that Islamist terrorists have developed an 'undetectable' bomb which can get through existing screening. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

6:58 AM.After a string of records, the Dow Jones index has finally cracked the 17 thousand mark for the first time in the index's history. Audio

6:56 AM.Auckland's largest real estate agency is seeing a surge in sales of houses worth more than a million dollars which has been lifting average prices. Audio

6:54 AM.South Port says it expects its annual profit will be higher than it previously signalled because of stronger than expected cargo flows in the June quarter. Audio

6:53 AM.The Financial Markets Authority has sent a strong signal that it's now firmly focused on current misdemeanors, rather than historical matters. Audio

6:51 AM.Ryman Healthcare says it will still be able to provide the full continuum of care at the village it plans to build in Newtown, even though the site is very much smaller than most Ryman villages. Audio

6:49 AM.An Australian investment research company is recommending shareholders sell Goodman Fielder shares ahead of a proposed scheme to buy the food manufacturing firm. Audio

6:44 AM.Structural engineer John Scarry says the Institution of Professional Engineers should be replaced by a government agency. Audio

6:28 AM.The Northland Regional Council says it would like all iwi in Northland to be represented on its Maori advisory committee; Members of a Hawke's Bay marae are warning the patiki, or black flounder… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.Christchurch's only Rape Crisis centre will close today because of a thirty thousand dollar shortfall. Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The Labour Party has described a cost-cutting proposal by the Southern Primary Health Organisation as contemptuous. 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.Airports around the world go on high alert after reports Al Qaeda has developed a bomb that can't be detected. The son of the Maori king escapes conviction on theft, burglary and drink driving charges… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Interview with Maan Alkaisi about the CTV collapse. Audio

8:57 AM.The Oscar Pistorius trial has heard that the paralympic star is suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder after shooting his girlfriend dead and is at risk of committing suicide. Audio

8:54 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal's revealed the big kaupapa issues it will be holding inquiries into - matters of national significance; Police in the Far North are dismissing the leader of the Mana Party's… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.A scientist who devoted his career trying to prove the yeti once roamed the planet has now discovered the creature was probably a large bear. Audio

8:44 AM.This week's guilty verdicts for the entertainer Rolf Harris are encouraging others who were sexually abused by him to come forward. Audio

8:41 AM.Staying with wimbledon and his giant killing run at Wimbledon might be over, but his former coach says Nick Kyrgios has huge untapped potential, and there's more to come. Audio