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8:42 AM.The Christchurch City Council is increasingly looking likely to build a sports stadium on reserve land it is leasing to the Canterbury A&P Show - a move which already has show organisers up in arms. Audio

8:38 AM.Mental health staff who cared for a woman who escaped from a secure-unit at Waikato Hospital and then bludgeoned a woman to death are expected to give evidence on day two of an inquest in Hamilton… Read more Audio

8:35 AM.Dozens of young people turned out in Auckland last night to debate the merits, or otherwise, of voting. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A lawyer for Motiti Island residents has claimed at a Waitangi Tribunal hearing, that the Crown has been making sham agreements and backdoor deals with the owners of the Rena. Audio

8:24 AM.The credibility of South Canterbury Finance's former chief financial officer as a witness has been called into question. Audio

8:18 AM.Several news organisations, including Radio New Zealand, are fighting to overturn a court order preventing the identification of a diplomat who's accused of attacking a Wellington woman. Audio

8:14 AM.A Waikato woman who helped bring Harris to New Zealand for a promotional tour in 1986 says she's been shocked by revelations about his secret life as a child abuser, but says that's typical of those… Read more Audio

8:08 AM.Australian childrens entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four young girls in charges that date back to the 1960s. Audio

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

7:56 AM.The Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard has succeeded where Serena Williams failed as she beat Alize Cornet to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals overnight. Audio

7:54 AM.A late burst of goals has seen France through to the quarter-finals at the football World Cup, downing Nigeria 2 - nil this morning. Audio

7:51 AM.Drivers with vehicles made in the year 2000 and newer will have to get their warrant of fitness inspections only once a year, under new rules which come into force today. Audio

7:46 AM.The Labour Party's heads into its election year congress in Wellington this weekend with poor polling overshadowing the meeting. Audio

7:40 AM.Taxi companies say a smart phone app that lets private drivers pick up paying fares could seriously damage taxi services. Audio

7:35 AM.Israeli security forces have found the bodies of three teenagers who went missing in the West Bank last month. Audio

7:28 AM.The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius has resumed in South Africa after a break to evaluate the athlete's mental health. Audio

7:23 AM.30 years ago his 20 year old daughter, Sacha MacFarlane, died in a head on car crash with a Chilean diplomat, Luis Felipe Lopez, who had been drinking and crossed the centreline. Audio

7:17 AM.Pressure is mounting to revoke a court order preventing a diplomat who's accused of attacking a Wellington woman being named. Audio

7:10 AM.Entertainer Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls. Audio

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

6:58 AM.U.S. stocks have barely moved after a set of mixed economic data, although the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are continuing their steady march upwards. Audio

6:56 AM.Confidence about employment is still a long way from boom-time levels, even though it's reached its highest level since September 2008. Audio

6:54 AM.The Financial Markets Authority is hoping measures put in place this year will put paid to any perceptions of a conflict of interest between the stock exchange operator's commercial interests and its… Read more Audio

6:52 AM.2degrees says it can catch up fast with Vodafone and Telecom because its networks are newer and easier to upgrade to 4G. Audio