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6:50 AM.The latest ANZ Bank survey has found a net 43 percent of companies are optimistic about the economy, down 11 points from last month and 28 points down from the peak. Audio

6:48 AM.The airport chief executive, Steve Sanderson, says the pricing won't impact on his company's plans to invest 112-million dollars to redevelop the airport over that period. Audio

6:39 AM.Radio New Zealand and other media organisations are fighting to overturn a court suppression of a foreign diplomat's name. Audio

6:27 AM.A feud between whanau over ownership rights to a Coromandel campground is playing out in public; A former Maori Affairs Minister says Northland iwi have been given a better opportunity in regional… 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.Rolf Harris found guilty, Court being asked to overturn suppression on diplomat charges, Father of woman killed by man who claimed diplomatic immunity, Pistorius trial resumes, no sign of mental… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:54 AM.This weekend's Kaumatua Kapa Haka was lively proof that being in your nineties is no barrier to captivating an audience and teaching them a thing or two. Audio

8:51 AM.Costa Rica and Greece are nil all going into half time in their Football World Cup quarterfinal. Audio

8:48 AM.The Sunday Star Times is being accused of sensationalising and impeding race relations; The organisation holding land returned in Treaty settlements admits not all iwi will be happy with how large… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.About 200 people dug into the soggy wetlands in eastern Christchurch this weekend to plant 400 native trees in a bid to turn the red zone into a swathe of green. Audio

8:42 AM.A new study is predicting climate change will have a devastating effect on the Emperor Penguin population by the end of the century. Audio

8:35 AM.A foreign diplomat who left the country despite facing serious criminal charges is expected to be charged in his home country. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Iraq says it has received the first batch of second-hand fighter jets it ordered from Russia to help it strike back against Sunni insurgents who have seized large areas of the country. Audio

8:20 AM.The Government's announcement of a 212 million dollar spend-up on regional highway projects may have put National Party on the road to winning more votes in some provinces, but risks driving away… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.And at National's annual conference over the weekend, various ministers warned about the dangers of a Labour-led government and its potential partners. Audio

8:10 AM.The Government denies it's engaging in pork barrel politics, after pledging more than 200 million dollars to upgrading regional roads over the next three years. Audio

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

7:56 AM.St John is having to increase staff and re-arrange the distribution of ambulances to cover what is expected to be the busiest period in its history. Audio

7:53 AM.Pasifika teachers and principals say charter schools and the Government's 359-million dollar flagship education policy could do more harm than good for their students. Audio

7:50 AM.Rest homes have launched a campaign to put aged care on the political agenda in the run-up to the general election in a bid to boost funding. Audio

7:46 AM.Five Russian fighter jets have arrived in Iraq to help the government's troops in their battle against Sunni militants. Audio