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6:47 AM.Port of Tauranga's 10-year freight deal with Kotahi, a freight company owned by Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, will be worth more than 5 to 6 billion dollars in revenue to the port. Audio

6:42 AM.The Government has accused Labour of being in disarray after two of its MPs voted against the party last night to support the logging of fallen trees on conservation land. Audio

6:42 AM.The Government has accused Labour of being in disarray after two of its MPs voted against the party last night to support the logging of fallen trees on conservation land. Audio

6:40 AM.The tension between protecting rivers and intensifying farming is writ large in a decision from the Board of Inquiry into the Ruantaniwha dam - which could make the water storage project unworkable. Audio

6:27 AM.A leader of a Maori mental heath service says tangata whenua need to own up to the high rates of child abuse in their whanau and find solutions within Maori culture; Public servants have have been… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.An investigation into the late BBC radio and TV star, Jimmy Savile, has revealed he sexually abused victims between the ages of 5 and 75 for decades at British hospitals. Audio

6:22 AM.The Uruguay and Liverpool star player, Luis Suarez, has been banned from all football for four months. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:14 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Scientists and environmentalists say the go ahead for the Ruataniwha dam has implications far beyond the Hawke's Bay. As tempers flare in the House and two Labour MPs cross the floor over West Coast… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.It's D-day for Queenstown's convention centre, with district councillors voting this afternoon whether to commit more than 30 million dollars to build one in downtown Queenstown. Audio

8:48 AM.A new report says Maori children are five-and-a-half times more likely to die of abuse and neglect than children of other ethnicities; A human rights commission report shows an over ten percent pay… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Government is often at loggerheads with teachers, but last night it was singing their praises and giving them prizes. Audio

8:42 AM.New Zealand Cricket says it will support the appointment of Narayanaswami Srinivasanan to the game's most powerful job despite his IPL team being at the centre of corruption allegations. Audio

8:39 AM.The Hawke's Bay Regional Council says a decision on the controversial Ruataniwha Dam could be delayed for months because of a legal challenge against the board of inquiry's final decision. Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.The former editor of the News of the World newspaper, Andy Coulson, could face a retrial, after the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the final two charges he faced. Audio

8:16 AM.A new report is recommending agencies actively protect victims, after it found half of all homicides in New Zealand are family-violence related. The government-funded report by the Family Violence… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Auckland's Transport agency is sticking by its decision to trial a shuttle service for its staff, and says it may become permanent. The trial service between its downtown offices and its headquarters… Read more Audio

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

7:50 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, is travelling this morning but joining us now is the associate minister, Stephen Joyce. Audio

7:45 AM.The Labour Party is promising to crack down on tax avoidance to help get the Government's books into surplus. In its alternate Budget, Labour says it will run surpluses if it leads the next Government… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Argentina and Nigeria are the latest teams to confirm their place in the knockout stage of the Football World Cup in Brazil. Audio

7:36 AM.The Iraq Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, has rejected growing international calls for a unity government to counter the threat from Islamic insurgents. Audio