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7:28 AM.Significant belt tightening at Christchurch City Council has not been enough to avoid a seven-and-a-half percent rates rise for its residents. Audio

7:22 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

7:20 AM.Auckland's Transport agency is sticking by its decision to trial a private shuttle service for its staff, and says it may become permanent.

The agency is trying to cut the use of fleet vehicles… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.A government-funded report into domestic violence has found half of all homicides in New Zealand are family violence-related and says the Government needs to take radical steps to turn that around. Audio

7:14 AM.The National Secretary of the Public Service Association, Richard Wagstaff, says CASS should be an example of how NOT to implement change in the public service. Audio

7:10 AM.The head of the Treasury, Gabriel Makhlouf, is taking responsibility for bungling a merger designed to streamline the back-office functions of three departments. Audio

7:10 AM.The Auditor General says the Government's central agencies did not follow best practice in a merger designed to streamline the back-office functions of three departments. Audio

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

6:57 AM.Stocks are again on the rise on Wall Street this morning, with the market shrugging off new data showing the US economy shrank 2.9 percent in the first quarter, worse than the 1.8 percent predicted… Read more Audio

6:54 AM.The chief executive of Z-Energy says the service station operator is trying to make a refiner it partly owns more efficient after a shareholder expressed concern about the investment. Audio

6:54 AM.Family Foley Wines is planning to leap from the low-cost alternative stock market to NZX's main board after raising ten million dollars in new capital. Audio

6:52 AM.SBS Bank says the lending restrictions have hurt earnings growth. Audio

6:50 AM.The company behind the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter made a profit in 2013, but is disappointed with the result. Audio

6:48 AM.The just listed technology firm Gentrack is distancing itself other tech companies which have had a bumpy ride on the stock exchange over the last few weeks. Audio

6:45 AM.Auckland's Transport agency is sticking by its decision to trial a private shuttle service for its staff, and says it may become permanent. Audio

6:42 AM.The Labour Party is promising to crack down on tax avoidance to help get the Government's books into surplus. Audio

6:39 AM.The Treasury is accepting responsibility for bungling a merger. Audio

6:25 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

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:12 AM.The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, is under pressure in the UK over his decision to employ Andy Coulson, who was yesterday convicted of conspiring to hack phones, as a communications director.

6:10 AM.A government-funded report has found half of all homicides in New Zealand are people who are killed by a relative. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Half of country's homicides are family violence related, British prime minister under pressure in phone hacking trial, Treasury head accepts blame for merger failings, Labour promises to crack down on… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A unique project to narrow the gender gap in Papua New Guinea has taken to the skies above Nelson. Audio