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

6:57 AM.The US stock market appears to be easing after a week of record highs. Audio

6:56 AM.Foley Family Wines says its 2014 grape harvest of more than 6,800 tonnes from its three Martinborough and Marlborough sites is up nearly 20 percent on last year. Audio

6:55 AM.The Institute of Directors has rubbished criticism of Telecom's latest board appointment. Audio

6:50 AM.The technology firm, GeoOp, says hiring new staff as a start-up company is a delicate balancing act. Audio

6:49 AM.An economist says even though consumers aren't getting carried away on retail spending, the strong outlook for the economy means interest rates will have to rise further in the coming year. Audio

6:46 AM.Abano Healthcare's self-described activist shareholders are proposing to requisition a second special shareholders' meeting and there appear to be no legal constraints on their calling multiple… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.An Australian expert says sealing asbestos in quake damaged Christcurch houses is only a short-term solution. Audio

6:27 AM.The government's to give a cluster of Hawke's Bay iwi and hapu money up-front to invest in the contentious Ruataniwha dam; The Aotea district manager for Kohanga Reo in Whanganui, Ruka Broughton, says… Read more Audio

6:20 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.The Eden Park trust confirms plans to build nine-storey apartments, a hotel and restaurants on its number two ground. The West Auckland community looks for answers after the death of a local dairy… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The capital has been declared "vampire friendly" with hints that some of the undead may even be present in the Beehive. Read more Audio

8:53 AM.The annual National Agricultural Fieldays gets under way at Mystery Creek near Hamilton today. Audio

8:50 AM.Three years on from its controversial introduction, a report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says 90-day work trials are creating more job opportunities. Audio

8:46 AM.Two tribes have scored a legal victory over the Tuhoe Treaty settlement legislation; The Kohanga Reo National Trust says there's now no reason for the government to put off addressing a string of… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.There has been a second attack on Karachi's airport. This time there was a gun battle near the airport with men on motorbikes firing shots at a training camp used by security forces and then fled. Audio

8:35 AM.The Kohanga Reo Trust's commercial arm has been cleared of criminal wrong-doing by the Serious Fraud Office. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:30 AM.RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen discusses opposition to the government's flagship education policy. Audio

8:25 AM.Primary school teachers and principals have united in opposition to the government's flagship education policy, saying it is unacceptable and unworkable. Audio

8:20 AM.New Zealand's youngest convicted killer, Bailey Junior Kurariki, was 12-years-old when he participated in the fatal beating of pizza worker, Michael Choy in 2001. Audio

8:16 AM.A 13-year-old boy will appear at the Waitakere Youth Court this morning charged with murdering a west Auckland dairy owner. Audio

8:15 AM.A brief look at other areas affected by the weather overnight. Audio