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7:38 AM.Flood-hit areas of Christchurch are bracing themselves with heavy rain forecast in the region later this week. Audio

7:26 AM.After almost nine months under a doping cloud, the New Zealand equestrian Jock Paget will return to action in England this weekend, in a late bid to make the World Equestrian Games team. Audio

7:23 AM.Syrians living in New Zealand say the last thing people want is foreigners travelling to the war-torn country to fight in the civil-war. Audio

7:20 AM.Muslims in Invercargill say suggestions they are being radicalised in their Mosque is nonsense. Audio

7:19 AM.Jane Patterson joins us to discuss John Banks' resignation and what it means for the ACT Party, and the Government. Audio

7:16 AM.On Friday the Act party leader Jamie Whyte told Morning Report he hadn't spoken to John Banks. Audio

7:10 AM.The Act MP, John Banks, has succumbed to mounting pressure and will resign from Parliament. Audio

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

6:58 AM.Investors in the United States are wondering whether the records the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indicies reached on Friday can be maintained. Both indicies, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq, each gained about… Read more Audio

6:55 AM.In Australia, a surge in mining exports has eased immediate fears of a sharp economic slowdown. But the overall picture from the quarterly national accounts hides some underlying weaknesses; Sydney… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.A new report says primary sector businesses are worried about how biosecurity costs will be shared with the government. Audio

6:51 AM.The Financial Markets Authority has taken the unprecedented step of publicly refuting statements made about it by Abano Healthcare's dissident shareholders. Audio

6:48 AM.Economists expect the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates for a third time this year on Thursday but the outlook beyond that is considerably mirkier. Audio

6:41 AM.Christchurch is bracing for more flooding with several days of rain, some heavy, forecast. Audio

6:37 AM.A by-election in Epsom looks unlikely with opposition parties not expected to push for one this close to a general election. Audio

6:27 AM.A Taranaki tribe that rejected a deed of settlement says it stepped away because the Crown's failing to recognise the global importance importance of Parihaka; The Office of Treaty Settlements is… 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.Opposition parties unlikely to push for a by-election in Epsom, Christchurch braces for flooding, John Banks resigns, John Key continues to defend John Banks, Invercargill mosques plays down… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.The first notes of Jazz music were played in the late 19th century in New Orleans, the melting pot of sound, and in Wellington last night, the annual festival celebrating those smooth and often… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.A Canterbury surgeon says patients are dying in this country while a "talkfest" continues about whether to screen for bowel cancer. Audio

8:48 AM.The Green Party has ratified a formal policy on abortion, making it the only party in Parliament to have one. Audio

8:45 AM.Health professionals have been told the majority of the country's hospital admissions are Maori; A tribal leader says a survey published by the Asia New Zealand Foundation could cause problems for the… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.New Zealand is embarking on an ambitious plan to almost double the amount of money that tourism delivers to this country over the next decade. Audio