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8:38 AM.The Prime Minister has wrapped up his Pacific Mission with a day-long visit to Niue. Audio

8:35 AM.Police officers who are searching a 6 hectare site in Praia da Luz, Portugal in the hunt for Madeleine McCann have been given permission to continue into next week. Audio

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

8:26 AM.The All Blacks' attempt to repeat their perfect season begins this weekend in the first of three tests against England at Auckland's Eden Park. Audio

8:22 AM.Netball players across every level say the retirement of Irene Van Dyk from the Silver Ferns is a huge loss for the sport. Audio

8:19 AM.Court papers obtained by Radio New Zealand show the Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, will seek costs only in his defamation case against Green co-leader, Russel Norman, rather than any sum in… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.Opposition parties are calling for John Banks to resign, after he was found guilty yesterday of filing a false electoral donation return after his failed Auckland 2010 mayoral campaign. Audio

8:07 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:57 AM.Forestry workers are being urged to take part in a major safety review of their industry, after 10 died in accidents last year. Audio

7:54 AM.The residence of the New Zealand's High Commissioner in London has been sold after being empty for two years because it was deemed unfit to host dinner parties. Audio

7:51 AM.Today marks the 70th anniversary of D-Day, one of the greatest military operations ever undertaken. Audio

7:43 AM.Christchurch builders are worried asbestos repairs in the earthquake rebuild will continue to cause problems for years to come. Audio

7:40 AM.Residents of a Christchurch suburb which has been the worst affected by flooding are expressing relief at news the council is taking urgent action to fix the problem. Audio

7:35 AM.A manhunt is underway in the eastern Canadian city of Moncton for a man who went on a shooting rampage, leaving three police officers dead. Audio

7:27 AM.Workers at Solid Energy's Stockton coal mine will find out today just how many jobs are going to go at the open-cast coal mine. Audio

7:22 AM.Hayden Wilson is a lawyer at Kensington Swan, who specialises in electoral law. Audio

7:18 AM.The Labour party is calling on John Banks to resign following yesterday's guilty verdict. Audio

7:14 AM.We have spoken to the Act Party leader, Jamie Whyte. Audio

7:10 AM.Banks was yesterday found guilty of filing a false electoral donation return, relating to his failed Auckland mayoral campaign in 2010. Audio

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

6:58 AM.On Wall St, stocks have risen following the European Central Bank's move to cut rates to record lows and taking further steps to stimluate the regions' sluggish economy. Audio

6:56 AM.A report says changes to competition rules and measures to improve the use of technology should help lift the performance of the services sector Audio

6:54 AM.Auckland's largest real estate agency says of its houses which go to aution, currently about 80 percent are sold within seven days. Audio

6:53 AM.The Financial Markets Authority and the receivers of Strategic Finance have reached a 22 million dollar settlement with the company's directors and auditors. Audio

6:50 AM.An analyst says that just because the share market's value in relation to the economy has doubled in the last five years, doesn't mean the battle to ensure NZX is a viable institution has been won. Audio