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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

6:49 AM.The European Central Bank has introduced a raft of measures to stimulate the sluggish eurozone economy and fight off the risk of deflation. Audio

6:40 AM.The lack of a conviction means the Epsom MP can stay on in Parliament until the end of the term. Audio

6:28 AM.A tribal leader says a survey published by the Asia New Zealand Foundation could cause problems for the new ambassador to Beijing; Health professionals have been told the majority of the country's… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:12 AM.As Washington and Moscow remain locked in their worst diplomatic showdown in decades, western leaders attending the G7 meeting in Brussels have called on Russia to take action over the Ukraine crisis Audio

6:10 AM.The Act MP, John Banks, will remain in Parliament until it rises for the general election, despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false election donation return, following his failed… Read more Audio

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

6:00 AM.A judge believes Kim Dotcom but doesn't believe John Banks - how long can the Epsom MP hang on in Parliament? Canadian police tread carefully as they hunt a man who killed three officers and OIAs show… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.People selling air travel tickets on social media sites are being warned people who buy them may not be able to use them. Audio

8:51 AM.There's a call to reserve positions on the Waitangi National Trust Board for descendants of four significant Maori figures; An iwi leader is calling an Asia New Zealand Foundation survey mischievous… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Catholic Church in Ireland is facing fresh accusations of child abuse after a researcher found records showing 796 babies and young children were buried in a mass grave beside a former orphanage… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Details of the virtual slavery endured by a girl adopted and brought to New Zealand when she was 15 have emerged after her adoptive father pleaded guilty to incest. Audio

8:38 AM.Forest and Bird is calling for a moratorium on oil and gas fracking, saying a new report makes it clear it comes at too high a cost for the environment. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has called for an end to livestock being exposed to toxic oil industry waste in Taranaki. Audio

8:26 AM.New rules have been unveiled for the next America's Cup. Audio

8:23 AM.Burials limited to between 10 in the morning and three-thirty in the afternoon. Audio

8:18 AM.Homeowners and construction workers are concerned people are being exposed to asbestos after it is covered up in houses during the rebuild. Audio

8:13 AM.Bill Roggio is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies in Washington DC and editor of 'The Long War Journal'. Audio

8:11 AM.Christopher Havard was killed alongside Daryl Jones, a New Zealander who was also known as Muslim bin John, and three others in the strike. Audio

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

7:58 AM.Four recording giants have launched a fresh legal bid to freeze Kim Dotcom's New Zealand assets. Audio

7:54 AM.A new report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has called for an end to livestock being exposed to toxic oil industry waste in Taranaki. Audio