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7:10 AM.The owners of the container ship Rena say it's too risky to move what remains of the wreck, and have formally applied to leave it on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

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

6:58 AM.U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 receding from Monday's record closing levels, the Dow Jones Index is down 10 points at 16,734 and the broader measure of the US market… Read more Audio

6:57 AM.The chairman of Horizon Energy says big commercial contracts in Christchurch have been slower than expected in coming to the market. Audio

6:54 AM.The apple exporter, Scales Corporation, says it's slowing down it's apple variety changes, after an eight-year orchard replanting programme to suit Asian markets. Audio

6:51 AM.Analysts say the country's purchasing power with the rest of the world is likely to have peaked, but it will remain relatively high thanks to China's growing appetite for food. Audio

6:50 AM.New Zealand Oil and Gas is putting the chance of success at a new well off the coast of Taranaki, well below the estimate of the company driving the project. Audio

6:48 AM.Global dairy prices have fallen for the eighth consecutive time in the fortnightly global auction. Audio

6:39 AM.The owners of the Rena have formally applied to leave what's left of the wreck of the container ship on Astrolabe reef off the Tauranga coast. Audio

6:27 AM.The Association of Social Workers says some of the worst child-abuse cases - such as the death of the Kahui twins - could have been prevented if cultural assessments had been done better; A lack of… Read more Audio

6:23 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.Storm moves Rena wreck; prompts bid to leave it on reef, Report reveals foreign drivers crash numbers in Otago and Southland, Environment comissioner's second report due out this afternoon, PM accused… Read more Audio

8:59 AM.Geoff Robinson has become an Officer of the Order of Merit for his services to public broadcasting. And another veteran Radio New Zealand broadcaster, Jim Sullivan, a historian and presenter of Sounds… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:52 AM.Retailers in Christchurch's so-called container mall have shut up shop for the next 10 days while the containers are shifted to another spot to allow redevelopment to begin in the quake damaged Cashel… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.After nearly forty years on the throne King Juan Carlos of Spain has announced he is abdicating. Audio

8:41 AM.A man attacked by a fur seal on Saturday morning in New Plymouth is likely to need more surgery this week. Audio

8:37 AM.A Northland community group's been pulled up for chopping down mangroves it had no right to touch. Audio

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

8:28 AM.Subsidised public transport services to Auckland airport are expected to improve only gradually over the next years despite the growth in air travel. Audio

8:25 AM.The Tauranga City Council wants the government to take action to stop housing in Tauranga becoming as unaffordable as real estate in Auckland. Audio

8:15 AM.The Government says the national standard of living would be under threat if the Greens imposed a carbon tax. Audio

8:10 AM.Five people have died on the roads over Queen's Birthday weekend. Audio