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8:42 AM.The UK Independence Party is unsettling Britain's political establishment. UKIP took votes off all three main political parties including the opposition Labour party to win the fourth biggest number… Read more Audio

8:38 AM.A state of the nation report on Pasifika people says they're being left behind in New Zealand's economic recovery. The Salvation Army's report, This is Home, says low incomes for Pasifika, high… Read more Audio

8:37 AM.Our Dunedin reporter Ian Telfer is in Roslyn in Dunedin's Hill suburbs, and joins Morning Report to discuss the situation there. Audio

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

8:27 AM.A new political push is underway this morning to persuade the Government to back an earlier than planned start to Auckland's central city rail tunnel. Audio

8:22 AM.The first heavy snowfall of winter has closed five major roads in the South Island, with Queenstown receiving its first major fall and extreme care urged on roads in the Otago high country. State… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.A new report shows New Zealand's skills shortage is threatening business growth, with four out five chief executives saying they don't think they will be able to find the right people to work for… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.With just 17 weeks until the elections, poll results put John Key and the National Party more than 20 points ahead of David Cunliffe's Labour Party. However, both party leaders believe it will be a… Read more Audio

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

7:59 AM.Wall Street is closed for Memorial Day tomorrow, but it could be interesting when markets reopen. Audio

7:55 AM.This story is being closely monitored in India where Cairns was the captain of the Chandigarh Lions in the short lived Indian Cricket League. Audio

7:51 AM.The former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns has travelled to England to continue a suspended interview with the London police over match fixing. He also hopes to meet the International Cricket… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.US police say 22-year-old Elliot Rodger who killed six people in a rampage in Santa Barbara had been planning the attacks for more than a year. Rodger, who is the son of a Hollywood filmmaker Peter… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.It appears a mobile phone and a pair of shoes are all the clues police in Auckland have to go on, as they continue to investigate the baffling disappearance of Blessie Gotingco. Audio

7:27 AM.The authors of a state of the nation report on Pasifika people say the exclusion of Pasifika families from the Auckland housing market should be a major election issue, along with youth unemployment. Audio

7:23 AM.A Taranaki primary school says it has significant concerns about a proposed oil and gas site operating within a few hundred metres of its gates. Tag Oil's proposed well site is in a paddock 600 metres… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says the latest opinion polls are welcome but it remains a tight race. The National Party have widened the gap between themselves and Labour. Audio

7:13 AM.And all that weather has caused problems on the roads in both Otago and Southland. From the Transport Agency, we're joined by Peter Robinson in Southland and Nick Rodger in Otago. Audio

7:11 AM.The deep south has been hardest hit by the year's first winter storm overnight, with snow closing up to five major roads in Otago and Southland, and up to half a metre of snow falling at Frankton… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.It appears a mobile phone and a pair of shoes are all the clues police in Auckland have to go on, as they continue to investigate the baffling disappearance of Blessie Gotingco. Audio

7:06 AM.Sports News for 26 May 2014 Audio

6:56 AM.Australian consumer confidence has slumped in the wake of the Abbott government's first budget, which slashes spending on health, welfare and education. Audio

6:53 AM.Comvita is planning to spread its revenue from manuka honey products across the seasons, after posting a 3.3 percent increase in profit. Audio

6:50 AM.Abano's disaffected shareholders have challenged the company's chairman, Trevor Janes, to hold two public debates with them. Audio

6:47 AM.Fisher & Paykel Healthcare expects its profit margins to expand in constant currency terms by about 200 basis points this year. That's thanks to a favourable product mix, lower cost of production in… Read more Audio