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7:43 AM.Aged care providers say chronic underfunding of the sector means they can't offer staff pay rises and some providers may struggle to maintain the quality of care for the elderly. Audio

7:33 AM.Pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk and Luhansk are holding referenda on self governance in eastern Ukraine. Audio

7:25 AM.Prime Minister, John Key, denies money is being held back from the Canterbury earthquake recovery to make the Government's books look better. Audio

7:21 AM.The hot air balloon crash which killed the operator and 10-passengers near Carterton in January 2012 will today be the subject of an inquest in the Wellington Coroner's Court. Audio

7:15 AM.More than 3-and-a-half years after the Pike River disaster, Mines Rescue teams should be able to enter the main tunnel next month. Audio

7:10 AM.The financially troubled state-owned coal company Solid Energy wants to increase its mining for coal in an effort to get itself back to profitability. Audio

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

6:55 AM.Australia's Treasurer Joe Hockey is promising tough medicine to deal with what he calls a budget emergency. Audio

6:53 AM.ERA expected to decide this week whether Abano Healthcare has the right to terminate the employment of its former director and disaffected major shareholder, Peter Hutson. Audio

6:49 AM.Trustpower continues to pay out more in dividends than its per-share earnings on expectation that future results will be boosted by its soon to be completed South Australian wind farm. Audio

6:47 AM.Shareholders' Association urges Guinness Peat Group investors to vote against reappointment of company's founder and director, Sir Ron Brierley, at annual meeting next week. Audio

6:40 AM.A workplace health and safety lawyer says the Council of Trade Unions faces a difficult battle in trying to prosecute a forestry company over the death of an employee. Audio

6:38 AM.After losing money and going deeply into debt, and despite low international coal prices, the financially troubled state-owned coal company, Solid Energy, says its time to mine for more coal. Audio

6:27 AM.Whanau Ora agency contract recipient ordered to change tender after controversial comments about sex abuse; Auckland's Independent Maori Statutory Board chair David Taipari stands by his member's… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:16 AM.Anti-independence parties retain Congress in New Caledonia elections; land owners defiant with new airport development in Vanuatu, and; 'think tank' says RAMSI too costly for Australia. Audio

6:10 AM.With a considerable majority, and despite allegations of corruption, the African National Congress has again been delivered the mandate to govern in South Africa. Audio

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

6:00 AM.Despite low international coal prices, the financially troubled State-owned coal company, Solid Energy, says its time to mine for more coal. A referendum on self-rule is held in eastern Ukraine… Read more Audio

12:18 PM.Spending on credit, debit and charge cards remained steady in April, though more was spent on fuel and consumables and less on clothing. Audio

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Loop the loops, barrel rolls and formation flying - all in a day's work for a squadron of trainee pilots who've taken to the skies above Nelson. Audio

8:48 AM.Dunedin is tonight reviving its writing festival, after a hiatus of eight years. Audio

8:45 AM.Descendants of those who served in the 28th Maori Battalion have embarked on an international pilgrimage to visit some of the renown battle sites, where their relatives fought; The government says… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The former champion Sir Mark Todd has turned in New Zealand's best performance to lie fourth after the opening day of dressage at the Badminton horse trials in England. Audio