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7:13 AM.The New Zealander killed by an American drone attack in Yemen in November has been named in Australia. Audio

7:10 AM.In Argentina a man is in custody but has not yet been charged for the killing of New Zealand tourist Nicholas Heyward. Audio

6:47 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:46 AM.He was best known for his role in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Long Good Friday. Audio

6:43 AM.Oklahoma's govenor, Mary Fallon, has ordered a full investigation after the execution of a prisoner went terribly wrong. Audio

6:40 AM.A Horowhenua dairy farmer believes a home invasion on his farm was a case of mistaken identity. Audio

6:27 AM.Ngati Hine people are feeling more hopeful about their prospects of a separate Treaty settlement, after a meeting with the Minister for Treaty negotiations; The head of the Psychological Society says… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.The Mayor of Rio de Janeiro has responded to the remarks by the IOC Vice President, John Coates, concerning preparations in the city ahead of the 2016 Olympics. Audio

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

6:15 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:00 AM.Authorities in Argentina frustrated in murder of NZ man; Australian Newspaper names victim of drone strike; Home invasion in Horowhenua; Warnings common infections could become deadly; Ukraine on… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.A fruit and vegetable co-operative in Canterbury that started with just 140 members has grown to more than two thousand members in the three years since the region's earthquakes. Audio

8:50 AM.Back now to our earlier story, the racist comments from the now disgraced owner of the Los Angeles Clippers Donald Sterling. Today he was given a life ban from the NBA along with a massive fine. Audio

8:48 AM.A school pool, a BMX bike club and a music school are among twenty organisations in Christchurch that have benefitted from the final grants from an international appeal for re-building the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A Department of Corrections executive is certain it can reduce the rate of Maori inmates re-offending, and hopes it could lead to Maori-focussed programmes no longer being needed; The Labour Party has… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has described Brazil's preparations for the twenty-sixteen Games in Rio de Janeiro as the worst he has ever seen. The IOC's vice president, John… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.The opening of the new extended winter season for mountain bikers wanting to tackle one of New Zealand's Great Walks has been delayed by extensive storm damage to the Heaphy Track. Audio

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

8:28 AM.The chief economists for Westpac and HSBC banks, Dominick Stephens and Paul Bloxham, join Morning Report to discuss Labour's new economic policy. Audio

8:25 AM.The Government says Labour's prepared to force the poor to save against their will in a likely fruitless attempt to keep down interest rates. The Labour Party has announced it would make KiwiSaver… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Maori whose ancestors fought at Gate Pa a hundred-and-50 years ago say that history's no longer hidden. Audio

8:16 AM.Christchurch residents who've been flooded four times this year should find out in two weeks what the city council will do to tackle the problem. A council taskforce has been given the deadline… Read more Audio

8:11 AM.The Argentinian city of Mendoza is in shock after a New Zealand tourist was killed during a botched robbery. The man, understood to be 31-year-old Nicholas Heyward, who has been living in Australia… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.In London millions of people are being affected by an ongoing tube strike. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union walked out over plans to close all ticket offices at a cost of 960 jobs. Audio

7:53 AM.Logistics staff at the Lyttleton Port voted last night to extend a one-off planned strike to include multiple stoppages over a period of weeks. The eleven staff, who are members of the Rail and… Read more Audio