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7:50 AM.An embarrassing promotional video has come to light in which the captain at the heart of South Korea's ferry disaster said marine transport was safe as long as passengers followed the crew's… Read more Audio

7:44 AM.Nepal's sherpas have threatened to boycott Mt Everest climbing expeditions if the families of the men killed in the mountain's worst disaster aren't paid ten thousand dollars each in compensation. Audio

7:40 AM.Police are still searching for a man who attacked two women within 24 hours at the weekend in central Wellington. Audio

7:36 AM.Four people died on the roads during the Easter weekend. That's more than the previous two years, with three dying last year and the country's first ever zero-toll holiday period in 2012. Audio

7:28 AM.The West Coast is another area facing a cleanup after the weekend's storm. Up to 60 houses have had roofs either torn off or badly damaged and 10 of those have been wrecked to the extent they will… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.Several families and groups of travellers have had to have food and fuel flown in by helicopter after being left stranded near Motueka during the weekend. Audio

7:18 AM.The Prime Minister John Key said last month he he would not want to be in Ms Collins's shoes if she made another mistake. Audio

7:14 AM.The Justice Minister is insisting the ground hasn't shifted over what she recalls about her controversial dinner with Oravida executives and what she told the ambassador to China. Audio

7:10 AM.Wanaka retailers opened with impunity over Easter, after secretly being informed the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment had no intention of sending inspectors to the resort. Audio

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

6:45 AM.South Korea's President, Park Guen-hye, has likened the conduct of the captain and some crew members on board a ferry as it was sinking, to an act of murder. Audio

6:40 AM.Christchurch residents have once again had to clean up, this time after the remnants of Cyclone Ita lashed much of New Zealand just as the Easter break began. Audio

6:37 AM.The Justice Minister's being accused of misleading Parliament, over discussions she had with the ambassador to China about her dinner with Oravida executives and a Chinese border official. Audio

6:27 AM.Ngati Toa is to campaign for copyright legislation to cover its tribal haka, Ka Mate; New Zealand First has taken a stand against a piece of Treaty legislation at the top of the South Island - saying… Read more Audio

6:25 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries is imposing tougher biosecurity measures in the wake of the second fruit fly scare this year. Audio

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

6:20 AM.The United States Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Ukraine as a war of words is growing between Moscow and Kiev. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.Nepal's sherpas have threatened to boycott Mt Everest climbing expeditions if the families of the men killed in the mountain's worst disaster aren't paid a million rupees each in compensation. Audio

6:00 AM.Wanaka retailers stay open, Judith Collins speaks, PM resonds to Collins, flooding in Nelson and West Coast, Easter road toll, Wellington attacks, Nepalese sherpas threaten boycott. Audio

8:57 AM.Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:55 AM.Wanaka is abuzz ahead of the big Warbirds International Airshow, which kicks off in the resort tomorrow. Audio

8:52 AM.A health team deployed by the New Zealand Government has arrived in Solomon Islands and today will start offering assistance at the main hospital in Honiara. Audio

8:48 AM.A Maori charter school in Northland has had another setback - with the resignation of its business director; A collective of tribal leaders has failed to convince the government to boost the price of… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The fishing industry says the creation of a record eight marine reserves this year could cost them many millions of dollars. Audio