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7:50 AM.Vote counting is underway after Afghans went to the polls in a landmark election overnight. Audio

7:48 AM.Police in Wellington are treating a major fire at a storage centre in the capital as suspicious. Audio

7:41 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries Deputy Director, Andrew Coleman, gives an update on the search. Audio

7:37 AM.A British woman living in Rangiora, near Christchurch, faces losing her children if she is deported in June when her work visa expires. Audio

7:29 AM.Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George start a Royal Tour of New Zealand today. Thousands are expected to turn out to see the Duchess, and… Read more Audio

7:25 AM.John Key talks about NZ aid relief, and a timeframe for a republic. Audio

7:19 AM.New Zealand's acting High Commissioner to Solomon Islands, Sarah Wong, speaks from the island nation's capital, Honiara. Audio

7:10 AM.A New Zealand Air Force Orion will today rejoin the search for Flight MH370 after a two-day break and the head of Air Force operations, Air Commodore Kevin McEvoy, talks about the craft's deployment… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.Urgently needed supplies and emergency workers from New Zealand will leave for Solomon Islands at 8-o'clock this morning. Audio

6:27 AM.Only one of twenty DHB's hits cervical screening target for Maori women; Maori Affairs Minister told that people want a new Cabinet Minister role looking after Te Reo Maori; Human Rights Commission's… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.Search continues for Queensland fruit flies in Whangarei; Australia looks set to continue ban on fresh New Zealand potatoes; irrigation conference starts today in Hawke's Bay, and; a Taranaki dairy… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.Post flood chaos in Solomon Islands, and former Fiji Prime Minister found guilty of breaching Exchange Control Act. Audio

6:12 AM.An RNZAF Hercules leaves this morning for the Solomon Islands to take supplies and emergency workers to help in the wake of severe flooding in the islands and Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully… Read more Audio

6:09 AM.As time runs out for the black box's ability to transmit, the Australian coordinators of the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet are rushing planes and ships to the area where a Chinese… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Anxious time for families as a Royal Navy ship searching for the Malaysia Airlines jet reaches the source of underwater pings. Solomon Islanders brace for more bad news after fierce storms claim 21… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:47 AM.After being denied once, British celebrity cook Nigella Lawson has been asked to reapply for a visa to enter the United States. Audio

8:44 AM.The Mana Party wants the Maori Party to front up about rumours the government is proposing to axe two Maori Language state agencies, and set up a single organisation; The law's being changed to allow… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.And the survey's director admits to some surprise at the results. Audio

8:38 AM.A new global index rates New Zealand as the most socially advanced country in the world. Audio

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

8:28 AM.More than 100 people including Norway's Consulate-General are gathering in Stewart Island today to celebrate the rescue of a rare piece of history. Audio

8:25 AM.It's a critical day for the Government's education plans ... primary school teachers and principals are poised to decide whether to fight its flagship policy of spending 360 million dollars on new… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The new Police Commissioner, Mike Bush, says his public apology to Arthur Allan Thomas is enough and he won't be putting it in writing to the Thomas family. Audio