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7:53 AM.The police in Christchurch say they will not comment yet on the homicide inquiry they have launched after a body was found in the boot of a car at the New World carpark on St Johns Street in Woolston.

7:50 AM.A lawyer says the inflexibility of paid parental leave is forcing employees to mislead, and employers to needlessly hold positions vacant. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:43 AM.Two new political polls out last night had more bad news for the Labour Party leader, David Cunliffe, with support for his party falling in both. Audio

7:40 AM.It was a disappointing weekend for the New Zealand Orion searching for evidence of the fate of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane. Audio

7:37 AM.One New Zealand wingsuit skydiver has died and another man is seriously injured, after a jump in Switzerland went horribly wrong. Audio

7:22 AM.A man has been arrested after a 12 hour manhunt following a brutal assault on two women who had been hitchhiking on the West Coast. Audio

7:21 AM.Professor Maan Alkaisi, a spokesman for the Christchurch Earthquake Families Group speaks with Geoff Robinson. Audio

7:16 AM.The plight of Alec Cvetanov was central to the CTV building inquiry. His wife was unable to be rescued despite her making several calls to him and emergency services as she was trapped in the rubble… Read more Audio

7:10 AM.The coroner has ruled the search and rescue effort at Christchurch's CTV building did not contribute to the deaths of eight people who survived the initial collapse. However Gordon Matenga criticised… Read more Audio

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

6:43 AM.The government is being told it should change the paid parental leave law so employees aren't forced to lie about their plans to return to work. Audio

6:34 AM.The coroner has criticised the New Zealand Fire Service's response to the search and rescue efforts at Christchurch's CTV building. Audio

6:27 AM.The Post Primary Teachers Association says the education of students at a new charter school - not properly set up - is suffering because they're unable to settle into the environment; A scientist is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:16 AM.Couples will be encouraged to solve their custody disputes through mediation in an overhaul of the Family Court which takes effect today. Audio

6:14 AM.Planes involved in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane have returned to base in Perth after another day without any major breakthrough. CNN's Kate Bolduan joined the New Zealand Orion… Read more Audio

6:10 AM.The coroner has ruled the search and rescue effort at Christchurch's CTV building did not contribute to the deaths of eight people who survived the initial collapse. Audio

6:00 AM.Coroner rules rescuers didn't contribute to deaths at CTV, mother still looks for answers three years after CTV building collapse, Coroner report into CTV collapse critical of Fire Service, man… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh, joins Geoff Robinson in the Wellington studio: Sir Peter Cosgrove sworn in today as 26th government general of Australia; the government are trying to amend… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.An event billed as the World Cup of Education kicks off in Wellington this morning. Audio

8:47 AM.The chief executive of Te Mangai Paho is rejecting a demand by a former Maori Affairs Minister for the agency to only provide funding for total Maori immersion programming; Ngai Tahu is seeking… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.It's usually the glamour track events that garner attention at athletic meets but at the national track and field champs in Wellington this weekend it's the fuller figure shot putters who'll be centre… Read more Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio