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8:20 AM.After repeated calls to front up on the allegations of misusing funds, the Kohanga Reo Trust responded yesterday with a statement. Audio

8:18 AM.As Western leaders meet in the Netherlands for the Nuclear Security Summit, there's increased criticism of what's being described as Russia's'bullying' tactics in the Crimea. Audio

8:15 AM.The Prime Minister John Key is yet to be officially briefed on the Malaysian statement but says New Zealand and other countries will continue to participate in the search for debris. Audio

8:10 AM.The families of the passengers on the missing Malaysian Airlines plane have been told they should assume "beyond reasonable doubt" that flight MH370 crashed within hours of take off, and that there… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.An Australian bushfire expert says New Zealand will probably start to report "unprecedented" bushfire outbreaks within the next 10 years. Audio

7:52 AM.Landlords in Christchurch's central city are welcoming the city council's plan to curtail commercial growth in the suburbs. Audio

7:50 AM.The 70th anniversary of the most famous prison break of the Second World War, known as The Great Escape, has been marked at a ceremony in Poland overnight. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Oscar Pistorius's murder trial has entered its fourth week with more testimony on gunshots and a woman's terrified screams on the night the star paralympian shot his girlfriend. Audio

7:35 AM.Residents in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert are being warned to stay indoors because of a chemical spill. Audio

7:28 AM.The number of people having their power disconnected has quadrupled since 2008 but hardship grants for electricity and gas payments are falling. Audio

7:20 AM.The crisis in Ukraine has dominated talks on the first day of the Nuclear Security Summit in the Hague. Audio

7:15 AM.In Crimea, Ukraine has ordered its armed forces to withdraw, following the capture of its last military base on the peninsula. Audio

7:10 AM.The Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has announced missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH-370 crashed in the southern Indian Ocean with no survivors. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The number of people whose power has been disconnected has increased four-fold since 2008. Audio

6:27 AM.The Whanganui River Maori Trust Board is rejecting an accusation of not keeping tribes up-to-date with progress on a deed of settlement relating to the waterway; Twelve Maori leaders have been chosen… Read more Audio

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

6:10 AM.Construction companies in Christchurch are defending themselves against criticism they've been short sighted in not future-proofing the industry by taking on apprentices. Audio

6:00 AM.Malaysian plane, power disconnetions, Crimea, The Hague Nuclear Security Summit, Auckland chemical spill, Oscar Pistorius's murder trial. Audio

8:54 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:50 AM.Dunedin has applied to be called an international city of literature. Audio

8:48 AM.A former cabinet Minister, Koro Wetere, is calling on the Maori broadcasting funding agency to only allocate money to total Maori immersion programmes; An iwi leader wants the man charged with… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Today marks the beginning of a plan to try and almost double the amount of money the tourism industry contributes to the national economy by 2025. Audio

8:40 AM.Just days after the Supreme Court knocked back Kim Dotcom's bid to access more of the FBI evidence against him, the accused internet entrepreneur's lawyers will be back in court today. Audio