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6:37 AM.The Prime Minister says there is a chance a New Zealand Air Force Orion could play a crucial role in finding the missing Malaysian airliner in the Southern Indian Ocean. Audio

6:26 AM.The Iwi Education Authority says major concerns about Kohanga Reo National Trust have been circulating throughout Maori language nests and marae for years; Today's the last chance for Ngapuhi… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.Navy divers headed thirty metres below the waves yesterday to defuse three mines that have been sitting on the sea bed since the Second World War. Audio

6:00 AM.Search planes sweep for objects which may be part of the missing Malaysian airliner ..so far with no luck. John Key backs Hekia Parata ..in the face of calls for her to resign over the Kohanga Reo… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.You know the tune, but those words are courtesy of the controversial American hate group, the Westboro Baptist Church. Audio

8:53 AM.A major push is literally on the road in Nelson to stop teenagers being tempted by alcohol and drugs. Audio

8:50 AM.It's been three months since major changes to New Zealand's alcohol laws came into force, which were designed to tackle the anti-social drinking culture and the harm that comes with it. Audio

8:48 AM.Kohanga Reo in Whanganui and Taranaki say the referral of the movement's commercial arm to the Serious Fraud Office for investigation is alarming news; The Crown has defended criticism that it was… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Official figures obtained by Radio New Zealand show just how much money has been spent on public relations for the Government's so-called Roads of National Significance projects. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.A police ballistics expert at the trial of the South African Olympian, Oscar Pistorius, says the athlete was not wearing his prosthetic legs when he shot his girlfriend. Audio

8:22 AM.As the search for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet continues over a 12th day, the FBI has been called in to help probe the background of the plane's pilot. Audio

8:17 AM.The Te Kohanga Reo story was broken by Maori Television's Native Affairs programme. Audio

8:13 AM.Questions are mounting over the Education Minister's handling of claims of mis-spending by the commercial arm of the Kohanga Reo Trust. Audio

8:09 AM.One of the country's largest district health boards has told staff it needs to cut costs due to an underlying deficit of 12 million dollars. Audio

7:57 AM.That old, familar telephone book is taking a step closer to oblivion. Audio

7:54 AM.The concrete industry says a Labour Party plan designed to help the ailing forestry sector makes no sense. Audio

7:51 AM.Police in Britain investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are looking for a man who sexually abused five girls in Portugal between 2004 and 2006. Audio

7:48 AM.An international report on social inequality shows a lot more New Zealanders are struggling to find the money to buy food. Audio

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

7:43 AM.A group of Auckland educators say the Government is not doing enough to help Pacific pupils prosper at preschools and is in danger of repeating past mistakes made with Te Reo Maori. Audio

7:39 AM.Listening to that was the former New Zealand Warriors coach, Tony Kemp. Audio