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

8:29 AM.The Green Party says the Government is trying to pull the wool over the public's eyes by claiming its Roads of National Significance programme has benefits when it doesn't. Audio

8:25 AM.Twice convicted murderer and rapist Teina Pora faces a bail hearing today, exactly 21 years since he was jailed for crimes he says he never commited. Audio

8:22 AM.Nominations close Friday for hapu representatives to help negotiate Nga Puhi's Treaty settlement. Audio

8:19 AM.Searches have started in two air corridors for the missing Malaysian aircraft, as authorities continue to investigate the jet's disappearance. Audio

8:15 AM.Large scale flood protection measures are being proposed in Christchurch that could mean landowners would no longer be eligible for an EQC payout. Audio

8:10 AM.All eyes are now on Moscow, after the Crimean Parliament formally declared independence from Ukraine and applied to join Russia. Audio

7:57 AM.The union representing rail workers is disputing Kiwirail's claims that its locomotives which were being tested for asbestos will be back in service soon. Audio

7:55 AM.The Government says it's a bit rich for Labour to demand a families commissioner resign because she wants to be National Party candidate, when Labour already has a candidate from the same office. Audio

7:50 AM.The review of the sector was prompted in 2009 by British father Chris Jordan after his daughter Emily drowned while riverboarding on the Kawerau River. Audio

7:46 AM.The company given the job of auditing adventure tourism operators has put its business on hold because it says it hasn't received enough funding and support from the Government. Audio

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

7:44 AM.It's one year this week since the road worker George Taiaroa was murdered near Tokoroa, and the killer is still at large. Audio

7:38 AM.Greenpeace is suing Russia before the European Court of Human Rights over the detention of its members during last year's protest against Arctic drilling. Audio

7:35 AM.Mick Jagger's girlfriend, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott, has been found dead in her New York apartment. Audio

7:29 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, arrives in China today to brief leaders there on the outcome of the Government investigations into the Fonterra botulism scare. Audio

7:20 AM.Authorities are intensifying their investigation into the two pilots on board the Malaysian aircraft which vanished ten days ago. Audio

7:16 AM.The Christchurch City Council and the Earthquake Commission are devising a wholesale solution to the city's flood protection. Audio

7:10 AM.European Union leaders and the United States have imposed travel and asset sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian officials, after the referendum in Crimea yesterday. Audio

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

6:35 AM.Australia is taking the lead in the search in the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane as authorities investigate the possibility of a hijacking. Audio

6:27 AM.The Hokianga Hapu and Whanau Collective has scored a victory from a fractured claims funder; A Motiti Island hapu spokesperson is continuing to push for the Rena wreckage to be taken away, despite… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The New Zealand Economy is forecast to grow strongly for the next two years and consumer confidence is riding at a nine year high. Audio