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6:10 AM.The $1.6 billion South Canterbury finance fraud trial will be able to continue today now that the judge has rejected a bid by defence lawyers to throw him off the case. Audio

6:00 AM.Crimea, Chch flood protection, missing aircraft, Key in China, Mick Jagger's girlfriend dies, Greenpeace sues Russia, one year since George Taiaroa's death. Audio

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.The French Government has decided to introduce alternate driving days in Paris, in an attempt to bring down dangerous levels of air pollution. Audio

8:50 AM.Organisers of a major home show in Christchurch, cancelled because of a fire and sprinkler damage, say it will cost exhibitors millions of dollars in lost business. Audio

8:47 AM.The Mayor of Lower Hutt is defending his council's record on promoting symbols and signage that represent local iwi; A tribal council of elders on Motiti Island says trying to get rid of what's left… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.New Zealand's one and only medal at this year's winter Paralympics in Sochi has come from an unlikely source. Audio

8:40 AM.The sister of a New Zealand man aboard a missing plane believes Malaysian authorities have been wasting time. Audio

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

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

8:26 AM.The threat of Cyclone Lusi couldn't keep away the more than 15-thousand people who turned up for this years three day outdoor Womad festival in New Plymouth. Audio

8:23 AM.And while it was wet and windy for many, some who had hoped for a dousing were left without any significant rainfall. Audio

8:21 AM.Stormy conditions hit much of New Zealand this weekend as the tail end of ex-tropical cyclone Lusi made her presence felt. Audio

8:14 AM.Malaysian authorities are appealing for more radar and satellite data from an increased number of countries as it tries to pinpoint the location of the missing aircraft which disappeared more than a… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The ballot counting has begun in Crimea, after record-high numbers of voters went to the polls today to decide whether to remain a part of Ukraine, or re-join Russia. Audio

7:56 AM.A search is under way to identify the voices of five Gallipoli veterans from a radio documentary recorded in 1969. Audio

7:52 AM.The Institute of Surveyors is to review the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation guidelines on how the floor levels of earthquake-damaged homes are assessed. Audio

7:48 AM.Residents of quake damaged - and now, flood prone - properties in Christchurch want answers from the council about how it will protect their homes from further damage. Audio

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

7:35 AM.The Education Minister denies that a radical shake-up of school funding is on her agenda, but won't say whether the system could change during a third term of a National government. Audio

7:27 AM.Close to one hundred banner-wielding protestors confronted the prime minister, John Key, outside Takahanga Marae in Kaikoura yesterday. Audio

7:25 AM.It was a wet and windy weekend in Nelson as the tail end of tropical cyclone Lusi whipped through the area. Audio

7:21 AM.Civil Defence officials say damage in the North Island would've been much worse had Cyclone Lusi made a direct hit. Audio

7:15 AM.Malaysian authorities have begun a criminal investigation into the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which vanished between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing nine days ago. Audio

7:09 AM.Polls have just closed in Crimea, where voters have been chosing whether to remain a part of Ukraine, or rejoin Russia. Audio