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8:15 AM.The Government won't rule out selling state - owned coal mines to Indian interests, but says any move to sell would involve a lengthy process to work through. Audio

8:13 AM.The popular Re:Start container mall in Christchurch is being moved - but it will remain in the central city. Audio

8:09 AM.Homeowners in the Flockton Basin area of Mairehau, say if something isn't done sooner, people will leave. Audio

7:54 AM.The New Zealand Festival's musical offerings on this weekend range from the twisted lyrics of cult favourites The Tiger Lillies…to Irish balladeer Paul Brady, to the nasty Candice (pron cand-ICE)… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.The closure of Nelson's main entertainment venue, shut due to earthquake fears, has been challenged at a city council meeting. Audio

7:47 AM.A media commentator says Television New Zealand may be getting into tricky territory if it ends up asking staff to declare any formal political allegiances. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.If you're on a cheap mobile plan, it's good news, the price you're paying is among the lowest in the developed world. Audio

7:37 AM.People overdue with student loan repayments can be arrested at the border under law passed in Parliament last night. Audio

7:29 AM.Ukraine's new government says a Crimean referendum on joining Russia is "illegitimate". Audio

7:25 AM.The Government says Indian interest in buying state-owned coal mines would not be privatisation by stealth. Audio

7:22 AM.All residents in an upmarket apartment building in central Wellington have been evacuated after a clandestine drugs laboratory was discovered in the block Audio

7:17 AM.Joining us is the Christchurch mayor, Lianne Dalziel. Audio

7:14 AM.Residents in the area worst hit by Christchurch's floods say two years is too long to wait for flood protection work. Audio

7:08 AM.Insurance companies have received hundreds of calls following the intense storm that swept through Christchurch this week. Audio

6:45 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:38 AM.Nearly two months after Cyclone Ian hit Tonga, three hundred families are still living in tents, and the Red Cross says there's no plan yet for how and when their houses will be rebuilt. Audio

6:27 AM.The head of the Maori Affairs Select Committee is suggesting some members of Treaty mandate body Tuhoronuku should step down, so Ngati Hine can play a part in the planned Ngapuhi settlement; The… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.The Government's being accused of giving a two-finger salute to those urging it to improve the health of children. Audio

6:10 AM.Residents in the area worst hit by Christchurch's floods say two years is too long to wait for flood protection work. Audio

6:00 AM.Flood hit Cantabrians call on their insurance companies ..but will they get all the help they need?Would selling Solid Energy's coal mines to India be privatisation by stealth? and Crimea's parliament… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Dame Kiri Te Kanawa is about to take her final operatic curtain call. Dame Kiri has announced that her cameo role in a comic opera on now in London will be her swansong on the main stage. It's… Read more Audio

8:51 AM.The winter Paralympic Games begin in the Russian city of Sochi tomorrow, overshadowed by the crisis in Crimea. The United States has withdrawn its planned Presidential delegation and the British prime… Read more Audio