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7:25 AM.Christchurch City Council's Mike Gillooly, is describing the past 24 hours as an extreme weather event. Audio

7:20 AM.The Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hasn't ruled out using military force against Ukraine but it's a "last resort". Audio

7:17 AM.The strong winds in Canterbury caused power outages to thousands of households yesterday, mainly in the Banks Peninsula area. Audio

7:13 AM.And our reporter Marcus Irvine is out in the weather. Audio

7:12 AM.A Fire Service shift manager in Christchurch, Andrew Norris, says it was a busy night for crews. Audio

7:09 AM.First the gale force winds battered Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, now flooding caused by heavy rain is causing headaches in the city. Audio

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

6:37 AM.Torrential rain and strong winds have been battering Canterbury overnight. Audio

6:26 AM.Auckland Council says it will bring in a facilitator to help resource consent applicants consult local tribes; The Maori King's office is questioning the way the government has treated sensitive… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.First the gale force winds battered Christchurch and Banks Peninsula, now flooding caused by heavy rain is causing headaches in the city. Audio

6:00 AM.The Canterbury region is battered by strong winds and rain. Russian troops fire warning shots in Ukraine as President Putin says force is a last resort and Labour having a rough start to election… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The Fire Service says galeforce winds battering Christchurch have lifted roofs on about a dozen homes. Audio

8:53 AM.There are warnings that internet users will end up paying more if Chorus is allowed to provide the key modelling the Commerce Commission will use to determine the copper broadband price. Audio

8:50 AM.The Maori Council has asked the High Court to appoint an independent chairperson to the Crown Forestry Rental Trust; Whanganui River iwi are days away from settling one of the country's longest… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Green Party says New Zealanders are being ripped off by big electricity companies, that continue to push prices up. Audio

8:40 AM.Initial tests on Kiwirail locomotives purchased from China show workers could have been exposed to potentially lethal amounts of asbestos. 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

8:23 AM.The Ngapuhi elder, Titewhai Harawira, is asking northern hapu to come together and support a push to settle Treaty claims, but she's facing a stand off from the Ngati Hine sub tribe. Audio

8:17 AM.A seven-year-old girl is still in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after suffering extensive injuries during a dog attack in the Bay of Plenty town of Murupara. Audio

8:14 AM.The seizure of Crimea has created the greatest confrontation between Russia and the West since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Audio

8:09 AM.Ukraine's defence ministry says it has been given a deadline of 4 o'clock this afternoon New Zealand time to surrender to Russian forces in Crimea or face an attack. Audio

7:57 AM.New Zealand's oldest nitrate films have been put in a specialised vault for their own protection. Audio