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

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

6:12 AM.Auckland councillors are already pointing to changes they want in a major review of the agencies which spend a large part of ratepayers money. Audio

6:00 AM.The lawyer representing Pike River families wants answers over the dropping of charges against manager Peter Whittall. The government's accused of curtailing public scrutiny in its regulations on… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Funding pressures and a need to upgrade facilities has led to a group of doctors at Nelson hospital designing their own software system to improve patient safety. Audio

8:52 AM.Apple, American Airlines, and Marriott International are among the companies that have called on the Arizona governor to veto a controversial anti-gay bill. Audio

8:49 AM.The fate of a potential Hundertwasser art gallery for Whangarei now hangs on a last-minute public opinion poll. Audio

8:46 AM.The marae behind a scheme to cut Maori prosecution rates wants to make the project permanent; Maori nursing graduates say the struggle to get a job is forcing some to resort to stacking shelves at… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The heavy smog gripping China for the past week is now so severe that scientists are warning of the equivalent of a Nuclear Winter. Audio

8:38 AM.More than a hundred school hostels are facing a massive bill after workers at two boarding facilities won six years of backpayments in the Employment Court. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:24 AM.An explosive gas leak has been contained at Ngawha power station in the Far North. Audio

8:21 AM.A re-think in the way Genesis Energy shares are to be sold is being described as a Government admission that it got things wrong with the last two floats. Audio

8:16 AM.The Chairman of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council, Fenton Wilson, has confirmed the majority of councillors were planning to only release the detail of a 29 percent pay rise for the head of the… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.The biggest revelations about New Zealand spy agencies are yet to come, but the former head of the GCSB Sir Bruce Ferguson says let them come. Audio

7:56 AM.Doctor Lance O'Sullivan has been named the 2014 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year. Audio

7:52 AM.Business New Zealand says there's an increase in the number of overseas companies wanting to set up call centres here because it's cheap, easy to do, and there's a well educated workforce. Audio

7:47 AM.More recently he has been linked to the Maori and Mana parties as well as the Unite Union. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.One of the men who hacked British soldier, Lee Rigby, to death in south-east London, last year has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison. Audio

7:36 AM.Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered an urgent drill to test the army's combat readiness near the Ukranian border. Audio

7:28 AM.The Government's decision to make Electronic Stability Controls a mandatory feature for all new and used vehicle imports is being welcomed by the industry. Audio

7:24 AM.The Government's denying its new approach to the Genesis share float is a an admission of failure, but says, rather, it's responding to market conditions. Audio

7:19 AM.It's emerged the Hawke's Bay Regional Council was trying to keep a payrise for the head of the Ruataniwha Dam project a secret. Audio