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

6:36 AM.National Party MPs have come out swinging saying there is no doubt that Shane Taurima has been biased and aggressive in his interviewing of them. Mr Taurima resigned as general manager of TVNZs Maori… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Canterbury has recorded big spikes in its Maori population; A Maori rights movement in Australia could scupper plans for a new political party representing expatriate New Zealanders; A driving tour… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.Two members of the Russian protest group Pussy Riot have been arrested in Sochi. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, who were both freed from jail in December, were detained on suspicion of… Read more Audio

6:11 AM.The Labour MP, Shane Jones, is being urged to put his money where his mouth is and repeat his allegations about Countdown outside of Parliament. Audio

6:00 AM.Did Auckland Council go too far in spending review?; Anger over use of parliamentary privilege; Shane Jones' letter to Commerce Commission released; Wells challenges for a medal in Sochi; Former… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Yesterday we brought you the story about the New Zealand women's sevens rugby team, forced by a fierce American snow storm to abandon training and practice in their hotel's hallway instead. Audio

8:52 AM.The 6.7 magnitude earthquake which struck Christchurch three years ago didn't just destroy large amounts of the city's infrastructure, it also had a profound effect on the natural environment. Audio

8:51 AM.The report by a panel of experts found hundreds of thousands of people had died in prison camps in the last fifty years. Audio

8:48 AM.A Maori rights movement based in Australia says it will have nothing to do with a new political party for expatriate New Zealanders, unless it has Maori representation; A family disputing the return… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Twenty two miners have been arrested in South Africa, after emerging from a disused gold mine where they had been trapped. Audio

8:42 AM.At least 19 people have died after a record-breaking snow storm hit Japan. Audio

8:36 AM.The Post Primary Teachers Association says the Government shouldn't be too quick to claim the credit for more students leaving school with NCEA qualifications. Audio

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

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.The people behind the Living Wage movement are defending the take up of their campaign. Audio

8:21 AM.They met in Auckland last week, in part to discuss the 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP, which holds its first trade ministers meeting of the year in Singapore on Saturday. Audio

8:18 AM.The leader of the Conservative Party, Colin Craig, says he's likely to proceed with legal action against the Green Party leader, Russel Norman, over his continued refusal to retract comments about Mr… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Former captain Glenn Turner is the only other New Zealander to score two double centuries in a series and until yesterday held the record for the longest test innings by a New Zealander. He joins us.

8:09 AM.The head of Television New Zealand's Maori and Pacific unit, Shane Taurima, has apologised for crossing a line through his involvement with the Labour Party. Audio

7:57 AM.Fans of the Wellington Phoenix football club are warming to the idea of a purpose built multi million dollar ground in Petone which would take their A League games away from Westpac Stadium. Audio

7:54 AM.The Central Hawke's Bay District Council says it is not sure what has made parts of the Tukituki river smell like a septic tank over the summer. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio