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7:09 AM.The editorial independence of Television New Zealand's Maori and Pacific unit is being questioned after strong links to the Labour Party were revealed. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is 19 runs short of becoming the first New Zealand cricketer ever to make 300 runs in a test innings. Audio

6:36 AM.The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, says he will not resile from comments he made about the Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig despite the threat of legal action. Audio

6:27 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 Ngapuhi hapu alliance is… 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.The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority will be travelling the length of New Zealand this week to drum up investment in the rebuild of Christchurch's city centre. Audio

6:10 AM.A rise in retail sales is unlikely to last as economists think interest rate rises will dampen spending later this year. Audio

6:00 AM.TVNZ staffer resigns over Labour link, Colin Craig to sue for defamation, Black Caps captain poised to make cricketing history, Court taken to school over exclusion, Hui discusses Tuhoronuku as… Read more Audio

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

8:51 AM.Heavy snow has been wreaking havoc on preparations for the women's rugby sevens tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. Audio

8:48 AM.Symbols of the Crown are unlikely to feature on a new tribal flag being designed by the tribal collective of Te Arawa - to fly in Rotorua on Waitangi Day next year; A Maori forestry owner has been… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Public health authorities in Auckland are worried a highly infectious measles virus may be starting to spread independently. Audio

8:39 AM.Australia appears to be softening its approach to Fiji after a meeting at the weekend. Audio

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

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

8:26 AM.Whangarei's new charter school says it will get by without any help from state schools - if they insist on turning their backs on them. Audio

8:21 AM.Auckland was bursting at the seams this weekend as 200 thousand people turned out to attend the Nines rugby league tournament, a major hip hop concert, and the Chinese lantern festival. Audio

8:17 AM.A Tongan community leader says immigration should give overstayers who must return to their cyclone-devastated home island leeway to remain here. Audio

8:09 AM.Counties Manukau District Health Board will talk with staff about a survey which found new mothers felt judged and mistreated. Audio

7:55 AM.New Zealand have avoided an innnings defeat in the second cricket test against India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Audio

7:51 AM.Three people have been killed in a tourist bus bombing in Egypt, the first in the Sinai desert in more than five years. Audio

7:48 AM.A New Zealander living in Perth has set up an expatriates' political party. Audio

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