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7:09 AM.The Labour Party MP, Shane Jones, is asking the Commerce Commission to look into claims of extortionate behaviour by a national supermarket chain. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:41 AM.Official documents reveal the extent of disagreement between government departments over what support should be given to the film and television industries. Audio

6:36 AM.Allegations made in Parliament about so called supermarket stand-over tactics is prompting calls for an inquiry into the relationship between supermarket chains and their suppliers. Audio

6:27 AM.The Porirua tribe of Ngati Toa is threatening to pull out of a trans-Tasman project to construct Maori totem poles in a New South Wales park, if the concerns of the local aboriginal community aren't… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.In Syria, two trucks carrying food have reached the old part of the besieged city of Homs, where a temporary truce is expected to end today Audio

6:00 AM.Labour's Shane Jones says he'll take accusations of extortion by Countdown supermarkets to the Commerce Commission. Cricketer Corey Anderson lands a contract worth nearly 900 thousand dollars with the… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Shirley Temple, the curly-haired American child star who put smiles on the faces of Depression-era moviegoers, has died aged 85. Audio

8:53 AM.Watercare says it could at least another 24 hours before tap water in west Auckland is clear of an algal bloom. Audio

8:50 AM.2014 may become the hottest year since records began, with scientists predicting a 75 percent chance of an El Niño event this year. Audio

8:47 AM.The business division of Tainui has pulled out of plans to develop a 26-million dollar hotel and conference centre in Tauranga; The country's third largest iwi, Ngati Kahungunu, wants the government's… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The level of discontent with government-owned insurer Southern Response appears to be growing. Audio

8:39 AM.A High Court jury in Christchurch has been told Mellory Manning was well aware of the dangers of being a prostitute. Audio

8:35 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.Once a slightly boring compliance issue, privacy is now a pressing political issue. Audio

8:20 AM.The Salvation Army says there needs to be more pressure on the Government to tackle what it calls the ticking timebomb of child poverty. Audio

8:16 AM.The Government has been in the gun this morning over its education plans. Audio

8:13 AM.We speak to the Labour leader, David Cunliffe, who says big corporates want their profits put above public health. Audio

8:09 AM.New Zealand is a step closer to plain packaging of cigarettes - with legislation passing its first reading in Parliament with just one opposing vote. Audio

7:57 AM.Modern art, money and politics could collide today as Auckland councillors ponder a one million dollar representation of a State House, destined for the city waterfront. Audio

7:53 AM.Snow conditions at the Winter Olympics in Russia are continuing to cause consternation. Audio

7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio