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7:52 AM.Police and customs officers have intercepted two hundred and sixty four kilograms of ingredients used to make methamphetamine. Audio

7:49 AM.Some home buyers appear to be getting around Reserve Bank low-equity lending rules, by borrowing from finance companies instead. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:41 AM.The Treaty of Waitangi negotiations minister, Chris Finlayson, denies forcing a change of representation onto some groups of Maori. Audio

7:35 AM.Descendants of traditional leaders from more than a dozen iwi and hapu are taking a case against the Crown. Audio

7:29 AM.The United Nations has launched its biggest ever appeal for global aid. Audio

7:25 AM.The Prime Minister has described Mana leader Hone Harawira's trip to South Africa as a "jolly" and says taxpayers shouldn't have funded it. Audio

7:21 AM.Film industry heavyweights are welcoming the government's decision to increase tax rebates for movie makers. Audio

7:17 AM.Under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act that was passed last year, new alcohol laws will come into force at midnight. Bars will have to close earlier and police will have new powers to issue spot… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.GNS Science has recorded a significant earthquake 75 kilometres west of Tuatapere, in Southland, but it appears to have caused little immediate damage. Audio

7:09 AM.The Taranaki Regional Council claims to be following international best practice in allowing fracking waste to be disposed of on farmland in the region. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The film and television industry says increased rebates for productions will breathe much needed life back into the industry. Audio

6:37 AM.Authorities in Canada have contradicted claims that the Taranaki Regional Council is following best practice in the disposal of fracking waste. Audio

6:27 AM.Four lawyers are forming a collective of claimants to challenge the Crown's Treaty settlement process; The Minister of Maori Affairs wants a new pan-tribal electoral college for the Maori Language… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The United Nations has launched its biggest ever appeal for global aid. Audio

6:00 AM.Impact of fracking and landfarming questioned; Big quake rocks Fiordland; New alcohol laws from midnight; Film makers welcome government rebate decision for their industry; Harawira defends trip to… Read more Audio

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

8:51 AM.A diver who helped discover an early European shipwreck in Kaipara harbour says an excavation is needed to reveal its secrets. Audio

8:47 AM.Te Whanau a Apanui iwi along the East Coast will take a zero tolerance stance on the failure of students and its three local schools from 2017; A Tauranga tribe says it will only make ethical… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The former WINZ boss and Families Commissioner, Christine Rankin, is considering standing at next year's general election. Audio

8:40 AM.An anti-alcohol blitz by police over the weekend netted more than three hundred arrests. Audio

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