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

7:38 AM.Economists says the Reserve Bank is leaving itself open to be lobbied by groups affected by its new lending rules on low deposit borrowers. Audio

7:34 AM.The Defence Force has acknowledged it could take years to repair the damage caused by budget cuts. Audio

7:25 AM.The thirty Greenpeace activists charged with hooliganism in Russia could be freed under a proposed amnesty law. Audio

7:22 AM.The Government is denying Green Party claims that it wants to hand the oil industry a five million dollar a year subsidy. Audio

7:15 AM.Talks to conclude a Pacific-wide trade deal will drag into next year, after trade ministers failed to reach an agreement in Singapore. Audio

7:12 AM.The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, describes Nelson Mandela's memorial service as inspirational, although perhaps a bit long. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership have finished without agreement. The twelve countries involved in the trade deal will go back to negotiations next year, after trade ministers failed to… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.The Prime Minister John Key has headed the New Zealand delegation amongst tens of thousands of locals, an array of world leaders and international celebrities attending Nelson Mandela's memorial… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.The number of Maori students enrolled in the School of Medicine at Otago University has more than doubled in recent years; Meanwhile, the South Island's largest iwi and the University of Otago have… 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.The former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sir Don McKinnon was at the memorial service. Audio

6:00 AM.Maori Affairs minister pays respects to inspiring leader, TPP talks fail to reach agreement, Government defends extending tax exemption for foreign oil rigs, Russia considers amnesty for Greenpeace… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Local contractors and service providers are putting their hands up for a slice of a 580 million dollar highway being built north of Wellington. Audio

8:53 AM.The Green Party says changes planned for the country's conservation boards threaten their independence. Audio

8:50 AM.Ngati Pahauwera says river quality in Hawke's Bay region is so bad it's having to step in and use its Treaty Settlement money to do something about it; The Maori Party co-leader, Tariana Turia, says… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Greenpeace says the Environmental Protection Authority shouldn't have given Anadarko consent to drill off the coast of Raglan without seeing key documents about what would be done if there was an oil… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Australian cricketers need just one win from the remaining three Ashes Tests to regain the coveted trophy, after stunning England in the second match at Adelaide. Audio

8:40 AM.A group of taxi drivers has spent the night outside the Auckland Airport headquarters, protesting against changes to minimum cab fares and calling for the relocation of ranks. Audio

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

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.A former Qantas flight attendant fears that repeated exposure to insecticide sprays in aircraft cabins may have given him Parkinson's disease. Audio

8:23 AM.The IHC has rubbished Education Ministry claims that discrimination against children with special needs is not widespread. Audio