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7:36 AM.British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson has told a court in the UK claims she regularly took hard drugs are false, but has admitted to taking cocaine on two occasions. The celebrity chef, has been… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.Child, Youth and Family have in the past been criticised for failing to deal well with whānau and iwi. Last year CYF hired two Māori principal advisors to help change the way the agency dealt with… Read more Audio

7:24 AM.New Zealand Cricket has confirmed that three former New Zealand players are under investigation for match fixing. Today's New Zealand Herald says an International Cricket Council unit has been in this… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Scientists say New Zealand's poor performance in the OECD's international maths and science tests mean students are missing opportunities for high paying jobs. Audio

7:17 AM.The UNICEF findings come hard on the heels of the latest OECD education report, which showed New Zealand sliding down international rankings in maths, science and reading. So is poverty holding… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The Unicef report is also critical of the Government response to the Children Commissioner's expert advisory group on child poverty. The Government adopted just 23 of the group's 78 recommendations… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A United Nations agency says New Zealand is still failing some children despite the promises it made 20 years ago. New Zealand ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1993. But a… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.The ACT Party is adamant it can survive its latest drama and retain a presence in Parliament. The party's leader and sole MP, John Banks will leave Parliament next year after a High Court judge ruled… Read more Audio

6:39 AM.Scientists are worried poor performance in maths and science is costing students opportunities for high paying jobs. The Government has repeatedly said the key to securing more high paying jobs in New… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.A United Nations report published today criticises New Zealand for failing to meet its obligations to children. New Zealand ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago but a… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.The Kaihautu or leader of Maori at Statistics New Zealand, Luke Crawford, says he's shocked by the drop in the number of Maori who can speak Te Reo; The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says Ministry… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:16 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:00 AM.Report shows NZ still not doing well enough for kids; NZ falls in international education rankings; Scientists says poor student results cause for concern; NZ cricketers under investigation by ICC -… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Gone are the days of a first date at the movies or a dinner filled with awkward conversation. Dating, like much of life, has now gone online. More specifically, it's gone mobile with dating apps… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Owners of uninsured and undeveloped land in red zones across Christchurch say they will fight all the way to make the Government pay full value if it wants to buy their property. The Court of Appeal… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The Kaihautu or leader of Maori at Statistics New Zealand, Luke Crawford, says he's shocked by the drop in the number of Maori who can speak Te Reo; The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board says Ministry… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.Rescuers have spoken about the moment they found a survivor three days after a boat wreck thought to have killed everyone on board. The tug boat Jascon-4 sank off the coast of Delta State in Southern… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.New levies mean ships like the Rena are contributing less money towards oil spill cleanups. Maritime New Zealand has changed the fee ships pay when entering New Zealand waters, money which goes into a… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.An apology from the Auditor General has fuelled calls for the government to bail out Kaipara ratepayers - groaning under a 63 million dollar debt for a bungled sewerage scheme. 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

8:27 AM.As we've been reporting in our sports news, the All Blacks' number 8 Kieran Read has been named IRB Player of the Year 2013, the third New Zealander to win the prestigious award. Audio

8:23 AM.Census data reveals the Maori population is growing and increasingly educated, but the number of te reo Maori speakers has continued to fall. The number of Maori speakers has been declining for almost… Read more Audio