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8:42 AM.In Thailand a Bangkok court has issued an arrest warant for protest leader, Suthep Thaugsuban. Audio

8:38 AM.The New Zealand cricketers are hoping to turn their season around when they meet the West Indies in the first Test in Dunedin this morning. 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

8:24 AM.The High Court in Christchurch has been told a woman murdered her husband in order to cash in on his quarter of a million dollar life insurance policy. Audio

8:20 AM.The police in Tauranga are continuing to hunt for evidence linked to the death of a Neighbourhood Watch volunteer. Audio

8:15 AM.New Zealand's purchasing power is at its highest level in 40 years - but that's not showing up as more jobs and higher pay just yet. Audio

8:08 AM.The Government has rejected a recommendation to reduce the ACC levy paid by car owners until at least July 2015. Audio

7:56 AM.The lives and commuting habits of dozens of Aucklanders have been under close scrutiny in a bid to make public transport more appealing. Audio

7:52 AM.Listening to that was Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee. Audio

7:48 AM.The Green Party says choosing a multinational consortium of companies to build Wellington's Transmission Gully roading project is a misuse of taxpayer money. Audio

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

7:40 AM.More than 143-thousand students sat 116 exams in the past four weeks, and four more, the last exams of the season, are taking place this morning. Audio

7:28 AM.Child Youth and Family social workers deal with children suffering severe physical and sexual abuse, neglect and behavioural conditions - and some are dealing with up to 40 cases at a time. That… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The much anticipated premiere of the second installment of the Hobbit trilogy takes place later in Los Angeles today. Audio

7:16 AM.Unions and an economist say the country's recovery from the 2007 global financial crisis isn't translating into more jobs and pay yet. Audio

7:12 AM.The Government has rejected a proposal that would have cut the price of registering a motor vehicle next year. Audio

7:08 AM.The telecommunications company Chorus is taking the Commerce Commission to court over its ruling on copper broadband pricing. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The ACC Minister, Judith Collins, has dashed motorists' hopes of cheaper car registration. Audio

6:27 AM.A member of the education panel of the Iwi Chairs Forum, Haami Piripi, says tribes aren't ruling out investing in Charter Schools down the track; Labour wants to gain the support of Maori voters, and… 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.New Zealand's purchasing power has risen to its highest in 40 years. Audio

6:08 AM.The Transport Agency has announced its preferred consortium to construct the one billion dollar Transmission Gully road project near Wellington. Audio