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8:14 AM.Fonterra says dairy farmers need to up their game when it comes to sustainability. Audio

8:09 AM.An anti-mining protest will close State Highway One north of Whangarei to all traffic except emergency vehicles for two hours this morning. Audio

7:56 AM.The Royal Society says New Zealand's anti-intellectual attitude is a thing of the past. Audio

7:52 AM.Protesters in Thailand have targeted more official buildings in their attempt to cripple the government. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:37 AM.The Italian Senate has expelled Silvio Berlusconi from Parliament following his conviction for tax fraud, in what the centre-right leader called a day of mourning for Italian democracy. Audio

7:27 AM.The Finance Minister Bill English says the government can only do so much to better the lot of New Zealanders living across the Tasman. Audio

7:22 AM.Crown lawyers will go to court today to fight a ruling that search warrants used to raid the internet mogul Kim Dotcom's house were unlawful. Audio

7:21 AM.The United States has pledged support for Japan in its growing dispute with China over islands in the East China Sea. Audio

7:17 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata defends the use of national standards. Audio

7:14 AM.A second report in two days has highlighted concerns about primary and intermediate students' performance in key subjects. Audio

7:09 AM.An anti-mining protest north of Whangarei will close State Highway One to all traffic except emergency vehicles this morning. Audio

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

6:41 AM.New research says the national standards in reading, writing and maths are doing more harm than good and recommends reporting school results should stop. Audio

6:37 AM.An anti-mining protest north of Whangarei will close State Highway One to all traffic except emergency vehicles this morning. Audio

6:27 AM.A review of health services on the East Coast has heard Treaty settlement money should not be used to fund hospitals and clinics; A Maori shareholder in the mobile phone company 2degrees is perplexed… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The candidates vying for the Christchurch East seat couldn't resist firing barbs at the absent National Party contender at a public debate in the electorate last night. Audio

6:11 AM.Aucklanders could find private companies building and maintaining their footpaths or public swimming pools with the mayor Len Brown suggesting there could be a bigger role for the private sector in… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Northland anti-mining groups to blockade SH1; Research says school national standards doing more harm than good; Education Minister defends National Standards; Crown to argue Dotcom search warrants… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Queen's Baton for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has touched down in New Zealand. Audio

8:51 AM.An international team of scientists will leave Bluff today to travel across the Southern Ocean to Antarctica to retrace the voyage made by Australian explorer Douglas Mawson in 1913. Audio

8:47 AM.A union is trying to identify a company that's threatening the final payout for a mainly Maori workforce at a shutdown sawmill; A tribal landlord in the Lower North Island is looking for partners to… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The new mayor of the Wairoa District says it will be a death knell for the region if a plan to merge Hawke's Bay's five local councils goes ahead. Audio