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6:40 AM.The Philippines government is defending its response in the aftermath of typhoon Haiyan. Supplies are only now trickling in to some of the hardest hit areas. Audio

6:38 AM.The Pike River families say Cabinet's decision not to pay compensation is yet another example of the government failing to take responsibility for the disaster. Audio

6:27 AM.The umbrella group that oversees Iwi Radio Stations throughout the country is standing behind Willie Jackson as its chairperson; Ngati Rangi in the central North Island says the country can now start… 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 All Whites are just a few hours away from their most important match in four years, when they play Mexico in their opening Football World Cup qualifier in Mexico City. Audio

6:11 AM.A controversial members' bill which sought to allow the use of strike breakers has been defeated at its first reading by a tie-vote in Parliament. Audio

6:00 AM.Government won't pay compensation to Pike families; UNHCR says traumatised survivors are 'like zombies'; Thousands swamp central Auckland church for Philippines Mass; Air NZ tipped for early share… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Sixty-seven teams from 30 countries are in Bay of Plenty to take part in the World White Water Rafting Championships which start today. Audio

8:49 AM.It's 25 years since the first commercial bungy jumps began in Queenstown. Audio

8:45 AM.A Maori health provider in Hamilton is questioning whether locking up mental health patients is a legitimate treatment in today's world; The Waitangi Tribunal is to present its report in to Treaty… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Auckland Council is sizing up how much sponsorship might be available for everything from major facilities, to community events and programmes. Audio

8:41 AM.The candidates vying to become the MP for Christchurch East have put forward their ideas of how they'd fix the problems faced by the quake-hit area. Audio

8:38 AM.NCEA students sitting their German exam yesterday got a nasty surprise when they discovered questions they couldn't understand. 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

8:25 AM.Northland may be the next region to be unified under one council. Audio

8:22 AM.Meanwhile, Auckland's council and community groups say they're deeply concerned about the effect of the deal. Audio

8:20 AM.Some National Party MPs are being accused of letting their communities down by sticking to the party line, rather than following their conscience and sinking the Sky City convention centre… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.More than a dozen relief agencies are working to raise money and support their partner organisations in the Philippines. Audio

8:08 AM.The president of the Philippines, Benigng Aquino, has revised down the death toll from typhoon Haiyan. Authorities now say closer to 2-thousand people have died rather than the 10-thousand initially… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.New Zealand will play the world's 24th ranked team in front of more than 100-thousand fans at a sold-out Azteca stadium in Mexico City. Audio

7:54 AM.The New Zealand Herald celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth birthday today. Audio

7:49 AM.Three central North Island iwi have welcomed a Waitangi Tribunal report detailing a raft of Crown breaches against them but say they have their doubts the Government will listen. Audio

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