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7:42 AM.Hawke's Bay Maori say the proposed Ruataniwha dam will do nothing to improve high Maori unemployment in the region and could cause further job losses. Audio

7:35 AM.Transpower engineers have been working overnight with their German counterparts to figure out power was cut to ten percent of North Island customers yesterday. Audio

7:25 AM.The fallout has continued for the two Radio Live hosts taken off air following an interview about sexual abuse. Audio

7:17 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata, has launched a review of the use of commissioners at schools in difficulty. Audio

7:14 AM.The Government's top mental health adviser is resisting using his powers to force hospitals to do more to cut the amount of time Maori patients spend locked up. Audio

7:08 AM.The United Nations has launched an appeal for 365-million-dollars to help relief efforts in typhoon-hit areas of the Philippines. Audio

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

6:35 AM.Survivors of typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines have had to cope with heavy rain and strong winds as a tropical depression passed over parts of the country. Audio

6:27 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients because some staff view them as coming from "an aggressive warrior race"; The Waitangi Tribunal is to present its report in… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.New Zealand's most famous piano mover and former Manu Samoa captain, Papali'itele Peter Fatialofa, will be laid to rest in south Auckland later today. Audio

6:00 AM.UN global appeal launched to raise money to help Philippines. Mental health chief holds back on using powers to tackle Maori seclusion. Education Minister launches review of school interventions… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.An art installation about the anarchist who tried to blow up the Wanganui Computer in 1982 is provoking debate in a small rural Taranaki community. Audio

8:52 AM.Every primary school pupil in Southland is receiving professional swimming lessons for free in an effort to reduce the region's drowning toll. Audio

8:48 AM.A specialist in the study of men's violence against women and children is praising the decision by RadioLive to pull John Tamihere and Willie Jackson off air for the rest of the year; A fire… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A service for the Samoan rugby legend Peter Fatialofa will be held in Auckland this evening. Audio

8:40 AM.Farmers are being urged to adopt a culture change, to prevent more people dying on quad bikes. 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

8:28 AM.The police in Christchurch will crack down on drinking in public spaces today, with a temporary alcohol ban in the area surrounding the Trotting Cup venue at Addington Raceway. Audio

8:23 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients out of fear. Audio

8:15 AM.The Green MP Jan Logie has returned home after being detained in Sri Lanka at the weekend. Audio

8:11 AM.Arlene Gonzales-Macaisa is the First Secretary and Consul at the Philippines Embassy in Wellington. Audio

8:08 AM.Rescue workers in the Philippines say they are struggling to reach some of the areas hit by typhoon Haiyan. Audio