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7:53 AM.Auckland's council-owned transport agency says a 40 thousand dollar staff party last weekend was the work of a good employer. Audio

7:49 AM.The former radio talkback host and television news chief Bill Ralston says the Mediaworks company shouldn't have waited until yesterday to take Radio Live talkback hosts Willie Jackson and John… Read more Audio

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

7:39 AM.The Reserve Bank has warned interest rate rises are on the way - and home owners in Auckland are likely to feel the squeeze more than most. Audio

7:36 AM.The Ministry of Education and the Principal's Federation will meet today over concerns about the use of school commissioners. Audio

7:28 AM.There's growing criticism of the official handling of the Roastbusters case with public marches being organised throughout the country this weekend. Audio

7:24 AM.The Prime Minister says he has no intention of boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Sri Lanka this week, but will express New Zealand's concerns about human rights abuses. Audio

7:20 AM.Greenpeace activists and two journalists arrested during a protest against Arctic oil drilling in Russia are being moved by train to Saint Petersburg to stand trial on hooliganism charges. Audio

7:17 AM.A Waikato runanga says hospitals are locking up Maori mental health patients out of fear - because some staff view them as coming from an aggressive warrior race. Audio

7:15 AM.Typhoon Haiyan was downgraded to a severe tropical storm as it crossed Vietnam, but there are still concerns over further flooding and landslips, while state media is reporting 13 people have been… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.A State of National Calamity has been declared in the Philippines as survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan struggle to meet their basic needs for water, food, medicine and shelter. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Green MP, Jan Logie, and an Australian Green Senator, were briefly detained in Colombo, while on a trip to talk to locals about allegations of human rights abuses. Audio

6:35 AM.The Philippines President, Benigno Aquino, has declared a State of National Calamity after Super Typhoon Haiyan left a trail of destruction in 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

6:14 AM.One of Sydney's most notorious gangs is on the brink of collapse after the arrests of some of its key members. Audio

6:12 AM.Public marches will be held across the country this weekend in an attempt to get communities and national leaders to heighten awareness of rape. Audio

6:00 AM.Death toll still uncertain in Philippines, remote villages remain cut off. Typhoon downgraded in Vietnam but flooding still a concern. Fear of Maori leads to more mental health patients being locked… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The stand-off over asylum seekers coming from Indonesia escalates, and; a former Catholic priest from Australia, and whistleblower against the Church's child abusers, dies in the cyclone in the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.Despite the fishing industry saying a ban on shark finning in New Zealand waters isn't needed, the Government wants to ensure that killing sharks solely for their fins in our exclusive zone can no… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.Nine Te Waipounamu iwi have collaborated in a bid to be the Whanau Ora commissioning agency for the South Island; A Ngati Wai man says the fire that's ravaged the Mokau marae north of Whangarei is a… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, is ruling out working with Labour in a post-election deal, saying its tax policies would be a major obstacle. Audio

8:40 AM.Canterbury Regional Council's director of operations Wayne Holton-Jeffreys responds to alleged security issues with their pre-paid bus cards. Audio