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8:37 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.Paris based New Zealand rugby writer, Ian Borthwick, gives some post analysis of the weekend's Paris test against Les Bleus in which a rookie All Black is being partially credited for the hard fought… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.The country's outgoing top health official says the presence of serious rheumatic fever shocked him when he arrived from Britain. Audio

8:17 AM.One of New Zealand's biggest education unions, the NZEI, wants a public inquiry into the use of in-school commissioners and statutory managers. Audio

8:13 AM.A group of Filipino carpenters, in Christchurch helping with the rebuild, are anxious for loved ones and family members back home and are desperate to hear some news. Audio

8:09 AM.Justin Morgan, the country director for Oxfam in the Philippines, says the scale of the devastation is considerable with damage to infrastructure hampering aid efforts. Audio

7:55 AM.The new Highlands Motorsport Park in Central Otago has not only scored a coup by being the first venue outside Australia to host the GT Championship - it's also proving a winner with the public. Audio

7:51 AM.The exams start with English, German and Samoan this morning, and finish in four weeks with Spanish, Dance and Social Studies. Audio

7:49 AM.Elderly south Auckland residents are taking extra safety precautions after two serious assaults in the past few days. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Police have met with the adminstrators of a vigilante website set up to track sexual predators pursuing girls as young as 13. The officer in charge of the Online Child Exploitation Agency, Detective… Read more Audio

7:37 AM.Security flaws in Christchurch's pre-paid bus cards mean the personal details of thousands of Cantabrians could be accessed by others online. Audio

7:28 AM.Northland school principals are challenging the Ministry of Education to explain why a Commissioner is still collecting nearly $150-thousand a year to run a school part-time. Audio

7:24 AM.India's Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, expressing his inability to attend. The BBC's India correspondent, Sanjoy Majumder, says while the contents of… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Jan Logie's detention in Sri Lanka 'highlights need for New Zealand to act' the Green Party MP says. Audio

7:13 AM.Vietnam now battens down the hatches in preparation for Haiyan's landfall. Audio

7:09 AM.Timothy Grieve, the Unicef Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in the Philippines, says the trail of destruction is devastating. Audio

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

6:39 AM.A security researcher has highlighted a series of vulnerabilites in the Christchurch bus system's smart card - which he says may allow hackers to access the private information of hundreds of… Read more Audio

6:27 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

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

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

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:51 AM.Ship designed for disabled people docks in Wellington Audio