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7:09 AM.Fonterra is dealing with another contamination scare, this time involving tankers carrying raw milk. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:37 AM.Some businesses in Christchurch's central city are worried a new transport plan fails to address a lack of carparks in the city. Audio

6:26 AM.A group seeking rights to the broadcasting spectrum will campaign to be given a portion of the band that didn't sell at auction; The national museum,Te Papa Tongarewa, will be welcoming home several… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.The British newspaper industry has failed to stop a proposed royal charter on press regulation. Audio

6:00 AM.Another contamination scare for Fonterra ..this time mud is found inside tankers carrying raw milk. The Pike River families deal with more disappointment after a vote not to pay them millions in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Conservation Department in Auckland has received at least twenty calls about an invasive bird, after it started offering a reward in exchange for sightings leading to the capture of the pest. Audio

8:51 AM.Health researchers say cheap, duty-free tobacco and cultural pressures to give gifts of cigarettes are undermining attempts to cut high smoking rates in Pasifika communities. Audio

8:47 AM.The facilitator for the Te Arawa Coalition against mining, Te Taru White, says Maori shouldn't be instruments in other groups' fight against mining; The Independent Maori Statutory Board in Auckland… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.A burnt toast detector, a battery-charging shoe and a robot that cleans high-rise windows are among the winners of this year's Bright Sparks Awards. Audio

8:41 AM.The video games industry is now a bigger export earner for New Zealand than books and music. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Federated Farmers says Fonterra needs to become more open, breaking down the image of it as "Fortress Fonterra". Audio

8:24 AM.Iwi hope oil and gas companies will learn something from a new book that looks at mining from a Maori perspective. Audio

8:21 AM.The Earthquake Commission has just two days to settle all of the Canterbury earthquake claims worth less than 15-thousand-dollars. Audio

8:16 AM.America's top spies are being questioned in Washington DC about revelations hundreds of millions of phone calls and e-mails, including those of world leaders, are being monitored each month. Audio

8:09 AM.Auckland's mayor Len Brown is keen to draw a line under the revelations of his extra-marital affair and get on with the work of the new council which formally begins its new term this morning. Audio

7:54 AM.South Island businesses are frustrated they'll have to wait years before they can match the savings North Island companies will achieve by being able to use bigger trucks. Audio

7:51 AM.If officials agree to establish the world's largest marine reserve this week, the protection is expected to last for only a limited time. Audio

7:46 AM.The jury hearing the case of the kidnapping and murder of Rae Portman will today hear evidence from a man who has already admitted his part in the crime. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:38 AM.A jury of nine women and three men has been sworn in at the Old Bailey trial of former News of the World journalists accused of phone hacking. Audio