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7:34 AM.Labour says Meridian Energy's initial share price increase does not mean its float was a success. Audio

7:26 AM.He said the Conservative Party was full of "extremely right wing, religiously based moralists" and the New Zealand First leader Winston Peters wouldn't last a term. Audio

7:19 AM.Shoddy cleaning practices, inadequate testing, and poor communication - Clearly Fonterra has some work to do. Audio

7:13 AM.Opposition parties say New Zealand's reputation is at risk in the wake of America's spying scandal. Audio

7:09 AM.Auckland's mayor Len Brown is confident there won't be any political fallout from his extra-marital affair, as the council formally begins its new term this morning. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The New Zealand government 's being warned it could be caught up in the spying criticisms being levelled at its Five Eyes partner, the United States. Audio

6:38 AM.Auckland's council formally begins its new term this morning after the country's biggest local body was sworn-in at a gala ceremony last night. Audio

6:26 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

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

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

6:00 AM.Len Brown is confident his extra marital affair won't politically damage his second term as mayor of Auckland. We ask is New Zealand helping the Americans spy on their allies and we'll talk to… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Of all the Western nations Australia has the most amount of civilians fighting in Syria's civil war. Audio

8:52 AM.Auckland has made it into the coveted Lonely Planet list of the world's top cities - but only just. It's made it to number ten behind Paris, Vancouver, Chicago and Adelaide. Audio

8:49 AM.The online Te Aka Maori Dictionary is being accused of publishing 'political spin' in its new definition of Charter Schools, or Kura Hourua; Meanwhile, the Maori Development professor at AUT, who is… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Four people have died and one boy is missing as Britain's strongest storm in a decade batters the country's southern regions. Audio

8:40 AM.The Chinese community and people with disabilities in Auckland are to benefit from the latest community housing projects in the city. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.Secondary school principals says their students are more motivated than ever before for the annual NCEA and Scholarship exams. Audio

8:24 AM.Supporters of a Pacific-wide free trade zone are questioning the Labour Party's commitment to the deal. Audio

8:17 AM.Spain and Japan have become the latest countries to be embroilled in the United States spying controversy. Audio

8:15 AM.A winch operation on Mount Taranaki should happen. Audio

8:13 AM.The New Zealand Alpine Club's Sam Newton comments on the dangers of climbing Mount Taranaki. Audio

8:09 AM.Alpine specialists say the couple who died at the weekend left it too late in the afternoon to reach the summit of Mount Taranaki and were caught out by its treacherous and unpredictable weather. Audio