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7:55 AM.The Wellington Folk Festival has been a finger picking good time now for nearly half a century and featured players from all around the country and overseas. Audio

7:52 AM.More ANZ and National Bank customers can now sign up to a class action against the bank, which has been brought for the way it charged some of its fees. Audio

7:44 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.The Defence Minister says there will be an investigation into the wounding of a New Zealand sergeant in Afghanistan after a so-called 'inside attack' on Saturday, which left an Afghan soldier dead. Audio

7:39 AM.An investigation is under way into a helicopter accident in mountains near Queenstown. Audio

7:35 AM.It's the controversy which closed down Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper and has led to a major re-examination of how the British press is regulated. Audio

7:27 AM.The spy row with the United States is showing no sign of letting up as new evidence emerges about the extent to which America has been monitoring its allies. Audio

7:24 AM.Red-zoned houses in Christchurch could be shifted on to public land and made habitable by Christmas if a re-elected city councillor has his way. Audio

7:19 AM.The official Labour Weekend holiday period has ended with the lowest ever road toll. Audio

7:16 AM.The focus now turns to recovering the bodies of Hiroki Ogawa and Nicole Sutton from the mountain. The Taranaki police area commander Inspector Blair Telford says the weather's looking clear and the… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.An Air Force helicopter is on stand by to retrieve the bodies of two climbers who died after being stranded on Mt Taranaki at the weekend. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Air Force will attempt to recover the bodies of two climbers from Mount Taranaki. Audio

6:27 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

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

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.The state-owned energy company, Meridian Energy, will publicly list its shares on the stock exchange. Audio

6:11 AM.An airforce helicopter is on standby to retrieve the bodies of the two climbers who died on Mt Taranaki. Hiroki Ogawa and Nicole Sutton spent two nights in a snow cave near the mountain's summit after… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Mountain specialists urge caution climbing Mt Taranaki; Record labour weekend road toll; Councillor wants to relocate red-zoned houses onto public land; Bipartisan support thrown into doubt as Labour… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Priests at the Vatican are swapping their cassocks for cricket whites as the Holy See launches its very own cricket team. Audio

8:51 AM.The first cyclists to try New Zealand's newest cycleway say they doubt anyone will begrudge having to pay to use the trail. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori Council is calling for the head of the Crown Forestry Rental Trust to resign; But Angela Foukes says she has no intention of going; The confectionary firm, Wrigley, is giving 10-thousand… Read more Audio

8:47 AM.University students across the country will be cramming in last minute revision today for the year's final exams next week. Audio

8:38 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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