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6:13 AM.A year out from the general election and political parties are already beginning to pitch potential policies. Audio

6:00 AM.It's feared hundreds of homes have been destroyed by bushfires in New South Wales. The Auckland council aims to discover quickly whether ratepayers' money was used during the mayor's extramarital… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The number of cruise ships booked to visit Nelson over the next two years has tripled. Audio

8:53 AM.An investigation in Australia has revealed allegations of systemic doping, corruption and animal cruelty in the greyhound racing industry. Audio

8:49 AM.Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou plans to pump five million dollars into fifty of its marae in the East Cape and Gisborne areas; Tainui has tightened its grip on two top hotels; The head of a Ngai Tahu… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A North Waikato marae says the granting of a resource consent for a new open cast mine in the area is just another example of big business triumphing over the 'little people'. Audio

8:43 AM.The body of a convicted Nazi war criminal is waiting in a Roman airport while three countries argue over where he will be buried. Audio

8:41 AM.A second New Zealand Greenpeace activist has been denied bail in Russia. Audio

8:35 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.An expert in electoral law says it's unlikely John Banks will be able to avoid a trial. Audio

8:20 AM.The ACT Party says it backs its sole MP in Parliament, John Banks, one hundred percent and he will stay on as party leader. Audio

8:14 AM.New Zealand's Treasury Secretary, Gabriel Makhlouf, says a United States default would be very serious for the world economy. Audio

8:09 AM.In the United States, lawmakers have announced an agreement to avert the threatened Treasury default and reopen the government for business. Audio

7:57 AM.The newly elected Christchurch City Council had its first meeting with the Earthquake Recovery Minister last night, and councillors say it was the beginning of a much better working relationship. Audio

7:52 AM.A top navy officer facing a court martial for not disclosing an affair will today give the hearing his version of events. Audio

7:48 AM.The Labour Party says the Conservation Minister Nick Smith has mislead Parliament over whether he knew about the draft submission on the proposed Ruataniwha dam. Audio

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

7:43 AM.The New Zealand author Lloyd Jones, who was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2007 for his novel 'Mister Pip' to discusses Eleanor Catton's win. Audio

7:39 AM.The New Zealand literary world is hoping Eleanor Catton's Booker prize win for her novel 'The Luminaries' will be a boon for the struggling book trade. Audio

7:35 AM.An Afghan interpreter, injured during an attack that killed a New Zealand soldier, is still waiting for a visa, almost a year after being told he could come here. Audio

7:27 AM.The New Zealand Greenpeace activist Jon Beauchamp has been denied bail in Russia. Audio

7:24 AM.Auckland's mayor Len Brown remains sealed off today preparing for the formation of his freshly elected council, as new claims are made about how his two-year extra-marital affair became public. Audio

7:19 AM.RNZ political editor, Brent Edwards discusses immediate problems for the government. Audio

7:16 AM.The Prime Minister says the government still has the numbers to govern comfortably after the shock resignation of John Banks as a minister, and isn't contemplating a snap election. Audio