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

7:34 AM.A Norwegian heavy metal musician with links to the killer Anders Breivik has been arrested in France on suspicion he was planning a violent attack. Audio

7:26 AM.Despite inflation being at its lowest level in 14 years, unions say the cost of living is still hitting low income families hard. Audio

7:25 AM.The chief of the Defence Force says after hearing a journalist give evidence, he now accepts the man was able to get onto a Crisis Response Unit base in Afghanistan and probably interviewed a… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.Labour and New Zealand First are worried about a lack of accountability in plans unveiled for Whanau Ora. Audio

7:17 AM.The teachers union, the New Zealand Educational Institute, says the Government is still not putting enough resources into fixing the flawed Novopay payroll system. Audio

7:13 AM.After three weeks hiding out in a Moscow Airport, the whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia. Audio

7:09 AM.Russia has scuttled New Zealand's attempt to turn Antarctica's Ross Sea into the world's largest protected marine area. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Just a day after the government announced Whanau Ora contracts are to be awarded by private commissioning agencies, the Labour Party says, if elected to Government, it would pull it back under the… Read more Audio

6:36 AM.The primary teachers' union has called on the Government to put more resources into fixing the ongoing problems with the payroll system Novopay. The minister responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Tainui Whanau Ora collective says funding decisions for the social service scheme should have stayed with the lead Maori Government department; A Ngapuhi woman wants Wellington to lobby Canberra for… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The United States has Edward Snowden and now Zimbabwe has its very own whistleblower. The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is so put out by the leaker, known only as Baba Jukwa, that he has offered… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.The newly re-instated Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is doing away with the contentious carbon tax and instead adopting an emissions trading scheme similar to the one in place here. Audio

6:10 AM.The Council of Trade Unions says the cost of living is hitting low-income families hard, despite inflation falling to its lowest level in 14 years. Audio

6:00 AM.Russia blocks Antarctic sanctuary plan; Whistleblower seeks Asylum in Russia after weeks in airport; NZEI wants more resources for fixing Novopay; Worries about a lack of accountability in Whanau Ora… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.New satellite measurements of ice sheets suggest that sea levels may rise 35 centimetres higher than currently predicted for this century. Audio

8:52 AM.American and German scientists are hoping to unlock some of the secrets behind the creation of the universe in a series of flights leaving Christchurch in the next three weeks. Audio

8:48 AM.A Bay of Plenty iwi, Ngati Makino, says it's losing money by helping to clean up the mess left behind by the Rena disaster - but the tribe says it's worth it; The head of the Maori Affairs Select… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Record fines for two companies and a director who illegally dumped contaminated demolition material has highlighted problems with the costs of dumping earthquake rubble from Christchurch. Audio

8:40 AM.Big fishing companies are pushing for a 20,000 tonne increase in the amount of hoki they can catch. Audio

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

8:28 AM.In the US, the killing of Trayvon Martin is still being investigated, following the acquittal of the man who shot him. Audio