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7:21 AM.The Labour Party's political opponents say its promise to stop overseas investors buying New Zealand houses is desperate, xenophobic and racist. Audio

7:13 AM.Joining us now is the investigative journalist Nicky Hager. Audio

7:09 AM.The former chief of the Defence Force, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says a leaked Defence Force document that calls investigative journalists subversives who pose a similar threat to security as criminals and… Read more Audio

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

6:35 AM.A former Chief of Defence, Sir Bruce Ferguson, says it is concerning that defence chiefs have singled out investigative journalists as a subversive threat to the country. Audio

6:27 AM.The Minister of Finance, Bill English, says Maori economic development is becoming less dependent on the government; A petition with nearly two-thousand signatures calling for Poverty Bay to be called… Read more Audio

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

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:09 AM.The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, has welcomed a Labour Party promise to ban foreigners living abroad from buying homes in New Zealand. Audio

6:00 AM.Former Chief of Defence Force concerned, Defence documents ranks investigative journalists as threat, Labour's housing policy labelled desperate and racist, Labour wants to restrict foreign ownershop… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Let's cross to Melbourne now for a chat with our correspondent Donna Demaio. Audio

8:51 AM.The farm that is Hobbiton, the mountain that became Mordor, the snow-lined ridge the Lord of the Rings fellowship trekked over. Audio

8:48 AM.The Education Review Office and some educators say the Ministry of Education needs to go back to the drawing board and create a new model for students who cannot attend schools. Audio

8:45 AM.A bill proposing to strengthen an agency's spying powers has prompted Ngai Tuhoe to consider preparing itself - in case the bill is made law; Three Bay of Plenty councils are working together to make… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.More than two thousand riders from 33 countries are competing in the BMX World Championships in downtown Auckland this week at a specially built indoor dirt track at Vector Arena. Audio

8:39 AM.There are warnings that plans to restrict some types of home loans could backfire and undermine financial stability. Audio

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

8:28 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.There'll be just one New Zealand team left in the Super rugby competition come the final whistle in tomorrow night's semi-final between the Chiefs and the Crusaders in Hamilton. Audio

8:23 AM.Workers at a tobacco company in Petone have lost one of their perks -- free cigarettes. Audio

8:19 AM.One mortgage broker says impending interest rate increases are unlikely to deter potential house hunters, but exporters are feeling glum. Audio

8:15 AM.After 14 years, multiple Oscars, and what will soon be six movies, the filming of the novels of J.R.R Tolkien in New Zealand ends today. Audio

8:11 AM.The driver of a Spanish train that went off the rails at high speed, killing at least 80 passengers, is being held in custody in the country's worst such disaster in four decades. Audio

8:09 AM.Businesses and tenants are being advised to stay away until further notice, after the Wellington City Council ordered the closure of an inner city street because of earthquake damage. Audio

7:57 AM.Maori have heralded the unveiling of 18 pou or carved poles during a dawn ceremony in Hastings this morning as an historic moment for the region. Audio