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7:10 AM.Thousands of people in northern parts of Taranaki have spent a chilly night without power after wind gusts of up to 130 kilometres an hour downed trees, damaging overhead power and communication lines… Read more Audio

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

6:40 AM.A medical researcher says he was motivated to develop an improved test for EPO in athletes when he was told by a group of cyclists that they thought it was acceptable to take the hormone. Audio

6:37 AM.Strong winds have cut power to more than 8-thousand properties in Taranaki, and forced flights and ferry services to be cancelled in Wellington. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori party AGM; Fresh radio spectrum claims filed with the Waitangi Tribunal; Maori leader says partnership between iwi and Crown, to build a home for kaumatua, shows Treaty of Waitangi is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.We hear about: the tempestuous weather assaulting the country and how long it's going to hang around; the result of the Zimmerman trial in the US; the inestigation into the death of one-year-old… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.In a global first, passengers flying between Melbourne and Auckland will have x-rays of their checked in baggage sent ahead to be analysed for biosecurity risks while they're in mid-flight. Audio

8:48 AM.Te Arawa has secured a meeting with New Zealand Petroleum and Mineral officials to discuss tendering out permits for mineral exploration in its rohe; The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that pipi beds in… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Some families of suicide victims hope the Government will finally relax legislation which they say prevents them from sharing their stories. Audio

8:42 AM.A taxation expert says the Government is attempting to go through the back door to increase its tax take. Audio

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

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Stories that never made it into the history books have been emerging this week at Waitangi Tribunal hearings in Kerikeri. Audio

8:23 AM.Passengers aboard Saturday's Asiana flight which crash landed in San Francisco were not immediately evacuated. Audio

8:19 AM.Another suggestion from the Treasury to raise the age of eligibility for the pension to 67 has been immediately rejected by the Government. Audio

8:14 AM.The Association of Social Workers says staff at Child Youth and Family are at times taking on more than double the workload recommended by the department itself. Audio

8:09 AM.The Green Party says the Government has not been upfront about the economic costs of the Sky City convention centre deal, and MPs who put their name to the bill will carry the decision with them for… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.Waikato-Tainui Iwi are remembering the events that sparked the Waikato Land Wars 150 years ago, and the land confiscations that resulted from their defeat. Audio

7:53 AM.Listening to that is the secretary of the Importers' Institute, Daniel Silva. Audio

7:49 AM.An economist says consumers are not getting the full benefit of cheaper foreign goods, because importers are not always passing on the savings they make. Audio

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

7:41 AM.The independent MP, Peter Dunne, says the Speaker has cleared him of misleading Parliament when he denied leaking a report into the Government's spy agency. Audio