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8:14 AM.Molly Melhuish from the Domestic Energy Users' Network says there's no reason for high power prices. Audio

8:08 AM.Electricity consumption has fallen this winter yet prices continue to rise. Figures published by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment from the June quarter show that electricity demand… Read more Audio

7:58 AM.The Italian President, Giorgio Napolitano, is scrambling to form a new governing coalition to avoid having to call a premature election. It comes after ministers loyal to the former prime minister… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.One extremely lucky lotto player has a winning ticket for $33 million after Saturday's Powerball draw -- but is yet to claim the prize. The ticket for the must-win draw was sold at a shoe repair shop… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.The Whangarei District council will publish the findings today of its inquiry into the sacking of an employee who nominated a mayoral candidate. The chief executive Mark Simpson fired his personal… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.People interested in buying shares in state-owned Meridian Energy can now apply to be investors. Audio

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

7:40 AM.A loophole in the legislation baning prisoners from voting means a small number of serious offenders can still take part in elections. The revelation comes after blogger and lawyer Graeme Edgeler… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Some down-on-their-luck Maori living in Australia say they've considered pretending they're refugees - to get better treatment from authorities. They're among the people who say Australia's 2001… Read more Audio

7:28 AM.About 200 people welcomed home skipper Dean Barker and several other members of Team New Zealand members at the airport. Audio

7:24 AM.The US government has less than 48 hours to avert a shutdown of government services amid political divisions over President Obama's healthcare law. The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, has just returned to New Zealand after a 12-day trip to Britain, France, and the United Nations in New York. While in New York, Mr Key held meetings with a number of… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will respect the United Nations resolution to destroy his regime's chemical weapons. Weapons inspectors are due to head into Syria after the UN Security… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.Power companies are continuing to put their prices up, despite figures showing an over-supplied power market and weak demand. Residential customers and power advocacy groups are outraged and say the… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.The farming sector is being told there is no quick fix to the warming up of the planet, as Federated Farmers suggests building more water storage facilities as a way to counter a predicted increase in… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.The death toll from an asylum seeker boat that sank off the coast of Indonesia has risen to 28. More than 20 people, including children, are still missing. Audio

6:27 AM.New legislation is being brought in to protect the unauthorised use of words or emblems relating to the 28th Maori Battalion; The Maori Council says the lodging of new claims with the Waitangi… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The legal challenge to the Government's decision to close Phillipstown School in Christchurch will begin in the High Court. Audio

6:00 AM.Price of electricity still going up despite drop in demand; UN weapons inspectors about to head into Syria; John Key welcomes deal on Syria; Obamacare becomes political football in finance debate… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:50 AM.New Zealander Daniel Coulson, has been crowned the best auctioneer in Australia and New Zealand for the second year running. Audio

8:47 AM.A Ngai Tahu environment advisor for heritage, Helen Brown, says Maori artefacts are being lost by coastal erosion of archaeological sites; The annual secondary schools national Maori speech… Read more Audio