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8:26 AM.Yachting commentator Penny Whiting. Audio

8:23 AM.The country recorded its biggest ever trade deficit in the month of August this year at $1.2 billion. Audio

8:22 AM.Simon Mercep checks on progress in the America's Cup final race. Audio

8:18 AM.The Prime Minister says New Zealand is not spending as much on its bid to get on the Security Council in 2015-16 as Australia did in its successful campaign to get elected to the council for the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Our reporter Todd Niall is here with us at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron . Audio

8:14 AM.At 8 all, it's well and truly match point for both Team New Zealand and Oracle, with scheduled racing just minutes away, we're joined from San Francisco by Sailracing Magazine's Justin Chisholm. Audio

8:13 AM.Kate Newton is at the yacht Squadron. Audio

8:12 AM.Our reporter Cushla Norman is at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in Wellington. Audio

8:09 AM.The crowd in Auckland's Shed 10, in their continued effort to propel Emirates Team New Zealand to victory in the America's Cup this morning. Audio

7:55 AM.And across the country, fans are gathering for the America's Cup showdown. Our reporter Murielle Baker is at Shed 10 in Auckland. Audio

7:51 AM.High school students from around the country have been taking the stage in Hamilton for the national Maori speech competition, Nga Manu Korero. Audio

7:47 AM.A bill that would allow judges to order harsher penalties on people who commit crimes in front of children is one step closer to becoming law. Audio

7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:35 AM.A private school run by the Brethrens has become the latest and the largest to apply to join the state sector as an integrated school. Audio

7:26 AM.Meat stuck on wharves, fears over contaminated milk and now, rotten apples. Audio

7:20 AM.The Ministry for Primary Industries has revealed it does have concerns about the Ruataniwha Dam in Hawke's Bay despite not mentioning them in its submission to the Board of Inquiry considering whether… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.Well, off the water, one name continues to divide America's Cup fans - Sir Russell Coutts. Audio

7:15 AM.In a show of unity, the former Prime Minister Helen Clark and the incumbent, John Key, have joined forces to wish Team New Zealand well. Audio

7:12 AM.Our reporter Todd Niall is here with us at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Audio

7:09 AM.At 8-all in the America's Cup, Oracle's spectacular comeback has pushed Emirates Team New Zealand from match point to the brink of defeat. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The Prime Minister says New Zealand is not spending as much on its bid to get on the Security Council in 2015-16 as Australia did in its successful campaign to get elected to the council for the… Read more Audio

6:37 AM.Today the winner takes all. Both teams, as all of New Zealand knows, are tied on eight wins each. Audio

6:27 AM.A Tauranga man who moved to Australia nearly a decade ago admits he considered pretending to be a refugee to a social welfare agency so he could get a benefit faster; Delays in the issuing of warrants… Read more Audio

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