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

6:40 AM.Doctors say New Zealand's whooping cough epidemic, the worst in 15 years, has claimed the life of a third baby. Audio

6:26 AM.Rheumatic fever cases in Tai Tokerau are showing no sign of dropping - despite the rollout of screening programmes in schools; The president of the Maori Women's Welfare League is hopeful new… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.The president of the Principals Federation says some schools are cheating to get good results in the national standards in reading, writing and maths. Audio

6:00 AM.Syria has submitted its application to join the treaty banning chemical weapons. As a third baby dies of whooping cough, doctors say it's the worst epidemic in fifteen years and can a champion British… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.Scientists have discovered the largest volcano in the world beneath the Pacific Ocean. Audio

8:54 AM.Charities and food banks trying to meet growing demand for their services are hoping a bill that will allow supermarkets and restaurants to donate perishable food will be passed into law as soon as… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Australian Labor Party MP, Bill Shorten, has signalled he will make a bid to replace Kevin Rudd as the party's leader. Audio

8:47 AM.Ngati Porou has made a deal with the mobile company 2 Degrees which will set up a community fund fueled by a cut of iwi members' monthly spend with the network; The politician who led the charge… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Principals in the east of Christchurch say they're relieved a decision has finally been made about the future of their schools. Audio

8:38 AM.Immunisation experts are calling on the drug-buying agency Pharmac to add two key childhood vaccines to the list of government-funded vaccines. Audio

8:34 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Dunedin's mayor says he has no option but to go straight to central government with his fight to keep Ag Research jobs in the city after being denied the chance of a meeting with the organisation's… Read more Audio

8:21 AM.Police are hunting the bandits who attacked a group of Australian and New Zealand tourists in the Paupa New Guinea highlands. Audio

8:16 AM.Representatives from the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are about to meet to discuss Syria. Audio

8:09 AM.The battle-lines are being drawn over support for the Government's plans to overhaul the Resource Management Act. Audio

7:55 AM.New figures show that women are still under-represented in New Zealand's corporate board rooms. Audio

7:52 AM.A conservation group says the development of a luxury golf course at a remote Auckland beach is threatening one of New Zealand's most endangered birds. Audio

7:48 AM.The Government's being urged to rewrite laws governing trusts to ensure they are not abused. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Chris Claridge, from the dairy product company Carrickmore Nutrition, has been travelling through China for the past week meeting with clients. Audio

7:36 AM.An infant formula lobby group is hoping to stem millions of dollars in lost sales, after the Government outlined plans to restore Chinese confidence in the wake of the Fonterra contamination scare. Audio