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8:08 AM.A savage weather front is continuing to batter the country, with emergency services describing the situation in Canterbury overnight as one of their busiest ever. Audio

7:57 AM.A Whangarei businesswoman is confronting the council today - claiming she's been bullied for three years by council bureaucrats -- and billed for her pains. Audio

7:52 AM.A New Zealander working in Saudi Arabia has laid a complaint with the banking ombudsman after money he sent home was confiscated under an anti-terrorism law. Audio

7:50 AM.Efforts to get investors' money back from failed finance companies are continuing unabated, despite regulators winding down their investigations into some possible wrongdoing. Audio

7:48 AM.Whanganui police say they're investigating a local woman's complaint she was raped by men from a travelling sports team at a hotel early on Sunday morning. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Four men have been convicted of the rape and murder of a young student in India last December. Audio

7:34 AM.The Labour leadership roadshow wound up in Christchurch last night with David Cunliffe, Grant Roberston and Shane Jones making their final pitches to about 400 locals. Audio

7:27 AM.The Auckland Council expects a move to fast track housing developments in the city will be under way within weeks. Audio

7:23 AM.The United Nations Security Council has postponed an urgent meeting on Syria planned for this morning. Audio

7:20 AM.The Ministry of Health has admitted it cannot handle the growing number of prisoners needing urgent mental health treatment. Audio

7:15 AM.One of the most severely hit areas has been in Ashburton. Audio

7:12 AM.The lines company Orion says 19 thousand customers remain without power in Canterbury because of severe gales bringing trees down onto powerlines. Audio

7:07 AM.Gale-force winds have been continuing to cause chaos in the South Island overnight with tens of thousands of people without power and firefighters working on overdrive attending emergencies. Audio

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

6:35 AM.More than 19-thousand Canterbury households are still without power after a night of violent winds, which toppled trees onto powerlines. Audio

6:27 AM.A member of the Maori Television Board who has quit suggests the channel should consider cutting its Te Reo content; The Waikato-Tainui tribal body wants to tighten the rules on the commercial fishing… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.Christchurch business leaders are thrilled that the Government has decided to pack the city's city centre with its own employees. Audio

6:00 AM.Wind batters the South Island causing havoc;Orion lines company says 19 thousand customers still without power;Ashburton farmer tells of weather woes;MOH acknowledges number of prisoners needing… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are preparing to square off in the men's final at the US Tennis Open in New York. Audio

8:50 AM.Erina O'Donohue has been looking at the latest Broadcasting Standards Authority survey of words and phrases people believe shouldn't be allowed on the air. Audio

8:48 AM.A North Taranaki community has lost its long-running battle to stop a new gas drilling site going ahead. Audio

8:45 AM.A Maori rights advocate based in Australia says the Aboriginal community seems quite nervous about the role the first indigenous woman MP will play in the federal parliament; A candidate standing in… Read more Audio