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6:27 AM.A Waikato iwi authority says it's struggling to supply the Government with a list of sites of cultural significance; The Government says it is committed to boosting Maori literacy achievement from… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.A Government report card into the petroleum and minerals industry says oil production fell 13 percent in 2012, reaching a five-year low. Audio

6:11 AM.The Pike River families are welcoming the cabinet go ahead to enter the Pike River Mine. Audio

6:00 AM.Three years on from the first major Canterbury quake - insurance claims for five thousand severely quake damaged properties are yet to be settled. Key Congressional leaders swing behind President… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A daily Taranaki bus service linking the north with the south is being proposed to fix a glaring gap in the region's public transport. Audio

8:54 AM.Police have completed formal identification of the man who killed himself when approached by police in Woodhill Forest last week. Audio

8:50 AM.Cars, planes and even your mobile phone could become much lighter in the future, thanks to a newly discovered property of arsenic. Audio

8:47 AM.A Rotorua Mayoral candidate's idea to replace the local District Council with a tribal council is being described by a Te Arawa elder as ineffective; The former Labour MP John Tamihere, says he's… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The Australian Green Party expects it might lose votes in this weekend's federal election but still hopes to hold the balance of power in the Senate. Audio

8:38 AM.A National MP is launching a campaign today to make it compulsory for children to wear lifejackets on boats. Audio

8:35 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.A ruling on the America's Cup defending champions, Oracle, is expected today after a series of hearings into cheating allegations. Audio

8:20 AM.The Japanese government is expected to announce as early as today what action it will take about the contaminated water pouring from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. Audio

8:18 AM.The families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Mine will find out this morning whether the Government has approved a plan to re-enter the mine. Audio

8:14 AM.France says the suspected chemical attack near Damascus last month "could not have been ordered and carried out by anyone but the Syrian government". Audio

8:10 AM.Pacific leaders will get a firsthand look at a country battling the effects of climate change, when they arrive in the Marshall Islands for this year's annual Pacific Islands Forum. Audio

7:56 AM.The residents of rugby-loving Christchurch have serious reservations about the need for a half-billion-dollar stadium in the city. Audio

7:52 AM.One of the most contentious ideas for higher density housing in Auckland suburbs has been thrown out at the last minute as councillors finalise a draft of the city's 30 year growth blueprint. Audio

7:50 AM.An electoral law specialist is calling a referendum on the Government's asset sales programme a 'very expensive opinion poll'. Audio

7:47 AM.The Auckland lawyer Davina Murray has been removed from the Law Society's register, after her conviction for smuggling contraband to a prisoner. Audio

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

7:36 AM.The New Zealand journalist who was arrested in Egypt, Wayne Hay, says the moment he was blindfolded he realised his detention in Cairo was serious. Audio