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7:24 AM.The Prime Minister John Key says Labour is a divided party and if they can't run themselves how can they run the country? Political Editor Brent Edwards does he have a point? Audio

7:20 AM.The unions affiliated to the Labour Party will play a key role in deciding who takes over as leader if a contest is held. Audio

7:16 AM.The last Labour leader to lose his job was Phil Goff. He's hedging his bets on who should get the job next. Audio

7:12 AM.Mr Shearer is not doing any interviews. He did not respond to our requests last night and this morning. Joining us is the Labour Party's general secretary, Tim Barnett. Audio

7:09 AM.Senior Labour MPs are lining themselves up to fight for the leadership, after David Shearer accepted he didn't have enough support within the caucus to carry on to the next election and gave up his… Read more Audio

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

6:38 AM.Just 20 months after David Shearer beat David Cunliffe in a battle to replace Phil Goff as leader of the Labour Party, the party is now beginning the process of selecting a new leader. Audio

6:28 AM.The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment wants an assurance that panellists who review the status of long-fin eels are right for the job; The veteran Labour politician Dover Samuels says Te… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.The former Chinese politician, Bo Xilai has put up a feisty defence against charges of bribery and corruption in a Jinan court, claiming he was framed for one of the charges against him. Audio

6:10 AM.That's David Shearer resigning as Labour Party leader yesterday afternoon after just 20 months in the job. Audio

6:00 AM.We look at the race to be the new leader of the Labour Party. We hear from the caucus, the party, and the unions over who should take on John Key at next year's election and we look ahead to another… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Art gallery owners and museum curators in Nelson are looking to their Christchurch counterparts for help on how to protect their valuable collections after the recent quakes. Audio

8:49 AM.The Mana Party says it fully expects its caucus to be targeted by the government's spy agency, under its new legislation; The government's been swamped with submissions on the controversial Ngapuhi… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A further round of fraud cases sent to the police by the Earthquake Commission may just be the beginning as the rebuild of Christchurch moves into high gear. Audio

8:42 AM.The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year has been let out on bail after being arrested on 162 counts of manslaughter. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:26 AM.The rate of youth offending has reached an all time low. Audio

8:22 AM.That's the most-talked about question from last night's leaders debate between the Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, and the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, in Brisbane. Audio

8:17 AM.The United Nations is sitting in urgency in New York, amid allegations that a chemical weapons attack in Syria has killed hundreds of people near Damascus. Audio

8:09 AM.The Prime Minister is continuing to defend changes to the law surrounding the GCSB, and says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from the legislation which passed its final vote in Parliament last… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.The Department of Conservation says five kea have died of poisoning during the first field study of the use of a bird repellent in an aerial 1080 operation. Audio

7:52 AM.Australians were treated to several fiesty exchanges between the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, in the second leaders debate in Brisbane last night. Audio