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7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.New Zealand's fourteen rugby unions are back in surplus after years of losses that left many close to liquidation. Audio

7:35 AM.A former West Coast miner says underground mining has no future in New Zealand. Audio

7:24 AM.A leading scientist is calling for the Government to invest more in science and technology that is not linked to farming, fishing and forestry. Audio

7:18 AM.The counsellor working with the families of some of the boys sexually abused by James Parker is questioning their access to rehabilitation. Audio

7:09 AM.Muslim Brotherhood supporters have stormed and torched a government building in Cairo , as the death toll from yesterday's violencecontinues to rise. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The Government is rejecting claims the country is too reliant on the dairy and agriculture sectors. Audio

6:28 AM.The head of Te Runanga o Ngati Kahungunu says a Maori-Pasifika approach to business is proving to be successful; A south Auckland Maori leader says its going to take some tough talking with families… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The union representing most coalminers says the Government should be stopping imports of coal from Indonesia. Audio

8:57 AM.NASA explorers are celebrating the completion of their latest mission. But this time, their feet never left the ground. Six scientists spent four months cooped up in a dome on a barren lava field in… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A group opposed to turning part of Christchurch's Hagley Park into an international cricket ground says it's considering appealing against yesterday's decision to grant an interim resource consent for… Read more Audio

8:49 AM.The Maori King is supporting a work scheme for young people, which is being developed by Mayors across the country; Street protests and legal action are likely from an East Coast iwi that says… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.A rise in the number of cafes and bars to feed and water those involved in the rebuilding efforts in Christchurch has helped lift consumer spending. Audio

8:41 AM.An environmental lobby says more than a billion dollars from pension funds and ACC investments has been invested in companies which are destroying the planet. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:28 AM.Noise control officers are used to taking a bit of flak but one Auckland officer is earning praise for stepping in to help a besieged policeman. Audio

8:23 AM.The Fonterra botulism scare has claimed its first corporate casualty, with the resignation yesterday of the company's New Zealand milk products managing director, Gary Romano. Audio

8:19 AM.Canadian-owned Tag Oil expects a decision by the end of the month on resource consents for its Punawai-1 exporatory well near Gisborne, as the project continues to stir controversy on the East Coast. Audio

8:15 AM.The Pamapuria community continues to reel from revelations that a trusted teacher was abusing their children. The former Pamapuria School deputy principal James Parker was convicted of 74 charges of… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.The Egyptian government has declared a state of emergency, after a crack down on protest camps in Cairo turned deadly. Thousands of supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, had been camped… Read more Audio

7:57 AM.Smaller catches and calls to close at least one crowded river to let the species recover have not deterred those awaiting the start of the whitebait season. Audio