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7:52 AM.Environmental campaigners want superannuation and general investment funds to stop investing in fossil fuels. They say the coal, oil and gas industries produce greenhouse gases and fund managers have… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.The first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in three years have begun in Jerusalem, but it's been a low key start. Few details have been released about the location, timing or agenda of the talks… Read more Audio

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

7:41 AM.An East Coast iwi says it is looking at legal action and street protests over what it says is a lack of consultation with Maori over a proposed oil exploration site north of Gisborne. Audio

7:37 AM.The Green Party is furious with its would-be coalition partner Labour after the Labour Party decided not to back a bill that aims to close a legal loophole that allows long term pollution of… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.The row over Fonterra's botulism crisis has claimed its first scalp, with the resignation of its New Zealand milk products managing director, Gary Romano. Audio

7:27 AM.The Ministry of Education has been told to change its culture from the top down and mend damage caused by major misadventures including the Novopay payroll debacle. Audio

7:23 AM.A local government lawyer says the Christchurch City Council has messed up badly over its rates resolution. The council admitted yesterday it had not included the right wording around due dates and… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.The Far North teacher, James Parker, who abused young boys over a period of 14 years - will be sentenced today for his crimes. Parker was the deputy-principal of Pamapuria School near Kaitaia, when he… Read more Audio

7:08 AM.Egypt has again descended into chaos, with the Government declaring a state of emergency after security forces stormed the camps of Muslim Brotherhood supporters in what turned into a deadly raid. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.Opposition parties say ACC has failed to learn from its mistakes and still has an almost cavalier attitude to its clients' information, after yet another privacy breach. Audio

6:27 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

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

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

6:14 AM.Environmental campaigners want superannuation and general investment funds to stop investing in fossil fuels. They say the coal, oil and gas industries produce greenhouse gases and fund managers have… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Egypt military clears protest camps in deadly raids; Pamapuria teacher to be sentenced today on sex-offence charges; Fonterra managing director falls on his sword; Real risk with Christchurch rates… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Conservationists say there has been a population explosion of tui in the suburbs of Hamilton. Six years of work in remote bush reserves by the Hamilton Halo project have boosted the breeding and… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.An iwi fiercely opposed to deep-sea oil drilling says it has little interest in a Maori industry conference which will look at the potential for Maori to be involved in the oil, gas and mining sector… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The "near death experience" has become a staple of television programmes and films, but research in the United States has shown it may be real. Audio

8:39 AM.The rules for growing oysters, mussels and other molluscs and crustaceans in tanks are being reviewed. The Ministry for Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation will look into the… Read more 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

8:26 AM.The Whakatane District Council will meet this month with about 1500 home owners whose properties it's labelled at risk of a landslide or a debris flow event. The consultation follows a study… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.Tertiary education leaders warn institutions will start fiddling the books if the government keeps punishing them when too few students pass their courses. Audio