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

7:38 AM.The Labour Party has been criticised for suggesting electorates should be able to request only female candidates. Audio

7:34 AM.Doctors treating Nelson Mandela have advised his family to turn off his life support because he is in a permanent vegetative state. Audio

7:24 AM.A new president has been sworn in in Egypt and after yesterday's coup,, he's wasted no time in promising what's being described as a "fairer" democracy. Audio

7:21 AM.The Christchurch mayor says the operations of the entire city council will come under close scrutiny after the building consents debacle. Audio

7:18 AM.The Prime Minister has challenged internet businessman Kim Dotcom to put up or shut up over claims he knew about Mr Dotcom before January last year. Audio

7:14 AM.Joining us for more on what Pike River Coal Limited might expect from today's sentencing is a health and safety lawyer at Duncan Cotterill, Stephanie Grieve. Audio

7:09 AM.The families of the 29 men who died in the Pike River mine disaster are unlikely to receive any meaningful compensation when Pike River Coal Limited is sentenced today. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:40 AM.Christchurch mayor, Bob Parker, says there will be further investigation into other council departments in the wake of the building consents debacle. Audio

6:37 AM.Egypt's chief justice, Adli Mansour, has been sworn in as the country's new president, a day after the armed forces deposed the democratically elected Mohammed Morsi. Audio

6:26 AM.The man who lost the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election for the Maori Party wants to be its new president; The pull of better money and jobs in Australia means New Zealand is losing a significant number of… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

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

6:00 AM.It's sentencing day for Pike River Coal ..but the company has little to offer in compensation. John Key challenges Kim Dotcom to put up or shut up and after the consents debacle ..the operations of… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.One of the public's favourite cricketers has now retired, with the third highest number of test wickets for the Black Caps. Audio

8:52 AM.A community group's vision for the future of the Queenstown Lakes District is starting to yield results, with the local council adopting the first of its recommendations. Audio

8:49 AM.A Hawke's Bay environment group says an important habitat of the endangered long tailed bat will be destroyed if the proposed $600 million Ruataniwha water storage dam goes ahead. Audio

8:46 AM.Students and teachers at Gisborne's Kaiti School will march to meet their mayor today - as part of their campaign for Poverty Bay to be called Turanganui a Kiwa; The Maori Language Commission says… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Restructuring and job losses within the police are threatening law and order, a third of surveyed staff say. Audio

8:40 AM.With two resignations in as many days the Maori Party is in turmoil. In the latest blow to the party its president Pem Bird has announced he is quitting. 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.Maori names focus for this year's Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. Audio

8:22 AM.Christchurch city councillors will meet with the Local Government Minister, Chris Tremain, to ask for a Crown manager to step in and sort out the consenting department. Audio