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7:28 AM.A former Christchurch mayor is questioning the incumbent mayor Bob Parker's claims he didn't know about part of a report detailing major problems with building consents issued by the city council. Audio

7:20 AM.Kim Dotcom says spying is not wrong, but surveillance of the entire population is. Audio

7:19 AM.John Key and Kim Dotcom met face to face for the first time when the internet enterprenuer appeared before the Intelligence and Security Committee. Audio

7:10 AM.The uncertainty, high tension and turmoil continues in Egypt as the country teeters on the brink of a military coup. Audio

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

6:42 AM.A Maori academic says if the government helps with insuring marae, it could be undermining the mana involved with looking after marae and its taonga; The Iwi relationship board to Te Tairawhiti Health… Read more Audio

6:41 AM.The internet enterpreneur, Kim Dotcom, says an inquiry into spying would reveal just how extensive surveillance on New Zealanders already is. Audio

6:39 AM.A former Christchurch mayor says he finds it hard to believe that Bob Parker didn't know about a report detailing major problems with building consents. 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.Twenty-two people have been killed, and more than 200 injured, in the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province. Rescuers have been struggling with landslides and blocked roads to reach… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Spat between Key and Dotcom played out in select committee; Kim Dotcom says surveillance of entire population wrong; Bob Parker was sent consent report says councillor; Pike River coal to be… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A South African court has intervened in an acrimonious Mandela family dispute and ordered the remains of three of Nelson Mandela's children be returned to their ancestral home. Audio

8:54 AM.An Australian Jewish MP has taken to social media to criticise some Australians as 'racist and extremist' after an online attack against a Muslim Labor MP. Audio

8:52 AM.Community leaders in west Auckland where Dr Pita Sharples has played pivital role, say they have faith he will continue to back Maori issues. Audio

8:48 AM.A former Labour Minister of Maori Affairs, Dover Samuels, says the National Government capitalised on Pita Sharples' vulnerability - because he was Mr Good Guy; Meanwhile, the tumuaki of Te Kura… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.The future of the troubled Glenn Inquiry is looking increasingly bleak as more of the 38-member Think Tank quit. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:28 AM.The Maori Language Commission says butchering and mispronouncing the Maori names of children makes them disengage from the classroom. It wants to raise awareness of the importance of correct… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Carbon traders and forest growers say they are astounded at what they see as bizarre developments in the carbon market. Audio

8:15 AM.There may now be an added sense of urgency to today's meeting about the future of Christchurch City Council's consents. Audio

8:07 AM.An academic specialising in security studies is supporting changes to the law governing the Goverment Communications Security Bureau. Audio

7:55 AM.A memorial service will be held this morning near Matamata to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this country's worst domestic air disaster. Audio

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

7:38 AM.The main contender for the Maori Party co-leadership, Te Ururoa Flavell, says a possible partnership with the Mana Party is bound to be discussed at the party's forthcoming annual meeting. Audio