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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

7:35 AM.The integrity of the Owen Glenn inquiry has been questioned by a former adviser to the campaign, the survivors' advocate Louise Nicholas. Audio

7:25 AM.More details have been revealed about why the Christchurch City Council has had its building consent accreditation stripped. Audio

7:20 AM.Listening to that is the Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira who is here now to discuss the likelihood of a possible joining of forces between his party and his former colleagues. Audio

7:17 AM.The MP who wants to jointly head the Maori Party suggests any partnership with the Mana movement would be a struggle. Audio

7:15 AM.Listening to that is the Green Party co-leader Russel Norman, who is a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee. Audio

7:08 AM.The Government has been urged not to rush spy legislation through Parliament just because of its embarrassment over the Kim Dotcom case. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says it would be an absolute disaster for Christchurch, if the City Council stopped issuing building consents next week. Audio