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7:12 AM.Labour's Maori Affairs spokesman Shane Jones believes Dr Sharples was pushed from the leadership of the Maori party. Audio

7:09 AM.The Maori Party co-leader, Pita Sharples, is holding a news conference this morning, where he is expected to step down as co-leader and announce he will quit politics altogether next year. Audio

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

6:38 AM.The Government says it is not ruling out getting directly involved in Christchurch City Council's resource consenting process if it can't get its accreditation back. Audio

6:35 AM.Dr Sharples has called a news conference this morning but he's remaining tight-lipped until then. Audio

6:26 AM.A political commentator says the Maori Party should get rid of its president, Pem Bird, if it wants to survive; But the President of the Maori Party - Pem Bird - says he's not upset by the professor's… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.Intelligence and Security hearings begin today over legislation that would make it legal for the Government's electronic spy agency to monitor New Zealanders. Audio

6:00 AM.Pita Sharples expected to resign as co-leader; Labour's Jones says Sharples pushed after dismal poll result; Bob Parker on Christchurch building consents accreditation; Egyptian military gives… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Our Melbourne correpondent with news from across the Tasman. Audio

8:51 AM.Thousands hit the slopes of Mount Ruapehu this weekend for the start of the ski season, in one of the best opening weekends in years. Audio

8:48 AM.In a milestone weekend for Christchurch, the centre of the city said goodbye to both its redzone cordon, and the keepers of the fence, the New Zealand Defence Force. Audio

8:45 AM.The new MP for Ikaroa-Rawhiti, Labour's Meka Whaitiri, says it's time to do something about all the suffering she has seen in the electorate; The Mana Party leader says the Maori Party needs to… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Foreign policy scholars say New Zealand needs to re-gear as China continues to beef up its influence in the region and they say Pacific Island nations need to steer a steady course to ensure they get… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.Gang members may soon be giving guest lectures at the University of Canterbury as part of a new paper, The Rise and Development of Gangs. 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.Whangarei music lovers turned out in force at the weekend to celebrate one of the city's rising stars - aspiring opera singer Kawiti Waetford. Audio

8:21 AM.Te Manu Korihi reporter Rosemary Rangitauira takes a look at the theme and focus for 2013, Ngā Ingoa Māori or Māori names. Audio

8:17 AM.Some Christchurch school principals say they are fed up with a freeze on the money they use for property maintenance and repairs. Audio

8:13 AM.The Labour Party's Maori Affairs' spokesperson Shane Jones talks about the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election result and its implications. Audio

8:09 AM.Cairo correspondent Ashraf Khalil joins us from the Egyptian capital with the latest on the protests and unrest in the world's most populace Arab state. Audio

7:56 AM.The Nina, a schooner sailing from the Bay of Islands to Australia, was last heard from on June the fourth. Audio

7:53 AM.Changes to New Zealand's Court system, described as the most significant in 50-years and aimed at streamlining the justice system, take effect today. Audio