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7:35 AM.Five hundred full and part-time jobs are to go at New Zealand Post and its chief executive has indicated more change could be ahead, including selling off its post shops. Audio

7:27 AM.A Waikato businessman believes he's uncovered evidence which may put to rest the issue of who killed the Bain family. Audio

7:22 AM.The Auckland city rail loop is being compared with the 54 year old Auckland Harbour Bridge as a project that could help transform Auckland. Audio

7:19 AM.Last night the New Zealand Prime Minister, John Key, sent his congratulations to Kevin Rudd. Audio

7:12 AM.The Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and cabinet ministers Stephen Conroy, Craig Emerson and Joe Ludwig have quit their portfolios after the return of Mr Rudd. Audio

7:09 AM.Australia has a new Prime Minister. Audio

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

6:41 AM.Auckland's mayor wants to try to bring forward the start of the downtown rail tunnel, to which the government has given its blessing and a promise of funds. Audio

6:37 AM.Julia Gillard has been ousted as Australian Prime Minister. Audio

6:27 AM.The government is attempting to re-start Treaty settlement talks with an eastern Bay of Plenty tribe fiercely opposed to deep-sea oil drilling; The government says it will work to bring down the high… Read more 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.The Transport Minister says new analysis on the Auckland rail loop helped the government decide when they would commit funding to it. Audio

6:00 AM.Julia Gillard toppled in Kevin Rudd coup; Rudd and Albanese to rule the Australian Labor Party; NZ PM pays tribute to Gillard, will work closely with Rudd; Auckland's city rail loop 'a game changer'… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The New Zealand Defence Force is streamlining its officer training programme to offer one joint programme for the navy, army and air force. Audio

8:54 AM.The Ministry of Transport is considering closing a legal loophole that prevents the police impounding a person's car, even after they've been deemed medically unfit to drive. Audio

8:48 AM.When the UN mission to Timor Leste wrapped up at the end of last year, there were those who predicted the country would fall into chaos, following years of reliance on international aid, and military… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The Clive Hall was packed last night for a public meeting which called for more information to be made public about the proposed $600 million Ruataniwha Dam in Hawke's Bay. Audio

8:44 AM.The Maori Party MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, doesn't think enough people will join the Maori roll to create another Maori seat in Parliament; A Ngati Toa leader says a survey of its descendants' reo Maori… Read more Audio

8:40 AM.As you heard in sports, England are into the closing stages of their chase for New Zealand's 201 runs in the first of two 20/20 internationals. Audio

8:35 AM.Sports News for 26 June 2013. Audio

8:29 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:25 AM.Developers are taking their fight to build a 27-story hotel on the Dunedin waterfront to the Environment Court, despite strong opposition. Audio

8:20 AM.Two community police stations in South Auckland will close next month, as they are no longer needed by police. Audio

8:18 AM.A trans-Tasman bid to stop Japan whaling in the Southern Ocean will begin before the world's highest court today. Audio