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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

8:14 AM.MPs have passed a law designed to put an end to big anonymous donations in local body elections. Audio

8:10 AM.The police in Auckland won't rule out further arrests, despite one man already being held in custody over a string of attacks on the elderly. Audio

7:56 AM.The future of upcoming peace talks with the Taliban is now unclear after a brazen attack near the presidential palace in Kabul yesterday. Audio

7:50 AM.Britain's most notorious child killers, Ian Brady, has spoken publicly for the first time in nearly 50 years. Audio

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

7:42 AM.A slump in Mighty River Power's share price and falling global share markets could force the Government to abandon its plans to sell part of another state-owned company by the end of the year. Audio

7:38 AM.The United States President Barack Obama has announced America's first-ever regulations on carbon dioxide emissions, introducing, by executive order, new standards for coal-fired power stations. Audio

7:28 AM.A prominent Northland elder has cast doubt over claims by an Auckland man that bones he has moved are those of Hone Heke. Audio

7:23 AM.The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, says the former National Security Agency contractor turned whistle-blower, Edward Snowden, is still in the transit area of Moscow airport. Audio

7:20 AM.There's mounting speculation in Canberra that after months of saying he won't, the former prime minister Kevin Rudd will challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party. Audio

7:14 AM.Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards. Audio

7:08 AM.Parliament's Speaker has ruled United Future is no longer recognised as a party for parliamentary purposes, effectively putting a stop to more than 180-thousand-dollars in annual funding. Audio

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

6:27 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

6:23 AM.Opposition parties say the now-independent MP, Peter Dunne, should be made to pay back any money he spent this year as leader of United Future. Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:18 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:00 AM.Opposition Parties say Dunne should pay back money; GCSB bill looks to hinge on concession from Key to Peters; Julia Gillard braced for Kevin Rudd leadership challenge; Edward Snowden has not yet left… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The British gin industry is facing a crisis, as an essential ingredient, the juniper berry, is being decimated by a fungal disease. Audio