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7:19 AM.The United Future leader, Peter Dunne, says his party's membership has risen sharply following his shock resignation as Revenue Minister. Audio

7:14 AM.Lawyers for Mark Lundy have again pointed to what they say was bad science, used to establish the time of death of the convicted double murderer's wife and daughter 13 years ago. Audio

7:07 AM.Afghan security forces have taken full control of military and security operations in their country. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Hundreds of Red Cross workers are on standby as the South Island prepares for heavy snow. Audio

6:27 AM.Far North iwi will sign a unique agreement with eleven Government departments today - which the tribes say will help stop taxpayer money going into a 'deep dark hole'; The Transport Agency's been told… 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 funder of a mass legal action against the ANZ bank, over what it describes as unfair bank fees, says it has a multi-million dollar budget to take on other banks as well. Audio

6:00 AM.Afghan military take over security for all of Afghanistan;Time of death of Christine, Amber Lundy questioned at Privy Council;Dunne says party membership up after controversy;South Island prepares for… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Winton-based palaeontologist David Elliott, from the Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum says he now has so many bones it'll be difficult to fit them into his preparation laboratory. Audio

8:52 AM.Staff working on New Zealand's largest ever roading project, the Waterview Connection in Auckland, are being asked to keep a wary eye out for archaeological artefacts. Audio

8:49 AM.A planned yacht race from Auckland to Bluff is dividing the Southland community, with promoters saying it's all good news, while critics claim the economic benefit has been overstated. Audio

8:48 AM.A Treaty of Waitangi specialist lawyer says the Maori Land Court will have to learn to work faster; Te Ohu Kaimoana - the Maori Fisheries Trust - says Maori customary rights to snapper will be… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Homeowners in the St Albans and Mairehau areas of the city were badly affected, after being drenched in 110 millimeters of rain falling in 36 hours between Sunday and yesterday. Audio

8:38 AM.Jim Frater from Nelson-Tasman Civil Defence talks about the clean-up going on in the region but warns of the very real danger of slips. 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

8:24 AM.Many of the families whose relatives died in the Pike River disaster say the relocation of the trial won't stop them watching Peter Whittall stand trial. Audio

8:20 AM.The Dean of Law at the University of Canterbury, Dr Chris Gallavin, says the police are running out of major lines of inquiry in the murder investigation of the Feilding farmer, Scott Guy. Audio

8:18 AM.The Tamaki Redevelopment is a joint venture between the Government and Auckland Council and over 25 years aims to dramatically improve the lives of communities in Glen Innes, Point England and… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.Farmers in North Otago will today begin attempting to clear debris and fix damage, after the heavy rain and extensive flooding but as president for the North Otago Federated Farmers, Richard Strowger… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.Waitaki District mayor, Alex Familton, tells how his region is coping with the cleanup. Audio

7:55 AM.The BBC's Anna Holligan is in The Hague and has been following the court case of six teenagers and the father of one of them who've been convicted for the murder of volunteer linesman Richard… Read more Audio

7:52 AM.Fears are growing that households are falling back into bad habits of spending more than they earn with Westpac-McDermott Miller's latest quarterly survey finding consumer confidence surging on the… Read more Audio