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8:41 AM.Seven months after a senior judge declared it untenable for New Zealand not to have a specific criminal charge for domestic violence, the Government hasn't considered any change. Audio

8:39 AM.One of New Zealand's deadliest drivers is to walk out of prison today a free man, despite concerns he may re-offend. 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

8:26 AM.Rugby Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens is one of four knights announced in the Queens Birthday honours yesterday. Audio

8:23 AM.Professor Albert Wendt, the recipient of New Zealand's highest honour says his family, former students and the Samoan community are over the moon he has been made a member of the Order of New Zealand.

8:17 AM.The Greens believe the tide is turning against National, and that they have a real chance of being in a position to form a government with Labour after next year's election. Audio

8:13 AM.The family of Mihinui Tamiana say they're still coming to terms with their grief over the death of the 14 year old in Rotorua over the weekend. Audio

8:09 AM.The union representing prison officers says the gang members who sparked Saturday's riot at Spring Hill prison should never have been at the rehabilitation facility. Audio

7:56 AM.Japan has launched a new campaign to get people eating whale meat, saying it helps increase physical strength. Audio

7:50 AM.Protests have been continuing for a fourth day in Istanbul, as anger at Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, intensifies. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:42 AM.The Crown will today sign a Treaty settlement with Tuhoe - another step toward repairing their turbulent and grievous relationship. Audio

7:38 AM.The Green Party has been told it must be prepared to walk away from any coalition deal if it becomes part of the next Government. Audio

7:28 AM.Some of the people evacuated from their homes in Wellington after a major slip on Saturday may never be able to return. Audio

7:23 AM.An American soldier accused of providing hundreds of thousands of secret documents to the WikiLeaks website has gone on trial charged with the biggest leak of classified information in US history. Audio

7:20 AM.For the first time ever the Queen's Birthday weekend has ended fatality-free. Audio

7:17 AM.The owner of Rotorua warehouse where a teenage girl died in a fire at the weekend, suspects the fatal blaze was caused by a faulty generator. Audio

7:13 AM.The Corrections chief executive, Ray Smith responds to criticism over the handling of the riot at Spring Hill Prison in North Waikato. Audio

7:09 AM.The riot at Spring Hill Prison in north Waikato has reignited calls for greater protection for prison officers - including allowing them to carry pepper spray. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The owner of the Rotorua building where a blaze claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl says she was part of a group of teenagers who had been evicted and should never have been in the building. Audio

6:27 AM.Tuhoe will sign its Treaty settlement today - a package a hapu is describing as 'cheap and nasty'; An Auckland based kuia - described as a guardian of taonga Maori - has become a Dame Companion of the… Read more Audio

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

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