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8:09 AM.Seventeen Christchurch schools are on tenterhooks this morning as they wait for the Government to announce if they will close, or merge to form five bigger schools. Audio

7:56 AM.New research shows graduates with the highest opinions of themselves are often the lowest performing in the workplace. Audio

7:49 AM.An economic think tank is picking the Reserve Bank will not raise interest rates too early for fear of squashing the country's fragile economic recovery. Audio

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

7:41 AM.The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reviewing its plan for oil spills for the first time since the container ship Rena ran aground off the Tauranga coastline. Audio

7:38 AM.Seventeen Christchurch schools will today find out the final decisions on whether they are to close or merge. Audio

7:25 AM.It was 60 years ago today that Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Audio

7:15 AM.The Mana Party says the less than 2 million dollars the government plans to spend on hungry school children is a pitance compared to what it's spending on bailing out failed finance companies and… Read more Audio

7:13 AM.Christchurch was blanketed by snow yesterday, with parts of Canterbury hit by some heavy falls. Audio

7:11 AM.Yesterday's polar blast may have moved through the country - but the after effects continue to linger, with freezing temperatures and major roads still affected by snow. Audio

7:08 AM.In Dunedin there are warnings of black ice, following yesterday's snow dump of up to 10 centimetres in the hill suburbs. Audio

6:50 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.Hone Harawira has accused the Government's of spitting on the poor and ignoring child poverty with its food in schools programme. Audio

6:35 AM.Snow showers and bad weather continued to dog the country overnight, with heavy rain and wind cutting power to homes in Auckland, and major roads closed. Audio

6:27 AM.Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu says the tribe has not bought any shares in Mighty River Power - but it isn't ruling out the possibility of taking a stake in another state owned enterprise; A member 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

6:16 AM.It's 60 years today since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norquay reached the summit of the world's highest mountain. Audio

6:13 AM.Seventeen Christchurch schools will today find out the final decisions on whether they are to close or merge. Audio

6:10 AM.A combination of snow showers and extreme weather are continuing to leave their mark across the country, with homes west and north of Auckland without power and major roads closed in both the North… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Weather eases but road travel still affected in both islands, Commuters get to grips with icy roads in Dunedin, Update on Christchurch weather, Mana party ridicules govt food in schools policy… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Many things have improved for humanity since Victorian times - but our IQ isn't one of them. Audio

8:52 AM.The drought has finally broken in Central Hawke's Bay but farmers still face trying times as they attempt to rebuild. Audio

8:49 AM.Another lawyer is giving up on Treaty claims work; The Ministry of Justice has responded to the complaints raised by both lawyers; The Kawerau District Council in eastern Bay of Plenty has backed out… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.A Waihi residents group is appealing against the resource consent granted to Newmont Gold to mine under their homes. Audio