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7:29 AM.New Zealand's love-hate relationship with the Ford Falcon could be reaching the end of the road. Audio

7:25 AM.There are calls for the Primary Industries Minister to be stood down, following what the Labour Party says is inept and incapable handling of the New Zealand meat blockade in China. Audio

7:21 AM.Police have laid charges against staff after allegations of assault and abuse at the country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care service, Te Roopu Taurima o Manukau. Audio

7:17 AM.A strong earthquake struck South of Fiji and Tonga early this morning, but so far there have been no reports of any damage. Audio

7:09 AM.Two more people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in Britain in connection with the murder of a soldier on a London street. Audio

6:48 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:39 AM.The country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly critised by the Ministry Health for being 'seriously dysfunctional', citing 14 alleged assaults, 17… Read more Audio

6:24 AM.The country's only Kaupapa Maori intellectual disability residential care provider has been strongly critised by the Ministry Health for being 'seriously dysfunctional'; Ngai Tuhoe says it will let… Read more Audio

6:19 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:14 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:10 AM.The Conservation Minister, Nick Smith says he has cut the best deal that he can for the environment in signing an agreeent with an Australian mining company. Audio

6:00 AM.It's emerged British security knew the two men arrested for murdering a 25 year old British soldier in London yesterday. A 7.4 earthquake 200 kilometres south of Tonga is recorded at 20 past 5 and a… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A Cathedral dean and a museum historian are spending 10 days roughing it, sleeping in churchyards and community halls in an effort to get to know their rural Taranaki communities. Audio

8:53 AM.A day after the five Aranui schools learned their fate, another Christchurch school is holding a protest against the decision to merge it with a neighbouring school. Audio

8:50 AM.A Tuhoe leader says a report justifying the police's move not to involve Iwi Liaison Officers in the 2007 Urewera raids shows their role is tokenistic; The Courts Minister is rejecting suggestions… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.The truck drivers' union is calling for law changes to protect drivers after a death and serious injury from a logging truck crash near Tolaga Bay on Monday. Audio

8:40 AM.A bill legalising gay marriage has passed a crucial hurdle in Britain's Parliament. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.A Christchurch business owner says it's becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to re-open in the city, with soaring costs and staggering delays in the consent process. Audio

8:24 AM.Smokers would be banned from key areas of the Wellington's city centre and its beaches, if a proposal put forward to the Wellington City council is adopted. Audio

8:20 AM.A former senior diplomat says New Zealand is facing one of the biggest tests of its foreign policy, as it forges alliances with two superpowers. Audio

8:15 AM.The New Zealand Education Institute says plans to close four Christchurch schools, and merge them into one body is nothing more than a big Government experiment into super-sizing schools. Audio

8:12 AM.Our reporter Mani Dunlop spent the day in Ruatoki yesterday and joins us. Audio

8:09 AM.Questions are being asked about police relations with Maori leading up to and during the Urewera raids. Audio