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7:39 AM.Analysts are expecting the Mighty River Power share price to rise when trading starts this afternoon. Audio

7:36 AM.A man who escaped from a New Zealand prison in 2001 has been arrested in England for murder. Audio

7:27 AM.Independent MP Brendan Horan, himself estranged from his former party NZ First, says Mr Gilmore has a lot of hard work ahead of him if he is to be rehabilitated in the eyes of the party leadership. Audio

7:22 AM.National MP Aaron Gilmore is digging in his heels. Audio

7:16 AM.The man suspected of imprisoning three women for a decade in Cleveland, Ohio, has made his first court appearance. Audio

7:13 AM.An Auckland councillor, who voted against a rates increase this year, says after three years the benefits of the super-city are yet to be realised. Audio

7:09 AM.The Government will today announce how it plans to tackle Auckland's housing shortage. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says he is powerless to force his errant back bench MP, Aaron Gilmore, out of Parliament. Audio

6:28 AM.The Government says employers will be heavily involved in a plan to expand Maori and Pasifika trades training; Two South Island Maori Trustboards have requested that charges be dropped against a… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The Mayors' Taskforce for Jobs says falling youth unemployment is reason to celebrate. Audio

6:00 AM.The Cunning plan to fix Auckland's housing shortage. He escaped from Rangipo Prison in 2001, now he's accused of a grisly murder in England and " Hell no I won't go" Aaron Gilmore digs in at… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.A New Zealand-born Tongan swimmer is the latest athlete in the United States to come out as gay. Audio

8:52 AM.Growing numbers of people are hooking into a scheme that matches up people who love fish-heads - with those who don't. Audio

8:47 AM.The Electoral Commission has begun the huge task of organising a by-election in the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate; It'll be a week before the results are known of a vote by Ngai Tuhoe members on a Deed of… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Up to 70 staff are likely to lose their jobs at the electronics manufacturer because it is widening its focus from manufacturing radio equipment to running communications networks for customers… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Solid Energy says it will put up some of its biggest assets up for sale, including its much hyped lignite operation, in an attempt to claw back money in its fight to stave off the recievers. 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

8:25 AM.The Ombudsman is being asked to investigate illegal and unfair treatment of Pacific overstayers arrested for deportation. Audio

8:22 AM.The Department of Corrections says 43 criminals have cut off their electronic monitoring anklets while on home detention in the last year. Audio

8:15 AM.The world's Attorneys-General have been meeting in Auckland to improve the international response to exploitation, violent crime and the use of technology in prosecutions. Audio

8:13 AM.The head of the New Zealand stock exchange, NZX, is unfazed by the big drop-off in investor interest in Mighty River Power. Audio