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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

8:27 AM.Prime Minister John Key's branding of Wellington as a "dying city" has drawn flak from the capital city's leaders, employers and workers, even though he's since toned down his comment to talking about… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.The Government is sticking with the Australian teacher payroll system provider, Novopay but many teachers and principals struggling to cope with staff being paid the wrong amounts are not convinced. Audio

8:17 AM.The man leading the charge for Kim Dotcom's extradition US Attorney-General Eric Holder heads into a major meeting in Auckland today with his counterparts from New Zealand, Australia, the UK and… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.There have been reports that three women who were held captive for a decade in a Cleveland house became pregnant multiple times. Audio

8:07 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, says failing State-owned companies cannot expect to be propped up and is questioning the viability of financially troubled Solid Energy. Audio

7:57 AM.Search and rescue operators have been honoured for their heroic efforts in 2012. Audio

7:52 AM.Wage growth is sliding despite signs the economy is improving and unions are calling on businesses to boost pay. Audio

7:47 AM.Four United Nations peacekeepers have been detained by rebels in Syria. Audio

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

7:41 AM.Struggling Southland smelter, Tiwai Point, faces more money worries after losing an Employment Relation Authority dispute, which it says could cost it millions of dollars. Audio

7:38 AM.The Government's point man on sorting out the bugs in the national school payroll system - the Minister Responsible for Novopay, Steven Joyce - has decided to stick with it for the time being. Audio

7:27 AM.The internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is going on the offensive against efforts to have him extradited to the United States. Audio

7:23 AM.And as we heard in that report the price that investors will pay for shares in Mighty River Power will be known tonight, with trading to begin on Friday. Audio

7:22 AM.The Prime Minister, John Key, says the opposition has misled the public by presenting a petition to Parliment with more than a hundred thousand invalid signatures on it. Audio

7:13 AM.Police have praised the bravery of three women found alive in a Cleveland house, a decade after they disappeared in separate incidents. Audio

7:07 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has questioned the future viability of Solid Energy as he considers a host of State-owned companies facing financial troubles. Audio

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

6:35 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, says failing State-owned companies cannot expect to be propped up and is questioning the future viability of financially troubled Solid Energy. Audio

6:27 AM.Members of Parekura Horomia's family looked on as politicians sung waiata and told stories about him in Parliament yesterday; An organisation dedicated to developing the skills of Maori healthworkers… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:22 AM.latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:17 AM.Search and rescue's finest have been honoured in Wellington for their heroic efforts last year. Audio

6:15 AM.The Labour Party is rejecting claims the Greens tried to con the public by presenting a petition to parliament with a hundred thousand invalid signatures on it. Audio