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7:09 AM.Consent has been granted to the mining giant, Newmont Waihi Gold, to develop what would be the first modern mine directly below a residential area in New Zealand. Audio

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

6:40 AM.The beleaguered National Party backbench MP, Aaron Gilmore, will hold a news conference this morning to answer accusations he behaved badly at a Hanmer Springs Hotel more than a week ago. Audio

6:37 AM.The New Zealand First leader is keeping quiet about whether he will support law changes to overhaul the government's electronic spy agency. Audio

6:27 AM.The government will put one-point-two million dollars into enhancing educational and social service programmes being run on Marae; The Maori Party MP, Te Ururoa Flavell, says it will not… Read more Audio

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

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

6:13 AM.A series of debates on New Zealand's constitution have come to an end with a discussion about whether the country should become a republic. Audio

6:00 AM.Green light for Waihi underground mine; Government wants New Zealand First's support for GCSB bill; Radio New Zealand political editor analyses latest political moves; Paget delights in equestrian… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:51 AM.An elderly Paihia woman says she is close to despair after an order to stop feeding stray cats on a council reserve. Audio

8:47 AM.Members of the marae hosting the tangi of Parekura Horomia say it was the biggest held there in decades, and hundreds of beds were provided for mourners; The kitchen organiser at the pa, Michelle… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Leaked Health Ministry audit reports published yesterday show that disabled people living at the Parklands institution in Pukekawa, south of Auckland, were forced to live in crowded, dirty conditions… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.The Disabled Persons' Assembly is cautiously backing a new Facebook page, designed to name and shame motorists who park illegally in disability parking spaces. 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

8:27 AM.The Labour Party MP, Parekura Horomia, has been buried in Tolaga Bay after a four-day tangi. Audio

8:23 AM.A major school IT initiative with a budget four times bigger than the bungled Novopay project is running behind schedule. Audio

8:19 AM.In his report released today Coroner Richard McElrea called for the number of passengers in such planes to be restricted to six, and for consideration of restraints to keep passengers in place as the… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.All the families of the four tourists killed in 2010 when a Fox Glacier skydiving plane crashed on takeoff have written to the Prime Minister asking the government to make New Zealand safer for… Read more Audio

8:13 AM.The Metservice recorded 150 kilometre per hour winds at Manukau Heads overnight. Audio

8:09 AM.The MetService is warning Aucklanders to take care, as another blast of severe weather moves across the region. Audio

7:56 AM.Before the duck shooting season, neither hunters nor officials were quite sure what impact the record drought would have on bird numbers and their behaviour. Audio

7:53 AM.Malaysia's ruling coalition has narrowly staved off a challenge in the closest fought election in the country's history. Audio

7:50 AM.The Syrian government has hinted it may retaliate against Israel after Israeli jets bombed two sites within Syria over the weekend. Audio