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7:46 AM.Parliament's speaker will this week formally declare the Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat vacant, following the death of its MP, Labour's Parekura Horomia. Audio

7:42 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.Nebraskan Police plan to take action against a sex offender who was granted New Zealand residency. Audio

7:35 AM.The Reserve Bank is being warned that proposed tools to cool Auckland's housing market might backfire, and end up damaging the whole economy. Audio

7:26 AM.A disability advocate wants legal action taken against the Ministry of Health over a care home for the intellectually disabled. Audio

7:21 AM.The National Party backbench MP, Aaron Gilmore, returns to Parliament this week, where he'll face further scrutiny about his behaviour at the party's mainland conference in Hanmer Springs more than a… Read more Audio

7:17 AM.The current tandem parachute operator at Fox Glacier, Sky Dive Fox, uses clip-on restraints to keep pairs of skydivers in place as planes take off and climb. Audio

7:14 AM.The coroner investigating the deaths of 9 people in a plane crash at Fox Glacier in 2010, wants the number of passengers in similar planes restricted to six and urgent consideration given to the use… Read more Audio

7:12 AM.Thousands of homes in Auckland suffered power outages, following strong winds overnight. Audio

7:09 AM.Wild weather is taking its toll around the country this morning, with Auckland bearing the brunt of the damage. Audio

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

6:39 AM.An old boys association has been set up dedicated solely to reopening the doors of the Anglican Maori boarding school, St Stephen's. Audio

6:37 AM.A coroner has released his findings into the deaths of 9 people in a plane crash near Fox Glacier in 2010. Audio

6:35 AM.The lines company Vector has been working to restore power to parts of Auckland hit by bad weather overnight. Audio

6:27 AM.Manuhiri or visitors attending the tangi of the late Parekura Horomia donated car loads of food to help feed the several thousand mourners who gathered to remember him;Hundreds of beds were provided… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.To hear more about the system which has caused all the problems, and what else might be in store, we're joined now by a Met Service forecaster John Crouch. Audio

6:09 AM.Twelve hundred homes there are still without power, following a wild and windy night which damaged power lines. Audio

6:00 AM.More bad weather forecast for Auckland and Marlborough today, Lines company works to restore power in Auckland, Coroner releases findings into 2010 Fox Glacier air crash, Restraints could keep… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Let's have a chat to our Canberra correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

8:52 AM.Auckland's mayor is calling on businesses with links to the Pacific to contribute to a new fund to help the islands to better withstand cyclones and other natural disasters. Audio

8:48 AM.Family members say the former Maori Affairs Minister, Parekura Horomia, never forgot his family, inspite of his busy political role; And the people of Taranaki are paying tribute to Parekura Horomia… Read more Audio

8:44 AM.Farmers and growers are being warned to be prepared for a changing climate and not to ignore warning signs, such as extreme dry spells. Audio

8:41 AM.The veteran activist and Mana party co-vice president, John Minto, has thrown his hat into the Auckland mayoralty race despite saying he has no personal ambition to be mayor. Audio