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7:14 AM.We asked the Earthquake Commission for an interview but they declined, but we are joined now by the Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. Audio

7:09 AM.The anonymous critic who waged an online campaign against the Earthquake Commission is giving up writing his blog but is calling for an inquiry into the way the commission works. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The 98th anniversary of Gallipoli was commemorated around the country yesterday. Audio

6:27 AM.A Ngati Manawa action group says four years' worth of attempts to share a large forest among a group of tribes has been a waste of time; The Department of Conservation on the Chatham Islands is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:12 AM.An Auckland grandfather says it's incredible his six-week-old grandson and his parents weren't seriously injured when a man fleeing the police crashed his car into the room they were sleeping in. Audio

6:00 AM.The anonymous online critic of the Earthquake Commission calls for an inquiry into the EQC. American intelligence agencies say they now have some confidence that Syria is using chemical weapons and… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A different kind of Anzac battle is taking place in Wellington tomorrow night. The Saint Kilda Saints and the Sydney Swans are preparing for their first AFL match in Aussie rules competition history… Read more Audio

8:54 AM.Private Graeme Clarke was an engineer with the New Zealand army during the early 1950s. Audio

8:53 AM.Lieutenant Alan "Rusty" Vail was an SAS troop commander in the Malayan conflict which was fought from 1955 to 1957. Audio

8:52 AM.As New Zealand prepares to commemorate Anzac day tomorrow, we've been talking to soldiers who served overseas, with a focus on the Asia Pacific region Audio

8:49 AM.The Green Party says it can't believe the government is dumping one of the most successful Maori learning programmes, by discontinuing funding for Te Kotahitanga; Meanwhile, an education union is also… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.The creation of a new multi-day walking track on two of Auckland's most well known volcanic islands, Rangitoto and Motutapu will be announced today. Audio

8:40 AM.Public discussion about the plan to-reshape Auckland over the next thirty years is back on track this morning after Auckland Councillors rejected a bid to delay the process. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.It's often said that the New Zealand nationhood was born on the battlefields of Gallipoli. But what if New Zealand had never gone to war in 1914? Simon Mercep talks to University of Canterbury's Dr… Read more Audio

8:23 AM.One of the thirty Afghan interpreters relocated to New Zealand says he's looking forward to attending Anzac Day commemorations here. Audio

8:18 AM.The two men charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a passenger train in Canada have appeared in court for their bail hearings. Audio

8:13 AM.The former wife of a 72-year-old man who has admitted shooting a service station attendant almost 34 years ago is expected today to give evidence in her husband's murder trial. Audio

8:10 AM.The former head of the Western Australian homicide squad is shocked that the man jailed for the manslaughter of a teenage boy in the 1990s went on to kill the Christchurch schoolgirl, Jade Bayliss. Audio

7:53 AM.The Conservative Party leader, Colin Craig, is threatening to sue the satirical website, The Civilian, over a spoof article featuring a made-up quote from him. Audio

7:49 AM.A final decision on whether to keep or dump the Novopay system could be as early as next week. Audio