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7:15 AM.The United States President Barack Obama has vowed that the perpetrators of the Boston bombing will be held accountable. Audio

7:07 AM.Search and rescue officials admit they have no idea how many people are still missing in the wake of the massive explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant. Audio

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

6:43 AM.The Government says it's disappointed that the United Future leader, Peter Dunne, has pulled his support for the proposed charter schools. Audio

6:38 AM.Labour and the Greens are promising to cut household power bills by 3-hundred dollars a year, by setting up a single Crown entity called New Zealand Power. Audio

6:35 AM.A search and rescue effort is continuing in the American state of Texas after a huge explosion at a fertiliser plant yesterday killed up to fifteen people and injured hundreds. Audio

6:27 AM.The last of the South Island tribes will sign off their Treaty settlement with the Crown this weekend; A family GP in the Far North says the issue of more Maori living in cold, damp houses needs to be… Read more Audio

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

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:12 AM.Health officials say the number of overseas doctors being employed in low skilled jobs after moving to New Zealand is falling, thanks to a new course designed to help them get jobs in the health… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.Some of the reaction to the Marriage Amendment Bill, which was passed into law last night. Audio

8:53 AM.The number of people choosing to watch TV shows online has reached a record high. Audio

8:49 AM.The body managing about one hundred thousand hectares of Maori freehold land wants to expand its investment into areas that will directly benefit Maori; A Maori land incorporation in Tauranga says the… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A major housing project planned for the Hutt Valley could add up to seven and a half thousand new homes to the area by 2031. Audio

8:40 AM.A lobby group says there is no need for a planned law change that would punish telecommunications companies which fail to co-operate with spy agencies. 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.A school principal says the Ministry of Education should widen its compensation claim for the repair of more than eight hundred leaky school buildings. Audio

8:21 AM.The previous owner of the Pike River Mine will learn the District Court's verdict on nine charges laid against it over the 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 men. Audio

8:13 AM.Hannah Baird and Sarah Thackway are a couple based in Sydney, who are now planning a wedding in New Zealand. Audio

8:09 AM.People around the country gathered to witness the Marriage Equality Bill pass its third reading last night. Audio

7:57 AM.New research suggests a lot more needs to be done to protect children from the impact of domestic violence between their parents. Audio

7:54 AM.The cladding manufacturer, James Hardie, says it was caught by surprise by the late night delivery of court papers from the Ministry of Education, seeking costs for repairing leaky school buildings. Audio

7:50 AM.The funeral of Margaret Thatcher has been held at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Audio

7:47 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio