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6:42 AM.The peace activist who 40 years ago founded Peace Squadrons of small boats to protest against nuclear warship visits says moves to restrict protests at sea not only erode democratic freedoms but are… Read more Audio

6:35 AM.Speaking to reporters, John Key said he admired her fierce determination. Audio

6:27 AM.Tuwharetoa is pushing for Mighty River Power to pay several millions of dollars a year for using the tribe's property; New Zealand's only Maori owned and controlled dairy company is signing a deal… 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.The Labour MP, Shane Jones, says the Maori Party leadership wrangle is undignified, and Maori voters will punish the party for this chaos. Audio

6:11 AM.The former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, has died. She was eighty-seven and Britain's longest serving Prime Minister of the 20th century. Audio

6:00 AM.Former Conservative chief of staff discusses the Thatcher years, Former Labour MP discusses Margaret Thatcher's death, Ex head of GCSB comments on leak of report on spy agency, Claims sea protest law… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Time to chat to our Melbourne correspondent Phil Kafcaloudes. Audio

8:53 AM.Dr Mike Lee who is a senior marketing lecturer at The University of Auckland Business School, says New Zealand should also have English and Māori names on every street sign. Audio

8:49 AM.A massive collection of studio photographs spanning eight decades of Taranaki life is about to go on show at Puke Ariki Museum. Audio

8:46 AM.A Maori representative to the United Nations says kaumatua should have the power to pass sentence in Marae Based youth courts; A High Court has ruled that an Auckland tribal body, Ngai Tai ki Tamaki… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.As the Prime Minister, John Key, tours China, Dunedin is about to sign its own agreement aiming to hitch the city's fortunes to the Asian giant. Audio

8:40 AM.The New Zealand Nutrition Foundation says, thanks to a new labelling standard, consumers will soon be able to have greater confidence that claims like these made on food packaging are true. Audio

8:36 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

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

8:27 AM.A Wellington-based journalist is calling on the New Zealand Government to stop accepting the use of the Cook Islands as a tax haven. Audio

8:23 AM.The Tauranga iwi, Ngati Pukenga, has signed a deed of settlement with the Crown to resolve its Treaty of Waitangi claims. Audio

8:18 AM.The Labour Party says accusations of bullying and mismanagement at some major hospitals prove that an unhealthy culture has developed under this government. Audio

8:12 AM.After weeks of rising tensions with North Korea, the United States has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test out of California, which would have been capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

8:07 AM.A group opposed to foreign ownership of New Zealand land is skeptical of comments by the Prime Minister about Chinese investment here. Audio

7:57 AM.An Auckland church billboard depicting a gay baby Jesus has once again captured thousands of people's attention - this time on the Trade Me auction site. Audio

7:54 AM.A far right Danish politician says she has received about two hundred angry emails from New Zealanders after she called a powhiri which welcomed her to New Zealand an "uncivilised" ritual. Audio

7:51 AM.A campaigner for organ donation reform wants New Zealand to follow Australia's lead in offering greater financial support for donors. Audio

7:49 AM.Teina Pora who has spent 20 years in jail for the murder and rape of Susan Burdett makes his 11th appearance before the Parole Board today. Audio