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6:27 AM.A co-author of the Maori rehabilitation programme in prison says less than half of the mahi is kaupapa Maori and that needs to change; Changes to rules over Maori land could make it easier for some… 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 interior of one of Auckland's main theatres has been badly damaged in a fire. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour calling for inquiry over GCSB appointment, Statement from State Services Commissioner Iain Rennie; Navy dive support vessel on way to assist in salvage operation; Mainzeal directors could face… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The waves in Taranaki have started pumping for 17 of the world's top women surfers in an international competition that starts today. Audio

8:52 AM.The Tauranga City Council is being asked to change the name of one of the city's suburbs from Parkvale to Merivale. Audio

8:48 AM.A School of Maori Studies researcher who is surveying Maori immigrants in Australia says the Federal Government is unlikely to change its laws which are restricting New Zealanders access to government… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.Early childhood education leaders are warning an oversupply of early childhood centres is resulting in job losses and will lead to closures. Audio

8:40 AM.In a case British police are describing as the most tragic they have worked on, the parents of six children who died in a house fire have been convicted of their manslaughter. 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

8:26 AM.One hundred and twenty thousand people with difficult, long-term health problems are in line for more help from their local pharmacist in managing often complex courses of medicines. Audio

8:24 AM.Rain forecast this autumn will come too late for some of New Zealand's native wildlife, victims of the drought that is gripping the North Island and parts of the South. Audio

8:20 AM.A sharp rise in tourists from China has prompted warnings New Zealanders must embrace Asian visitors, or risk missing out on lucrative foreign exchange. Audio

8:16 AM.It's been revealed Housing New Zealand spent more than one million dollars repairing the interior of the multi-storey Gordon Wilson flats in central Wellington, just months before it was forced to… Read more Audio

8:09 AM.New Zealand's largest electricity company, Meridian, says it has done all it can to save the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter and it is now up to its operator, Pacific Aluminium, to come to the party. Audio

7:57 AM.The New Zealand government is being told it can play a small, but useful, part in restoring calm as tensions ratchet up on the Korean peninsula. Audio

7:52 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:44 AM.Some Christchurch red zone residents want the red zone status lifted so they can continue living there. Audio

7:40 AM.Labour is continuing its criticism of John Key's role in helping appoint the country's top spy, with confirmation from the Prime Minister that he personally contacted Ian Fletcher about applying for… Read more Audio

7:36 AM.Research published today showed Pacific Island children ,and Maori, are at the greatest risk of injury and death on Auckland roads. Audio

7:27 AM.Travellers looking for the best airline deals may soon have to tighten their belts in more ways than one. Audio

7:21 AM.A red zone resident is challenging Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee to rescind the red zone status for people who want to stay in their houses. Audio

7:18 AM.Salvage operators say retrieving the wreckage of the plane flown by the 2 Degrees chief executive, Eric Hertz, will be dangerous and technically difficult. Audio