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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

7:14 AM.The threat of the smelter's closure has prompted Invercargill Mayor to call an urgent council meeting. Audio

7:09 AM.As doubt increases over the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, Meridian Energy says it has reached a bottom line and the ball is now in Rio Tinto's court to come up with a counter offer. Audio

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

6:39 AM.New research shows Maori in Auckland are the most likely to die or be hurt in road accidents. Audio

6:35 AM.The international mining giant is negotiating with the state-owned power company, Meridian Energy, for a better deal on power prices for its Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Audio

6:27 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

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

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

6:12 AM.North Korea says it will re-start all its nuclear facilities including an atomic reactor at Yongbyon, which could produce plutonium for atomic bombs. Audio

6:10 AM.Some redzone home owners in Christchurch are demanding the Government remove the redzone status for people who want to stay in their houses. Audio

6:00 AM.Meridian says Rio Tinto must come to the party for Tiwai deal. Mayor of Invercargill calls urgent meeting over smelter. Diving company says salvage operation could be dangerous. Olly Ohlson challenges… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.A heritage listed brick wall falls on people, April Fools jokes, and health experts fear lives will be lost because of tiny particles used in some sunscreens. Audio

8:54 AM.A major push is under way to bring hundreds more well-paid jobs to Nelson and Hastings. The mayors of both towns have joined forces to attract the call centres of major international companies away… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The Government has confirmed Rio Tinto has rejected an offer to subsidise the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter's power costs. Audio