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7:20 AM.The man wrongly sent an email containing details of more than eighty thousand Earthquake Commission claims, says he's prepared to use the information in a dispute over money he says he is owed. Audio

7:15 AM.Jerry Collins has been released from jail in Japan and his manager says his "famous Jerry Collins smile" has returned. Audio

7:12 AM.The government is allowing companies to explore for coal and minerals in some of the country's most protected schedule four land, despite its promise no mining will allowed there. Audio

7:08 AM.Radio New Zealand News has learned Solid Energy will keep its former chief executive, Don Elder, on the payroll until August, at a cost of more than quarter of a million dollars. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Legislation paving the way for same-sex couples marriage has passed another hurdle in Parliament. Audio

6:36 AM.The Government is allowing companies to prospect for coal and minerals in some the country's most protected land, despite its promise it would not allow mining in the areas. Audio

6:27 AM.The Crown Forestry Rental Trust says legal action taken by one of its own trustees is further delaying a decision on whether it will fund Treaty claims in Northland; Maori at a hui in Wellington have… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.More women than ever before are taking part in screening programmes for breast and cervical cancer. Audio

6:00 AM.The former Solid Energy boss will stay on full pay until August . The government allows coal and mineral prospecting on the country's most protected land and former All Black Jerry Collins is released… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.The arrival of people in the Pacific caused a mass extinction of bird life, a new study says. Audio

8:50 AM.Emergency Services in Christchurch are increasing the number of joint training exercises they hold. Audio

8:47 AM.A careers advisor in the Far North says some Maori students are abandoning dreams of taking science and medical degrees - because their whanau can't afford to pay for their children to live away from… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.Regional councils around the country are looking at boosting their insurance cover for shipwrecks in the wake of the sinking of the Rena 18 months ago. Audio

8:39 AM.North Korea says it's readying its artillery and rocket units to attack American bases in the Pacific and the mainland, in its latest threat to the US. 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.The neighbour and friend of a man who died in a quad bike accident has called for the creation of an independent authority to evaluate the safety of farm vehicles. Audio

8:22 AM.An eccentric Taranaki hermit is due to be evicted today from the beach hut where he has lived for at least 16 years. Audio

8:19 AM.Criminologists say an increase in sex convictions doesn't necessarily mean more people are being raped and violated. Audio

8:14 AM.An aviation commentator is questioning the sentence given to a Pacific Blue pilot found guilty of carelessly operating an aircraft. Audio

8:09 AM.The Green Party says job cuts at the Department of Conservation will put New Zealand's biodiversity at risk. Audio

7:57 AM.The United States Supreme Court has signalled that it's unlikely to support the fundamental right to marriage for homosexuals across the country. Audio