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7:35 AM.The Act party leader, John Banks, has called on the Labour leader, David Shearer, to resign, for failing to tell Parliament he had more than 50-thousand dollars in a New York bank account. Audio

7:26 AM.Just two millimetres of rain fell in Gisborne overnight, which has done little to ease the drought in the region. Audio

7:20 AM.A confidential email from the police's Organised and Financial Crime Agency says it was more luck than good management that government surveillance of Kim Dotcom could be kept under wraps. Audio

7:15 AM.Pope Francis has celebrated his inaugural mass at the Vatican in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Audio

7:11 AM.Some school principals say the compensation being offered for the time spent fixing problems with Novopay, doesn't come close to covering the costs their schools have incurred. Audio

7:09 AM.The police are hunting for the person who shot a roadworker dead on a rural roadside in Southern Waikato yesterday afternoon. Audio

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

6:39 AM.An employment court decision in favour of a seasonal worker who was dismissed by Talley's in Motueka could have ramifications for many others in similar situations. Audio

6:36 AM.Some school principals say the compensation being offered for the time spent fixing problems with Novopay, doesn't come close to covering the costs their schools have incurred. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Women's Welfare League has signalled it will be making changes, with the appointment of a new general manager; A major Maori run beef and sheep operation in Whanganui says the weather is… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.The Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell says a three-way leadership arrangement hasn't been rubberstamped, but is worth discussing. Audio

6:00 AM.Police hunt for person who shot rural Waikato roadside worker; Principals react to Novopay payout; Pope Francis celebrates his inaugural mass; Documents reveal relaxed attitude to Dotcom spying… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Among others Aaradhna has been nominated for the Apra Best Pacific Song. Audio

8:51 AM.Mercury Bay ratepayers are facing a rates increase after a two million dollar blow out in the cost of a multi sports complex in Whitianga. Audio

8:48 AM.A shareholder of a Far North Maori organisation is growing impatient with the pace of a police investigation into a fire on coastal customary land; A tribe pushing for a freeze on the fishing of… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The Cabinet has agreed to set aside 500-million dollars from the Future Investment Fund to pay for work on Christchurch and Burwood hospitals. Audio

8:40 AM.New Zealand has been praised in a new report by the International Monetary Fund with some provisos. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:30 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

8:27 AM.A Ngapuhi elder is calling on the Crown to buy back land in private ownership, and return it to Maori. Audio

8:23 AM.The Police Association is warning officers that there are potential pitfalls for those who move to Australia. Audio

8:20 AM.A tax specialist says the government's proposal to tax personal calls made on work phones could result in people being overtaxed. Audio

8:14 AM.Southern farmers are calling on those in the North Island to join them in their push for an overhaul of the red meat industry. Audio