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7:55 AM.An innovative approach to youth unemployment has led the Clutha District Mayor to describe the region's Ready, Steady, Work programme as a huge success, with almost all participants now in employment.

7:52 AM.The nationwide drought hurting the farming section, is also starting to bite in urban areas. Audio

7:49 AM.Experienced farmers in Wairarapa say newcomers to their industry will be hardest hit, as arid conditions continue. Audio

7:45 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:35 AM.A union leader who represented hundreds of Solid Energy mineworkers who've lost their jobs in the past year says the company's former chief executive, Don Elder, should give some of the millions of… Read more Audio

7:29 AM.Principals say they have managed to convince the Government to back down on its plan to make it illegal to carry out drug searches and drug testing at schools. Audio

7:27 AM.The disgraced Far North teacher James Parker is to appear again in court this morning in Kaitaia. Audio

7:22 AM.The Government is defending the robustness of the Mighty River Power share sale process. Audio

7:18 AM.Members of a Wellington iwi have lost land from under their feet - and it's been sold by their own Trust Board. Audio

7:15 AM.Radio New Zealand News has obtained a report which shows the Housing minister's own Ministry disagrees with his support for making more land available for housing on Auckland's fringes. Audio

7:09 AM.The task of electing the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics has begun. Audio

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

6:38 AM.Tensions are heighting on the Korean peninsula, after North Korea threatened to "wipe out" an island in the South. Audio

6:36 AM.The race for who will be the next Pope is wide open - there is no obvious favourite. Will the new man be a European - or perhaps someone from the developing world, as many are hoping? Audio

6:27 AM.A Wellington iwi says land has been stolen from them and sold off by the body set up to manage its Treaty settlement money; The manager of Waiwhetu Marae, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke, says the whenua has been… 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.Falkland Islanders have voted overwhelmingly to remain British. Audio

6:10 AM.A union leader who represented hundreds of Solid Energy mineworkers who've lost their jobs in the past year says the company's former chief executive, Don Elder, should give some of the millions of… Read more Audio

6:00 AM.Cardinals begin process of electing a new Pope, Government report reveals details of Auckland housing issues, Lower Hutt land sale infuriates iwi, Government defends robustness of share sale process… Read more Audio

8:58 AM.A teacher at an Israeli high school inadvertently emailed students a spreadsheet outlining what faculty members really thought of their students. Audio

8:54 AM.Following Australia's embarrassing innings defeat last week, players were asked to outline how they could individually improve their performance. The four players who were dumped, didn't complete the… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.While drought conditions are wreaking havoc for farmers, grape growers say the hot, dry weather could produce one of their highest quality yields ever. Audio

8:48 AM.A United Nations' official doubts the New Zealand government will fully respect Maori water rights as it proceeds with selling shareholdings in some state assets; Maori Catholics predict that the next… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.A public health specialist says the dust being stirred up by logging trucks on Northland roads may be a serious health hazard. Audio