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7:29 AM.Residents from a small North Taranaki rural community say they've had a gutsful of the rampant oil and gas development ruining where they live. Audio

7:26 AM.Blenheim residents turned out in their hundreds last night to tell the local district health board they did not want a bar of proposals that might result in surgery being cut at their hospital. Audio

7:22 AM.The secondary teachers' union says the payout given to the former Education Secretary is an expensive lesson the Government must learn from. Audio

7:17 AM.Amnesty International is calling for an independent investigation after a graphic video showing men believed to be Fijian army or police officers beating 2 detainees was posted on the internet. Audio

7:13 AM.Stuart Anderson from the Ministry for Primary Industries joins us. Audio

7:08 AM.Farming leaders in Hawke's Bay are calling for drought relief after the region's driest six months in fifty years. Audio

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

6:39 AM.Amnesty International is calling for a transparent investigation after a graphic video, showing Fijian law enforcement officers beating detainees was posted on the internet. Audio

6:36 AM.The Finance Minister, Bill English, has urged people to disregard their political feelings on asset sales and make their decision on buying shares in Mighty River Power a financial one. Audio

6:27 AM.A Maori boarding school has been put under temporary Crown control; A sub-tribe is confident an expanding Port of Tauranga will uphold its promises to care for the harbour; Whanau Ora's Social Policy… Read more Audio

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

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

6:00 AM.Heugh Chappell on the road in central hawke's bay talking to drought hit farmers, North Island could soon be in full drought says MPI, Amnesty International call for transparent investigation in Fiji… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.As the College of Cardinals begins meeting in Rome to start the process of electing a new Pope, bets are already being placed on who will emerge from the white smoke as the new leader of the Catholic… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.A Royal Society of New Zealand paper has today released a paper calling for a national language policy to give New Zealand a more unified approach to languages - how they're spoken, used, and… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.Wellington businesses are being encouraged to work with their counterparts in Christchurch to help with post-earthquake rebuild projects. Audio

8:47 AM.A United Nations report has urged the government to ensure that the partial privatisation of energy companies doesn't take away Maori rights to freshwater; Meanwhile, the Maori Council says Treaty… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Prime Minister says introducing a written constitution to New Zealand would be like putting the country in a straitjacket. Audio

8:38 AM.Skydiving operators are preparing to install restraints on the aircraft they use in anticipation of a rule change making them mandatory. 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

8:23 AM.The adventure company running a tree climbing operation in which a man died over the weekend says it's been devastated by the accident. Audio

8:18 AM.Over the past few weeks 7 thousand census workers have visited 1.8 million homes and handed out 6.4 million census forms. Audio

8:13 AM.The advice investors are always given is do your research. Is the information going to be available for the average New Zealand investor, on Mighty River Power. Audio

8:09 AM.The government says it's relying on the New Zealand public to invest in Mighty River Power so it can keep its promise of 85 to 90 per cent New Zealand ownership. Audio