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8:12 AM.The Secondary School Principal's Association says dumping Novopay will not save schools from many more months of problems with teachers' pay. Audio

8:09 AM.Community leaders in Oamaru are holding an emergency meeting today to discuss the loss of nearly two hundred manufacturing jobs at the town's wool spinning plant. Audio

7:55 AM.Adam and Eve, comic book characters and people dressed as biscuits are all converging on Wellington today. Audio

7:52 AM.Fare evasion on Auckland trains is to be tackled. Audio

7:49 AM.The Reserve Bank Governor's concerns at how quickly house prices are rising have increased speculation that he may soon use new tools to address the problem. Audio

7:46 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.Army personnel in the flood-ravaged Queensland city of Bundaberg will go door-to-door searching for bodies as flood waters recede. Audio

7:35 AM.Intense work pressure, a lack of training and support, and funding constraints may have been factors in two thousand babies being given faulty hearing screening tests. Audio

7:27 AM.Iran has threatened retaliation for an Israeli airstrike on a truck convoy inside Syria. Audio

7:20 AM.An man awaiting trial on child sex charges has been able to change his name, get a passport and skip the country. Audio

7:17 AM.School principals say they expect next week's pay cycle to be a complete train wreck, proving once and for all that the Novopay system should be scrapped. Audio

7:13 AM.It is not yet clear how many workers might be rehired by the plant's new owner the carpet manufacturer Godfrey Hirst. Audio

7:09 AM.The North Otago town of Oamaru is bracing itself for an exodus of skilled workers after the sale of the town's wool mill. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The Labour Party says Government ministers did not ask the right questions when signing off the Novopay system. Audio

6:39 AM.Oamaru business leaders says there will be an exodus of workers from their town after news of mass redundancies at its wool spinning mill. Audio

6:28 AM.A funding bombshell has been dropped on the Waitangi Tribunal; A Maori water rights campaigner hopes a Supreme Court appeal hearing on Maori interests in freshwater will put a stop to what he calls… Read more Audio

6:23 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:19 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:16 AM.A court in the Netherlands has ruled the oil company Shell must pay damages to a Nigerian farmer for environmental damage to his land. Audio

6:00 AM.North Otago takes a hit, as Oamaru's second biggest employer is sold up. School principals say the first pay round of the school year may show Novopay is beyond saving and he got a new name, a new… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.If you have a problem with your Body Mass Index, a new way of calculating BMI is being proposed. Audio

8:56 AM.One of the worlds oldest and rarest trees has been planted in Christchurch to mark the 150th anniversary of the city's Botanic Garden. Audio

8:50 AM.The days of children living in fear of the dentists drill could be coming to an end. Audio

8:47 AM.Lawyers for water claimants will pick over the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi when their case goes to the Supreme Court today; Meanwhile, a deputy chair at the Maori Council, Rahui Katene, says… Read more Audio