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8:44 AM.Manukau residents and business people keen to rid their local streets of sex workers will have to wait six months to find out if new legislation currently before a select committee will become law. Audio

8:41 AM.As the hot weather continues, farmers up and down the country are on high alert, with a lack of rain prompting warnings that some regions are close to being classified as drought zones. Audio

8:37 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:28 AM.Health officials are urging people over the age of 65 to look for ways to become more physically active, for the sake of their own health. Audio

8:24 AM.In London, an investigation has been launched into the death of New Zealander Jacob Marx, who was killed when a nine metre bookmaker's sign fell on him in the suburb of Camden. Audio

8:20 AM.In Queensland, the floodwaters are slowly dropping, but with so much water coming down the Burnett River it's expected to be some time before the residents of Bundaberg can return home. Audio

8:16 AM.It's normally a tightly guarded secret leading to months of speculation, but not any more. Audio

8:12 AM.The Education Minister, Hekia Parata's joke that a glitch with Education Ministry's pay is 'Karma' for errors with the Novopay system, is raising the ire of the Public Service Association. Audio

8:08 AM.The Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman says a highly critical Auditor General's report on cost cuts at the Defence force is 'nothing new' and the NZDF has largely moved on. Audio

7:57 AM.The inventor of the World Wide Web has warned New Zealanders that governments and companies should not be trusted with control of the internet. Audio

7:53 AM.The prosecution has called its final witnesses in the criminal hearing into the Doha mall fire that killed New Zealand triplets. Audio

7:49 AM.Crucial decisions on who will shape the development of Auckland are looming, as signs of tension emerge between Auckland Council and the Government. Audio

7:46 AM.The Copyright Tribunal has made its first ruling under the three-strikes copyright-infringement law and fined a New Zealander more than 600 dollars for sharing two songs online. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:40 AM.A second New Zealand dairy company has found traces of the chemical DCD in its milk products. Audio

7:27 AM.The Justice Minister is refusing to be drawn on comments made by the long- time supporter of David Bain, Joe Karam, who has accused her of being in denial and keeping a report saying Mr Bain should… Read more Audio

7:26 AM.Joining us is our political editor, Brent Edwards. Audio

7:22 AM.This afternoon Parliament will select a new Speaker of the House as Lockwood Smith bows out of politics to take up a new role as New Zealand's High Commissioner in London. Audio

7:19 AM.Currency strategists say the biggest currency intervention by the Reserve Bank in nearly two years is unlikely to have been to try to bring down the high-flying New Zealand dollar. Audio

7:12 AM.Listening to that is Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman who says the criticism is old news and the problems have been fixed. Audio

7:09 AM.Former defence force personnel and military experts say it may take years to repair the damage done by the the most recent cost-cutting drive by the Defence Force. Audio

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

6:39 AM.A new legal team will take on the fight for Maori water rights - when the case goes before the Supreme Court today. Audio

6:38 AM.Defence force cost cutting measures have been roundly condemned by the Auditor General who has found it compromised the force's ability to do its job and damaged soldier morale. Audio