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7:41 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:35 AM.Authorities say water-borne illnesses are now the biggest threat as relief efforts kick into gear in Fiji, where thousands are now homeless. Audio

7:28 AM.The Rotorua coroner, Wallace Bain, says it's hard for families to pick up on signs their children are huffing - a practice the Drug Foundation likens to Russian roulette. Audio

7:24 AM.Prison reformers are accusing the Government of not doing enough to keep inmates safe from violent attacks, with jails becoming more dangerous because of the power of gang prisoners. Audio

7:16 AM.The son of a New Zealand woman in Britain has been sent for urgent brain surgery after a judge over-ruled her opposition to the operation. Audio

7:12 AM.Public Service Association's Secretary Brenda Pilott speaks to Morning Report. Audio

7:12 AM.According to Teacher Education Professor John O'Neill at Massey University, the Secretary for Education Lesley Longstone lacked a crucial understanding of New Zealand's education sector. Audio

7:09 AM.While PM backs his minister, opposition parties say Ms Parata needs to accept responsibility for the failures in education, and should follow her Secretary of Education, Lesley Longstone, in falling… Read more Audio

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

6:41 AM.A doctors' union says the high pay surgeons will get at a fast track centre for elective surgery due to open in Auckland in July is divisive and will effectively turn a public health centre into a… Read more Audio

6:38 AM.Some in the education sector say the Education Minister, Hekia Parata, should be the next to go after the Secretary for Education, Lesley Longstone, announced she was quitting after just a year in the… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.Powhiri in Hawke's Bay to welcome home Ngati Kahungunu waka Te Matau A Maui after almost two years of Pacific voyaging; Taranaki based Parininihi ki Waitotara Corporation, expanding operations… 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.Prime Minister continues to back Education Minister; Public sector union calls for Parata's resignation; UK surgeons work on NZ boy with brain tumour; Government 'not keeping prisoners safe'; Huffing… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.Buskers are out in force this yuletide season to keep shoppers entertained and to bring a little Christmas cheer. Audio

8:52 AM.The city of Auckland is to co-ordinate a cyclone relief effort with the help of its Pacific community leaders, the mayor and local authority. Audio

8:48 AM.The Maori Council plans to ask iwi for financial help to fund its Supreme Court case on Maori water rights; A Taranaki tribe has told the Government it must consider offering the iwi rights to oil and… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The Green Party recorded an historic high party vote of 11 percent in last year's election and this year its support has not waned. Audio

8:39 AM.The latest round of high performance sports funding has been announced by the Government for the next four years, with rowing, rugby sevens, and equestrian among the biggest winners. 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

8:20 AM.The Treasury yesterday cut its predictions for growth in 2014 and 2015, a move which could have put Government plans for a 2015 surplus on hold were not for a new petrol tax which will add… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.Ombudsman Dr David McGee has criticised the Education Ministry for the way it has handled requests for information about its plans. Audio

8:12 AM.Kirsty Trueman is the Taupo District councillor for the area and she says there's a sense of disbelief this morning. Audio