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8:09 AM.Police say they still don't know exactly when a family of five died in a car crash near Whakamaru in south Waikato, and they're appealing to the public for help. Audio

7:57 AM.Radio NZ's Vicki McKay among those honoured at an awards ceremony in Christchurch for heroism, service or acts of kindness by organisations and individuals during the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

7:55 AM.Police say no charges will be laid against the South Auckland man who, in August, fatally stabbed an unarmed man who wandered on to his property in the early hours of the morning. Audio

7:51 AM.New York correspondent Stephen Fee talks about a US private equity firm which is selling its stake in the company that made the assault style rifle used in the Newtown massacre, this as more funerals… Read more Audio

7:47 AM.The Supreme Court has ruled Denise Clark, who is pakeha, is entitled to bury her Maori husband as she wishes. Ngai Tuhoe elder, Tamati Kruger, and a professor of Indigenous Studies at Auckland… Read more Audio

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

7:41 AM.The Automobile Association says it thinks most motorists won't quibble over higher taxes on fuel, but the trucking industry says it's definitely not happy. Audio

7:40 AM.The Government is hanging on by its fingernails to its surplus target of 2014/15 after the Treasury cut its forecasts for economic growth. Audio

7:29 AM.The Fijian Red Cross says their country will soon need help from the international community after the declaration of a state of natural disaster. Audio

7:25 AM.Oxfam's Andy Thomson joins Morning Report from Samoa to talk about the recovery for the cyclone stricken country. Audio

7:21 AM.The Labour Party Christchurch schools spokesperson Chris Hipkins on lack of clarity around information about Christchurch school closures. Audio

7:19 AM.The education sector is demanding that Ministry of Education officials start their consultation with Christchurch schools again, after an Ombudsman's report criticised their handling of information… Read more Audio

7:15 AM.Taupo Police Area Commander, Inspector Steve Bullock provides details. Audio

7:09 AM.A New Zealand woman has been told by the High Court in London that her son must undergo surgery for a brain tumour, despite her ongoing objection to his treatment. Audio

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

6:40 AM.Radio NZ journalist David Cochrane, holidaying on the western Fiji resort island of Denerau, talks about Evan's impact as the cleanup from the disaster begins. Audio

6:37 AM.Political opponents of the Goverment say it's so hell-bent on returning to surplus, as promised, that it's making life increasingly expensive for New Zealand families. Audio

6:27 AM.The Maori Council plans to ask iwi for financial help to fund its Supreme Court case on Maori water rights; A Taranaki iwi has told the Government it must consider offering them rights to oil and… Read more Audio

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

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

6:14 AM.The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the Government is determined to stick to its failed economic programme, and is now passing the cost onto the New Zealand public. Audio

6:00 AM.New Zealand mother opposes son's cancer treatment; family killed in Waikato car crash named; Education Ministry Christchurch schools debacle; recovery from cyclone Evan in Samoa and Fiji, and; new… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.New Plymouth's Pukekura Park is all aglow at night as part of its annual Festival of Lights and despite criticism over a Wellington company taking over the spectacle, it's proving a hit with the… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.One week from today people around the country will be opening Christmas presents - but some may have done their dash a little early. Audio

8:49 AM.The big South Island iwi Ngai Tahu says it needs to play a bigger role in the Dunedin economy. Audio