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8:14 AM.With us is Samoan newspaper editor Tavita Terrence. Audio

8:09 AM.Samoa is bracing itself for a second wave of intense wind and rain from Tropical Cyclone Evan. Audio

7:52 AM.From early next year Fonterra will be providing all primary-aged children with the white stuff following a pilot scheme in Northland. Audio

7:48 AM.The New Zealand defence force is investigating the case, we raised yesterday, of an Afghan interpreter who says he has been neglected since he was severely injured in a rocket attack in August 2010. Audio

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

7:40 AM.Pike River families are calling on the government to put pressure on Solid Energy to come up with feasible options to re-enter the mine. Audio

7:36 AM.The mass murderer Raymond Ratima has had his parole chances frozen until late 2014. Ratima is serving a life sentence for killing seven family members in Masterton in 1992, including his pregnant… Read more Audio

7:30 AM.A communcations error is believed to be behind a false alarm that resulted in a major call out of emergency services in the Auckland suburb of Newmarket late last night. Audio

7:27 AM.Joining us now is the Mayor of Auckland Len Brown. Audio

7:25 AM.The Government is dismissing a new council report which supports the construction of a rail tunnel under central Auckland. Audio

7:19 AM.Kent Parker, a spokesperson for the Justice for Robin Bain group, says given the questions raised over his report, commissioning an entirely new one is the best way to proceed. Audio

7:14 AM.The Justice Minister is being accused of using underhand tactics to undermine Justice Binnie's report on the David Bain case because she doesn't like its conclusion. Audio

7:09 AM.Two people have been confirmed dead after the Samoan capital, Apia was battered by Tropical Cyclone Evan yesterday. Audio

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

6:39 AM.The Minister of Transport is being criticised for dismissing an Auckland Council report that backs a multi-billion dollar rail tunnel under Auckland's central city. Audio

6:35 AM.Legal experts are split over the conclusions of two reports on the David Bain compensation case which have increased the likelihood of a third report. Audio

6:27 AM.A collective of Waikato hapu has suggested it could take a separate legal case over the Crown's treatment of the Treaty of Waitangi in the water claims battle; Ngai Tuhoe iwi says being able to take… Read more Audio

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

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

6:10 AM.Syria's ally, Russia, has conceded for the first time that the rebel fighters have the potential to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's regime. Audio

6:00 AM.Cyclone damages Samoan capital, Justice Minister overstates criticisms of Justice Binnie's report - Opposition, Justice Binnie rejects criticism of Bain compensation report, Transport Minister… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.The Whangarei District Council's launched a public funding drive for its controversial Hundertwasser art museum. Audio

8:48 AM.Tukoroirangi Morgan is back in a key role with Waikato-Tainui - nearly a year after he walked away; New Zealand's largest Maori owned fishing company says the high value of the New Zealand dollar, is… Read more Audio

8:45 AM.A controversial New Plymouth car clamper is continuing to operate his business despite being found guilty of assault and being investigated for operating without a security license. Audio

8:42 AM.A report by the Auditor General says the Department of Conservation is losing the battle against the pests that threaten New Zealand's indigenous species. Audio