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8:09 AM.Share and oil prices around the world are falling as the economic news out of Europe continues to worsen. Audio

7:56 AM.Auckland District Health Board says it is clamping down on all unnecessary spending in a bid to rein in a new deficit quickly. Audio

7:52 AM.The trial of the former Bosnian Serb army commander, Ratko Mladic, has been suspended indefinitely because of errors by the prosecution. Audio

7:48 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:44 AM.The union which represents the aged care workers says it's appalled at the multi million dollar profit made by Ryman Healthcare when many of the sector's workers are poorly paid. Audio

7:40 AM.The Supreme Sikh Council is taking the government to court over its changes to immigration rules on family reunification. Audio

7:26 AM.The Prime Minister says the Government backed out of a scheme to make homes easier to buy in the Hobsonville Point development in his electorate after deciding it was not the most effective programme.

7:23 AM.Speaking to Radio New Zealand National last night, the MFAT chief executive John Allen, acknowledged that staff morale had been fragile, but despite the internal tension, he's happy with the end… Read more Audio

7:20 AM.The Labour Party is calling for the Foreign Affairs Minister to be held accountable for causing irreparable damage to the country's foreign service. Audio

7:14 AM.The fallout from the latest crisis to hit the Eurozone is already being felt in New Zealand with banks taking aim at interest rates. Audio

7:09 AM.Calls are increasing for European leaders to act quickly to ease the eurozone crisis. Audio

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

6:41 AM.The Labour Party is calling for the Foreign Affairs Minister to be held accountable for causing what it says is irreparable damage to the country's foreign service. Audio

6:37 AM.Calls are increasing for European leaders to act quickly to try and ease the eurozone crisis. Audio

6:28 AM.The Whanganui Regional Heritage Trust says it isn't against the total demolition of the city's old Native Land Court to make way for a new Maori education facility - but it wants remnants incorporated… Read more Audio

6:21 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:17 AM.The latest from the Pacific region. Audio

6:13 AM.One of the Christchurch suburbs badly hit in the Canterbury earthquakes is being rebranded as the Sydenham Quarter - a future haven for artists, artisans and industrialists alike. Audio

6:11 AM.Auckland District Health Board says it is clamping down on all unnecessary spending in a bid to rein in a new deficit quickly. Audio

6:00 AM.Britain issues a grim warning over the future of the Eurozone ahead of what looms as a crucial G8 summit this weekend. The Housing Minister explains why the government pulled the plug on its Gateway… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.A teenage soldier's First World War diaries transformed into an illustrated book by his grandson has won New Zealand Post Book of the Year award. Nice day for a war was writtenby Matt Elliott about… Read more Audio

8:50 AM.The prosecution in the murder trial of Elliot Turner says his New Zealand girlfriend didn't stand a chance against him. Audio

8:48 AM.A Whanganui tertiary institution says it's prepared to fight side by side with local iwi to build a Maori education facility on the site of the old Native Land Court building; A Northland kaumatua has… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.The wind energy industry is hailing research that predicts a big fall in the cost of using windfarms to generate electricity. Audio

8:38 AM.A teaching tool designed by a Christchurch woman, and turned into computer software by her dyslexic son, is about to go global. Audio