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8:07 AM.The Euro fell to a new three-month low before recovering overnight following yesterday's French presidential and Greek parliamentary elections. Audio

7:57 AM.Millions of dollars of old, unclaimed tenancy bonds are sitting in the Government coffers with people forgetting, or not bothering, to claim the money back. Audio

7:50 AM.School principals hope the national standards figures they are sending to the Ministry of Education won't end up in the media as league tables. Audio

7:48 AM.The family of a Hawkes Bay man shot to death by the police say nobody can tell them why the police needed to fire 14 times. Audio

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

7:38 AM.We asked the Act leader John Banks to join us this morning - but his spokesperson says he has nothing to say. Audio

7:35 AM.The first step has been taken towards tightening the rules around anonymous donations for local body politicians, with the Local Government Minister David Carter seeking advice from officials. Audio

7:27 AM.The project to introduce a single ticket for public transport across Auckland is in trouble, with one of the biggest players still unable to meet technology standards. Audio

7:17 AM.The clear rejection of austerity measures by French and Greek voters in weekend elections may not mean an end to austerity. Audio

7:15 AM.The results of yesterday's French presidential and Greek parliamentary elections rattled global markets, with some taking a dive and others making some small gains. Audio

7:07 AM.Welfare advocates are criticising a new government subsidy to encourage women on the benefit and their teenage daughters to use long acting contraception. Audio

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

6:42 AM.A police investigation into the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man by an officer last year has found it was justified. Audio

6:35 AM.Welfare advocates are critical of a government plan to subsidise contraception for female beneficiaries. Audio

6:27 AM.An experienced Treaty claims lawyer says Ngapuhi are in danger of suffering a serious injustice because the Waitangi Tribunal lacks the resources to give their claims a fair hearing; The principal of… Read more Audio

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

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

6:15 AM.Housing New Zealand is to build up to 350 houses in Christchurch in the next 18 months, aiming to ease the housing shortfall and put displaced tenants back into homes. Audio

6:10 AM.Greek conservative leader Antonis Samaras has failed to form a coalition government and has handed back the mandate to the country's president. Audio

6:00 AM.Contraception subsidy for beneficiaries "insulting";Global markets fall following French, Greek elections;Government takes first step in looking at local body donation law;Political editor discusses… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Phil Kafcaloudes with news from Australia including the budget, Commonwealth games and chilly bins. Audio

8:50 AM.An estimated thirty to fifty thousand duck hunters took to the backblocks on Saturday morning for the start of the duck shooting season. Audio

8:48 AM.The Bay of Plenty iwi, Ngai Tuhoe, says it hopes to reach a settlement with the Crown by the end of this year; The Government won't give a settlement date but did express hope it would be before the… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.A crew of six explorers, including four New Zealanders, have just ended a two-week mission to Mars. Audio

8:38 AM.Four million dollars in grants have been awarded by one of the country's biggest charitable trusts in a bid to crack the problem of Maori and Pacific educational underachievement. Audio