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7:14 AM.John Banks' office declined our interview request, saying he was not doing any more interviews before the police investigation is completed, unless something new comes up. Audio

7:09 AM.John Banks is now talking in more detail about the claims he faces over anonymous donations, and continues to insist he did not know two 25-thousand-dollar donations came from Kim Dotcom. Audio

6:46 AM.News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

6:37 AM.The Act Party leader, John Banks, is now talking in more detail about accusations relating to his 2010 mayoral campaign donations, saying his initial refusal to comment was in response to legal… Read more Audio

6:27 AM.The Government has set up a reference group to advise Ministers on how to increase the number of high quality Te Reo Maori speaking teachers; Meanwhile the Whangarei based Ngati Hine Health Trust… Read more Audio

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

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

6:11 AM.The contentious issue of collecting and storing personal data in a digital age has been at the centre of a major conference in Wellington this week. Audio

6:00 AM.Banks insists he didn't know donations came from Dotcom; Political editor assess impact donation controversy; Search to continue for crayfish fishermen; Suspected card skimmers stopped at Auckland… Read more Audio

8:57 AM.The hammer has fallen for the last time at the Customs and Police auction after it was axed by the company that hosts them. Turners has been running the auctions for 15 years, but now says it can make… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.Plans for one of New Zealand's leading medal sports at this year's London Olympics have been thrown into disarray with the overnight cancellation of the Badminton Horse Trials in England. Audio

8:50 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal says it's overloaded with work due to an unprecedented increase in applications for urgent hearings; The former Maori Party MP, Rahui Katene, says she's helped revive the Maori… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.The introduction of a new kind of health worker has passed the first hurdle with a glowing report card but faces further evaluation. Audio

8:44 AM.The Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully is in Fiji leading a delegation of Pacific Islands Forum ministers discussing the 2014 elections with the interim government. Audio

8:41 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:31 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:25 AM.Refugee Council of Australia's chief executive, Paul Power and barrister specialising in human rights, Deborah Manning - who acted for one of New Zealand's most well-known asylum seekers, Ahmed Zaoui… Read more Audio

8:22 AM.Refugee advocates say government changes to deter boat people from coming to New Zealand are taking a heavy-handed approach to a non-existent problem. Audio

8:09 AM.John Banks is under more pressure to stand down from his Ministerial job after reports he lobbied the government on behalf of Kim Dotcom over a property purchase. Audio

7:55 AM.The Red Cross says it's been in contact with the kidnappers of the British aid worker, Khalil Dale, a number of times before he was killed in Pakistan, and said his murder has prompted a review of its… Read more Audio

7:51 AM.Truck drivers evaded 50-million dollars in road user charges last year. Audio

7:47 AM.The Waitangi Tribunal says it's overloaded with work due to an unprecedented increase in applications for urgent hearings. Audio

7:43 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

7:39 AM.The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is already planning to make a submission on the proposed changes. Audio

7:36 AM.The government is being accused of exaggerating the risk of asylum seekers arriving in New Zealand en masse, to score political points. Audio