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7:28 AM.The repossession of bedding and heaters could be banned under changes to consumer credit laws recommended by the Law Commission. Audio

7:24 AM.The tramper who rescued sixteen people caught in bad weather on the Tongariro Crossing on Saturday says it is likely some of the group would have died if he hadn't found them. Audio

7:20 AM.In India a ferry has capsized with around 300 people on board. Audio

7:18 AM.A Work and Income case manager and his wife are accused of committing the second biggest internal fraud in the government department's history. Audio

7:14 AM.In 2008, Winston Peters stood down as the Foreign Affairs Minister while investigations were underway into New Zealand First's fundraising. Audio

7:09 AM.Mr Dotcom said Mr Banks rang him to thank him for the donations but Mr Banks says that's not true. Audio

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

6:42 AM.The Crown will today call its first witness in the retrial of a Christchurch man charged with the sexual violation and murder of his 10-year-old niece. Audio

6:38 AM.Opposition parties are accusing the Prime Minister of throwing his ethical standards out of the window for not forcing John Banks to stand down as a minister. Audio

6:27 AM.The former Maori Party MP, Rahui Katene, says she's helped revive the Maori Council in Porirua; The Waitangi Tribunal says it's overloaded with work due to an unprecedented increase in applications… 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.The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has again been defending his Culture Secretary after being summoned to answer questions before the House of Commons. Audio

6:13 AM.A plan to get tough on asylum seekers and people smugglers has been branded a heavy-handed approach to a non-existent problem by a refugee who made it to New Zealand in 2006. Audio

6:00 AM.Labour: PM's acting inappropriately over Banks investigation; Winston Peters discusses John Banks' donations; Couple accused of second biggest fraud of MSD; At least 35 dead after ferry capsizes in… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.The Gillard govt is in serious numbers trouble. Embattled Labor MP Craig Thomson has announced he will leave the party and sit on the crossbenches as an independent. Audio

8:51 AM.The mayor of Invercargill, Tim Shadbolt, has broken the world record for the longest television interview. Mr Shadbolt and the interviewer, Tom Conroy, spent 26 hours on the freeview channel, CUE TV -… Read more Audio

8:48 AM.The Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, is being accused of choosing her job over her identity - by directing a Far North school to close its senior classes; New Zealand Maori Hockey's bid to become… Read more Audio

8:42 AM.The funeral for the former All Black player and coach, Sir Fred Allen, will be held at midday this Wednesday in a 700-seater hall at Auckland's Eden Park. Audio

8:35 AM.An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

8:32 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:27 AM.The Anglican Church has elected a new Bishop of Wellington - a dreadlocked, often barefooted man who's promising to bring change to the institution. Audio

8:25 AM.The second hunting death in a month has prompted calls for urgent action to prevent more people being hurt or killed. A man died instantly when he was shot while out hunting deer with four companions… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Australian Government is on shaky ground after the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, asked the Labor MP, Craig Thomson, to quit the party. Audio

8:17 AM.Andrew Geddis from the University of Otago on the legal situation regarding John Banks' donations. Audio