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Writer for The Guardian and Psychologies magazine, Oliver Burkeman's book is The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking. Audio

Scientists say they've discovered a new sub-atomic particle that could be the Higgs boson, a crucial building block of the universe. Audio

The country's first dementia unit for elderly prison inmates is to be set up. Audio

With just four days left to raise 1.8 billion euros, the tiny country Cyprus has become the fifth eurozone country to turn to the bloc's rescue funds for help. Audio

A prison manager says he didn't have enough money to replace the ceiling grilles that prisoners had hanged themselves from, despite a coroner's urgings. Audio

Bulging Kiwisaver accounts are being singled out as one of the factors behind a relatively resilient performance from local shares in the face of faltering global markets. Audio

Joel helps Magnus by returning to work; Terry tells one of the bar's staff she's hot; and Alice and Joel try to return to being just friends. Audio

The Government is bringing in specialists to help Kaipara District Council as it struggles under a debt-mountain of more than 80-million dollars. Audio

The Navy has been called in to help Police with the recovery of a helicopter and its pilot, which crashed into Lake Sumner in North Canterbury on Monday. Audio

Iwi leaders say the breakthrough in the acrimonious Affco dispute was down to pragmatism and them helping the meat company "see the light". Audio

A drug and alcohol counsellor at Rimutaka Prison is accusing guards of ignoring a dying inmate's pleas for help. Audio

The government is withdrawing a scheme to help first-home buyers build houses in its Hobsonville Point housing development. Audio

A government scheme to build affordable housing in Auckland that was launched with a promise of up to one hundred low cost homes has been wound up with just 17 built. Audio

Kiwifruit growers are hoping a new report, showing PSA has cost the industry hundreds of millions of dollars, will convince the Government and banks to provide urgent financial assistance. Audio

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

Kevin Buley is one of five staff from Auckland Zoo who are taking temporary control of Franklin Zoo. Audio

A plan is being drawn up to ensure the community of Whitianga will survive and recover from a significant tsunami. Audio

The Government has today announced plans to boost the supply of affordable social housing in quake-devastated Christchurch. Audio

A computer game developed by the University of Auckland is helping young people beat depression. Audio

An 11-year-old boy made a six-kilometre run for help in pitch darkness, after a car crash claimed the life of his father near Haast on the West Coast. Audio

Education groups want the government to increase efforts to help more children from poor families access early childhood education. Audio

The call for more help for families with chronically or terminally ill children. Audio

With Tonga awakening to news of the death of its King, George Tupou the fifth is being remembered as having hastened democratic change in his country. Audio

Rising power prices mean more people are struggling to pay their bills, according to the Citizens Advice Bureau. Audio