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Dozens of volunteers turned out in their four-wheel drives today to help the Meals on Wheels team deliver more than 700 hot lunches around Christchurch. Audio

Radio New Zealand has confirmed it is establishing a charitable trust that it hopes will raise money to help fund the Concert station. Audio

The Department of Conservation says the death of five young kea near Arthur's Pass is suspicious. Audio

The Anglican Church says the government has a moral obligation to help 32 Indonesian fishermen who claim they've been beaten and forced to work long hours for less than eighty dollars a week. Audio

Nauru's current ambassador to Taiwan, Dr Ludwig Keke, served as Parliament's Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and was an associate of President deRoburt. He was interviewed by Michael Powles in 2011. Audio

Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese was was elected to Parliament in 1966 and served as Prime Minister of what was then Western Samoa from 1976 to 1982 and as Deputy Prime Minister from 1985 to 1988. Ian Johnstone… Audio

Both of the major political parties say they are considering making Kiwisaver compulsory. Audio

The Corrections Department says it doubts if protective gear would have helped two guards bashed at the weekend, by prisoners wielding metal bars. Audio

The celebrity penguin Happy Feet has racked up quite an accomodation bill at Wellington Zoo, and it's estimated it will cost even more to to return him to the wild. Audio

The government hopes new maternity standards will help ensure fewer babies die just before or at birth. Audio

A Wellington coroner is recommending more home support for people with serious mental health problems after the death of a man who was was living in unhealthy and unhygienic conditions. Audio

One the Government's most controversial ideas to help fight child abuse has resurfaced. Audio

The Social Development Minister, Paula Bennett, says a paper on vulnerable children to be published today is controversial and will make people uncomfortable. Audio

United Future, wants the same sort of assistance ACT's being offered in Epsom, to help its leader win what's shaping up to be a tight race in Ohariu. Audio

Some of the pupils at Wellington East Girls' College will be studying at the nearby boys' school next term, after earthquake risk closed the college's main block. Audio

The Government's deficit for the year looks closer to being 16 billion dollars rather than 17 but the Finance Minister says spending cuts will continue. Audio

The group charged with meeting New Zealand's growing shortage of healthcare workers wants to provide more help to refugees and new immigrants to pass their clinical exams. Audio

An expert in the human digestive system has been drafted in to help an ailing emperor penguin with a stomach full of sand and sticks. Audio

The two mostly badly quake-hit Canterbury councils are pleading for Government help as an insurance deadline looms. Audio

A group of beleaguered early childhood centres in Christchurch are agitating for government help because they don't qualify for emergency funding. Audio

Hundreds of volunteers gave their time and effort in the east of Christchurch at the weekend to help dig silt from homes and properties. Audio

Civil Defence has been keeping an eye on the weather in Ohope overnight after more rain was forcast for the area. Audio

Dr Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor of Canterbury University, which expects to lose more than 1500 students, resulting in a $14 million drop in revenue. Audio

A social services group says a formal plan needs to be put in place to help families who are moving out of Christchurch for good. Audio

The police have been playing a key role helping to keep Christchurch residents feeling as safe as it's possible to feel during the quakes. Audio