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Topics - There are conflicting reports as to whether a ship tied up at Queens Wharf is part of the Chinese navy (according to a report in the Herald). The Prime Minister, John Key, doesn't think… Audio

Topics - Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. A Wellington information technology manager, Nigel Pinkerton, has established one that encourages staff to rate their… Audio

Topics - The kiwifruit growers' organisation says it expects its independent inquiry into Zespri's business dealings in China to run for some months yet. A mental health patient who committed suicide… Audio

Meridian Energy is the next state owned energy company up for partial sale. Does the Prime Minister risk causing widespread offence in Christchurch when he says there are "some hard luck stories at a… Audio

Topics - The Finance Minister, Bill English, says the Government is on target to have its books back in surplus by 2014/15. Why GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is a 'Poor Measure of Wealth and… Audio

Topics - Police Officers leaving frontline duty are not being replaced, putting the public at risk according to the Police Association. Police and the local Council are not doing enough to stop boy… Audio

Topics - The outgoing National Party MP, Aaron Gilmore, has told Parliament that he has been through the five stages of grief over the past two weeks. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has… Audio

Topics - Should future Governments be tied to a deal with SkyCity to build a convention centre in Auckland? The National list MP Aaron Gilmore has stepped down, and now the new headline is the utu… Audio

Topic 1 - House prices. Topic 2 - Rate hikes. Topic 3 - Mighty River. Audio

Topics - a nationwide police crackdown on synthetic cannabis products has started today amid growing evidence of health problems and crimes linked to use of "legal highs". The Reserve Bank has given… Audio

Topics - There's been an alarming surge of quad-bike crashes in the rural Waikato area. A report, recently published in the Australia New Zealand Journal of Surgery, showed a 42 per cent jump in… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister says Aaron Gilmore continues to have his support as a National list MP. John Key has been back-pedalling frantically from his comments about Wellington "dying". Some senior… Audio

The Family First lobby group is reported to be disappointed at the news it's about to have its charitable status taken away; and Health authorities in South Auckland are urging anyone who has had… Audio

Story 1: Council pay Story 2: MP Behaviour Audio

Topics - Fonterra has announced a review of its corporate support services in New Zealand that could involve the loss of 300 jobs and save $65 million a year. Holland has joined Spain in basket case… Audio

Topics - what, if anything, can be done about teenagers becoming violent and psychotic from the use of synthetic cannabis? The Prime Minister is refusing to be drawn on whether he would support the… Audio

Topics - Auckland's business leaders are sounding dire warnings about the Super City's future if citizens fail to accept road tolls or higher rates and taxes to fund major transport improvements. The… Audio

The owners of a house where a deck collapsed and sent about 20 people and a hot barbecue plummeting to the ground say it was lucky no one was killed. If you want to memorise something, scientists have… Audio

The Trade Minister, Tim Groser, has missed out on becoming the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation; Gerald Hensley, former head of the PM's department says David Lange lied about how… Audio

Topics - Today we learned the Prime Minister, John Key, had breakfast with Ian Fletcher just days after he selected a panel to interview candidates for a top spy agency job. While New Zealanders are… Audio

Topics - New Zealanders who have applied for shares in Mighty River Power have been given until the first of May to withdraw their applications if they think the Labour-Greens' new power policy could… Audio

Topics - The Labour leader, David Shearer, says he needs to work harder to lift public confidence in his leadership. The All Blacks and Hurricanes player Julian Saveea has appeared in the Wellington… Audio

The FBI has released the images of two men they say are suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing. The Energy Minister says the Labour and Green parties plan to establish a single electricity buyer… Audio

Topics - The Attorney General says he worries a new website set up to critique the performance of individual judges could lead to violence against them. The Ministry of Education has begun legal… Audio

Topics - New Zealand's politicians look as though they'll make history with gay marriage likely to become legal in Parliament tonight. Yesterday's attack on the Boston Marathon killed an 8-year-old… Audio