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Inner-city Auckland traffic was paralysed last night after a motorway crash caused gridlock which the Automobile Association has described as the worst it has ever seen. Yesterday, on The Panel, a… Audio

Topics - An Otago-based group is calling on politicians to "face up" to New Zealand's social, environmental and economic problems, which it says are "too big to ignore". Proposed legislation requiring… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister has defended the $425,000 payout of former Education Secretary Lesley Longstone after a year's service. Marlborough residents fear people will be put off living in their… Audio

Topics - The Treasury is investigating problems with the website allowing people to pre-register for shares in Mighty River Power. The sale of Sky Network Television shares by the Rupert Murdoch owned… Audio

New Zealand is on the verge of a diabetes epidemic, according to an Otago University study, with one in five adults showing early signs of developing the disease; Hundreds of police have been taken… Audio

Topics - It could be weeks before any significant rain falls in key farming areas. It's being reported today that unpaid child support totals billions of dollars, probably about 3 billion, with… Audio

Topic - The Government has declared a drought in Northland following months of little rain - and other regions will probably follow. A woman who says she would have terminated her pregnancy if doctors… Audio

Topics - the vast majority of New Zealanders enjoy a "good" or "extremely good" quality of life, according to the results of the latest Quality of Life survey. The group of mining experts discussing… Audio

Topics - Does anyone understand how we can have a glut of electricity, with the lowest wholesale prices in years, while retail electricity prices remain high and there's no sign of them coming down… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minster said today that Christchurch is nearly through the worst of it. Hundreds of jobs are to go at Telecom, according to the chief executive who today announced the company's… Audio

Topics - One of New Zealand's most famous philanthropists, the economist Gareth Morgan, has accused the SPCA of being morally disoriented. The Chief Executive of Drug Free Sport New Zealand says a… Audio

With Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Simon Pound. Fairfax media is predicting the next election could be a cliffhanger. A man had every bone in his face broken, spent three weeks in a coma and suffered… Audio

Topics - John Key says a report out today into the deal with SkyCity for a 350 million dollar international convention centre in Auckland "totally vindicates" his government. A comparison of local… Audio

Topics - The Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced in an interim decision, today, that seven Christchurch schools are to close, 12 will remain open and 12 will merge. Is Telecom doing too… Audio

Topics - The Accident Compensation Corporation has given its former chief executive, Ralph Stewart, a "performance bonus" of $100,000. Shane Jones is expected to return to Labour's front bench… Audio

Topics - The Chief Ombudsman has objected to attempts by the government to avoid public scrutiny of Charter Schools. Steven Joyce says he has authorised the Ministry of Education to send formal breach… Audio

Topics - The Salvation Army wants genuine political action to address the growing numbers of New Zealanders living in poverty, without housing and without jobs. The Federation of Muslim Associations… Audio

Topics - Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI has announced he will resign at the end of this month. The Sports Minister, Murray McCully, says the government won't… Audio

Topics - workers need to be paid between $18-$20 an hour to earn a living wage. That's the figure expected to be announced on Thursday when researchers at the Anglican Church's Family Centre in Lower… Audio

Topic 1 - New Zealand Navy ships. Topic 2 - Unemployment rate. Topic 3 - New Zealanders led immigration surge to Australia. Audio

Topics - Unemployment fell at the end of last year as more people gave up looking for work. The Prime Minister and the Labour party leader have both voiced their support for a four-year parliamentary… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister John Key says history will judge him as the leader who had the courage to keep going back, year after year, to Waitangi. A motorcyclist who suffered brain injuries after he… Audio

Topics - The Labour Party has overwhelmingly re-elected David Shearer as its leader. Police are taking legal advice on whether they will appeal a court decision to discharge a sportswoman on… Audio

New Zealand motorists are among the most accident-prone and most likely to die on the roads, The Chow brothers have received permission for a controversial 15-storey entertainment complex including a… Audio

A Defence Force plan to cut costs by turning military positions into civilian positions hasn't worked. Some recent decisions in the employment court have raised questions about the evolution of… Audio