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Three Government agencies have been commissioned to come up with a new "brand" for New Zealand. New Zealand's tobacco industry says it will continue it's fight against plain packaging on cigarettes -… Audio

Topics - Proposed laws to criminalise cyber-bullying and to identify anonymous offenders are being backed by internet security organisation Netsafe. It's likely MPs will vote on the alcohol purchase… Audio

Topics - Inland Revenue is threatening to bankrupt former students living in Australia who are refusing to repay loans. Act's John Banks and United Future leader Peter Dunne are challenging an… Audio

Topics - the 2012 London Olympics are officially over, with the Olympic flame extinguished at the main stadium earlier today. Government funding for high-performance sport will be frozen for at least… Audio

The High Court at Auckland has heard evidence of the involvement of a secret Government organisation in the raid on Kim Dotcom's mansion. Audio

Topics - The mayor of Wanganui says the serial sex offender dubbed the Beast of Blenheim will "not be part of our community". Supporters of Christies' Law have addressed a select committee, urging… Audio

Topics - The eruption of Mt Tongariro that created three new vents in the side of the mountain, each a kilometre wide, could be a forerunner to a bigger bang. Valerie Adams was almost inconsolable… Audio

Topics - The sleeping giant has awoken - Mt Tongariro erupted last night for the first time in over 100 years. GNS Science says it is not ruling out further eruptions after Mt Tongariro rumbled into… Audio

Health officials, concerned about an obesity epidemic, want fast-food advertising removed from public property. Police have issued more than a million speed camera tickets in two years. Audio

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Topics - The Bronwyn Pullar affair; a new article. The NZ Herald reports multimillion-dollar Auckland house sales are back at peak 2007 levels and suburbs not previously associated with the top end of… Audio

Thousands of homeowners and businesses in Auckland will be getting a shock in their letterboxes this week when the first rates notices under the new region-wide property rates system arrive. 187,000… Audio

Topics - Criticism is emerging of the blueprint for a rebuilt inner Christchurch. Canterbury Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend says he's enthusiastic for the commercial future of… Audio

Topics - The BBC has apologised for failings in its Olympics coverage after viewers complained that broadcasts were riddled with mistakes and ignored impressive performances by British athletes. The… Audio

The CALLS GO ON for the Prime Minister to dump John Banks as a minister after a police investigation cleared him of electoral finance offences but found he personally solicited large donations he… Audio

Topics - new figures from the Ministry of Health show New Zealand's comparative rate of infant abuse remained high over the past year. Parliament's Speaker Lockwood Smith has released a list of the 15… Audio

Topics - Macsyna King says she's ''very happy'' with a coroner's finding that her twin sons, Chris and Cru, died while in the sole care of their father, Chris Kahui. The landmark report from coroner… Audio

Topics - Europe is on the brink again, the region's debt crisis has flared as fears intensify that Spain will be next in line for a government bailout. The Minister or Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris… Audio

Topics - Police and FBI agents have used a robot to disarm a tripwire and clear bombs from the apartment of James Holmes. Cigarettes will no longer be in plain sight at your local dairy from today as… Audio

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Topics - The co-leaders of the Maori Party say they're pleased with the outcome of their meeting with Prime Minister John Key last night. The judge in the Kim Dotcom extradition case has stood down… Audio

Topics - Inflation is at a 13-year low and food prices are falling - but consumers are struggling to see the benefits. As of next week, District Court staff will be required to make announcements in… Audio

Topics - owners moving into a new 10.5 million dollar apartment block have been told it may be demolished for Auckland's rail-loop project. The Waitangi tribunal has heard that Prime Minister John Key… Audio

Topics - Statistics New Zealand is poised to release the consumer price for the June quarter. Facebook has announced that it will soon let users see who has been browsing through their pages. Audio

Whangarei's departing police chief is being criticised by his own union for airing what it calls dirty laundry in public. The Public Service Association blames Government cuts and poor planning for… Audio