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Mine disaster; North Korea. Audio

MPs have delivered a message of support to the families of the Pike River coal miners. Prime Minister John Key says 2011's Budget may contain measures to boost savings after a downgrade to the New… Audio

Rescue workers at the Pike River Mine plan to use a bore hole that they're drilling into the mine shaft. Pope Benedict says condoms can be justified for male prostitutes seeking to stop the spread of… Audio

Mana by-electiom; south seas stoush sorted?; Pokies and problem gambling; and trans-Tasman wage comparisons. Audio

Topics - The Hamilton hunter who shot dead Lower Hutt teacher Rosemary Ives at a Turangi campsite has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. The kiwifruit disease PSA is expected to take a 75… Audio

The Queen has tweeted her approval after Prince William and his long term girlfriend announced their engagement, Rodney Hide is understood to be considering a move to Wellington with fiancee Louise… Audio

The Panel discusses Pansy Wong; Jury trials. Audio

Pansy Wong quit the Cabinet after admitting her husband had broken the rules by doing business on a taxpayer-subsidised trip to China. Meanwhile - Pansy Wong's husband, Sammy Wong, has defended her… Audio

The minister of Womens' Affairs, Pansy Wong, has resigned from Cabinet over questions about her use of her parliamentary travel perk and A pro-cannabis group is promoting the prospect of an amnesty on… Audio

Topics - Ministry of Agriculture and Zespri staff are investigating orchards in all of New Zealand's kiwifruit growing regions for signs of the vine disease PSA. Scientists from Australia's Southern… Audio

Topics - An expert panel has concluded that the South Island's neurosurgery needs should be delivered from both Christchurch and Dunedin. It seems an increasing number of New Zealanders think they can… Audio

Topics - New Zealand could begin full-scale military exercises with the United States within a year. A reported doubling of the number of supernatural events in Canterbury has been attributed to the… Audio

Topics - New Zealand's wealthiest woman has stumped-up two million dollars to fund a campaign against cruel farming practices. The heavyweights of the dairy industry will gather in Auckland this week… Audio

Qantas has rejected as "outrageous" union concerns over the outsourcing of maintenance of its aircraft and The Government has announced tobacco controls are to be tightened. Audio

Does John Key's government risk being hoist by its own petard if it continues to reject the advice of the 2025 task force on closing the income gap with Australia? The Justice Minister - unwilling to… Audio

Changes designed to gain greater efficiency of operation from a severely constrained state purse will affect every arm of the Defence Force, and more than two-hundred school boards say they'll boycott… Audio

A plan to secretly change the rules around MPs accommodation allowances, How long does it take to inaugurate a Mayor and a Council? Audio

With Sir Bruce Slane and Liz Bowen-Clewley. Audio

Hobbit related death threats; the SFO and Blue Chip. Audio

Topics - The Government says changes to the labour laws to accommodate the filming of"The Hobbit"will spell out employment terms for the film industry in New Zealand, long term. A plan to poison the… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minister, John Key, says changes to employment law as likely, in an effort to keep the Hobbit movies in New Zealand. Plus Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has acknowledged that… Audio

Topics - Police say they are"devastated"by the Labour Weekend road toll, which totalled eight fatalities. It's the the same number as for the same period last year and a new poll out today shows the… Audio

Topics - The body representing film production companies says the industrial unrest over The Hobbit has put New Zealand's whole film industry at risk - The resignation of the Supreme Court judge Bill… Audio

Topics - The international news wires are reporting Prime Minister John Key having weighed into the Hobbitt movie debate - saying the actors' union will be to blame if the production heads offshore… Audio

Topics - Maori Party support for the replacement legislation for the Foreshore and Seabed Act appears to be wavering. The New Zealand-born host of an American television show has joined a campaign to… Audio