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A leading researcher has had an apology from the police, after they denied him access to basic data because of his links with gangs. Audio

A leading researcher has had an apology from the police, after they denied him access to basic data because of his links with gangs. Audio

More on the fire that's forced homes to be evacuated in the Christchurch seaside suburb of New Brighton. Audio

A man says his lover threatened to blame him for the murder of her husband and asked him to get rid of a cellphone and a knife. Audio

A man who was shot in the chest with a nail gun has doubled his compensation pay out. Audio

Officials have launched an investigation into a video showing bobby calves being kicked and bashed, held in roadside crates and thrown onto trucks Audio

Business confidence is at its highest level in six months, bouncing back from the weak dairy prices and global economic uncertainty that saw it fall to a six-year low in May. Audio

The debt-laden Christchurch City Council has started its controversial programme of asset sales, announcing it's putting on the block, the big maintenance firm City Care. Audio

The Labour leader has unveiled the new line-up he intends to take into the 2017 election with Jacinda Ardern a winner and David Cunliffe a loser. Audio

Thousands of people converged on Eden Park today to remember All Black great Jonah Lomu. Audio

An elderly woman, with worsening dementia, was slapped and pushed so badly by a healthcare worker at a private geriatic hospital, she was unable to walk. Audio

Homes have been evacuated in Southshore near New Brighton and most of the Christchurch suburb is cordoned off, under threat from a fire that's spread from the dunes into nearby trees. Audio