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People left isolated by the slumping of a bridge in Upper Hutt will have to wait until the end of the week before things improve. Audio

Otago university students stand accused of smuggling ecstasy, cocaine and LSD - which police say could be to pay for their study fees. Audio

The Wellington city council has been accused of being two-faced by allowing companies that make nuclear weapon systems to hold a promo day in one of its venues. Audio

A plane is 29 times more likely to overshoot the runway at Wellington Airport than at Auckland, the High Court in Wellington has been told. Audio

The number of yellow-eyed penguin nests in Otago and Southland has fallen to its lowest twenty-five years. Audio

An Australian terrorism expert is warning of copycat attacks following the strikes on Paris. Audio

The Department of Conservations is keeping an eye on an upcoming reptile fair in Germany, for any signs of protected species smuggled out of the country. Audio

A second Wellington bar has been fined for breaching smokefree laws. Audio

The first group of New Zealand soldiers who've completed a training mission in Iraq have touched down on home soil in the last hour. Audio

One of the Paris attackers may have posed as a refugee to enter France Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Maori doctors are saying it's not too late to take a stand against the Trans Pacific partnership Audio