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Drivers who flee police will now have their licence disqualified for at least six months and could lose their car, under tougher penalties announced today. Audio

Pregnancies supervised by newly graduated midwives are much more likely to end in a baby's death. Audio

Midwives pan research about child deaths as scaremongering; Police Minister confident new penalties will result in fewer fleeing drivers; A woman arrested for faking work visa applications; Farming… Read more Audio

Fresh from hammering out the contentious Trans Pacific Partnership, the Climate Change Issues Minster is setting his sights on the Paris Climate Conference in just over a month. Audio

A stuttering start to the week as the Leader of the House, Gerry Brownlee, makes a mess of a motion congratulating the New Zealand Red Cross on 100 years service. Prime Minister John Key and his… Read more Audio

The Ministry of Education is being urged to beef up internet security in all schools after an Auckland high school's computer system was hacked and pornographic material was sent to all of its… Read more Audio

A Nelson law firm is offering a 25 thousand dollar home deposit as a lure to sign up two new lawyers. Audio

Genesis Energy insists the company is a commercial one, not a public-interest one. Audio

A Wellington businessman hopes that the arrival of a waka full of cocoa beans from Bouganville, will kickstart a sail-powered shipping network throughout the Pacific. Audio

Complaints about early childhood centres have reached a new high. Audio

The Wellington City Council is investigating after one of its venues was used for an unofficial school ball where nearly 50 people became so drunk they needed medical treatment. Audio

A Jury has heard that a boy who complained a teacher had sexually abused him was not the only one to whom she sent explicit photos. Audio