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A grove of native trees and shrubs will be planted on the summit of Auckland's One Tree Hill in the hope at least one tree will be left standing. Twenty years ago Mike Smith tried to cut down the lone… Read more Audio

Canada looks set to vote in a new government and a new Prime Minister with the name Trudeau. Justin Trudeau is the son of the charismatic Pierre who held power for 11 years from 1968 to 1979. Audio

The Prime Minister, has told his post Cabinet news conference, he personally does not want to see New Zealanders detained on Christmas Island, in part because that separates them from their families. Audio

It's been revealed that the country's national heritage collector has been duped into paying $75 thousand for a painting it was warned was a fake. Alexander Turnbull Library thought the portrait was… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A powerful typhoon in the northern Philippines has flooded six provinces and left many people to wait on the roofs of their homes to be rescued. Audio

A Jury has heard details of a sexual relationship between a teacher and a boy in Porirua. The charges against the woman, whose name is suppressed, include indecent assault, sexual violation and… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns will take on the Diamonds for the first Test of the Consteallation Cup series. They'll be wanting to prove their World Cup pool win over Australia was not just a one-of. Audio

Queensland police have started searching for traces of blood at the Gold Coast home of a New Zealand woman believed to have been killed six years ago. Audio

New Zealand has its Wayne Barnes hate club and the South Africans vilify Bryce Lawrence for game-changing Rugby World Cup calls. Add to that Scotland, with fans livid at referee Craig Joubert for the… Read more Audio

Mechanical problems and bad weather have stopped searchers from investigating a sunken boat off the Canterbury coast, thought to be the FV Jubliee. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio