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Two dogs are being put down and a third could suffer the same fate after they viciously attacked two women in the Hawke's Bay, leaving both with multiple puncture wounds and lacerations. Audio

A former UN chief has been charged with taking more than a million dollars in bribes. Audio

Major fires in the south are damaging some homes and threatening others. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A survey of early childhood teachers has uncovered allegations of factory-farms for children and persistent under-staffing. Audio

There is a call for more cultural strategies to be adopted across the board, to stop the rise of Maori men taking their own lives. The Maori suicide prevention community is reeling after new figures… Read more Audio

A meeting between the orgnaisation leading Ngāpuhi settlement negotiations and the Crown to iron out issues has been slated by a splinter group of hapū, Te Kotahitanga; A researcher of suicide in… Read more Audio

Kim Dotcom's lawyer has lashed out during the internet entrepeneur's extradition hearing, accusing the United States of "secrecy bordering on deceit". Audio

The latest now on search for the missing 10-year-old boy near Levin. Audio

A campaign is underway to stop the Auckland Council demolishing twenty five pensioner houses to enlarge a neighbouring park. Audio

The Prime Minister has flown out of Iraq in the last few hours, after spending two days at Taji Camp with the New Zealand troops who are training Iraqi security forces. Audio

Air New Zealand expects its first half profit, pre-tax, to be about twice what it was last year, helped by stronger passenger numbers. Audio