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The Alexander Turnbull Library has been left embarassed, spending $75 thousand of taxpayers' money and donations on a fake painting. The Library, which collects national heritage material, bought a… Read more Audio

House price growth in Sydney is set to ease to its slowest pace in four years. A report by property specialist SQM Research says rental markets across Australia are squeezed by deflationary pressures… Read more Audio

A man accused of murdering his estranged wife had a protection order laid against him the day before she was killed. Audio

Students at New Zealand's biggest university will soon find out if they will have to pay more for their courses. The Auckland University council is currently deciding whether it puts its prices up. Audio

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