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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Ngati Kuri says the creation of the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary is part of a growing realisation of the need for greater protection of the environment; After two years of consultation and feedback… Read more Audio

A defence lawyer in the Kim Dotcom extradition hearing has questioned whether the Justice Minister saw a copy of the arrest warrants before the raid on the internet mogul's mansion went ahead. Audio

The Volkswagen emissions scandal is expanding, embroiling now the company's Audi and Skoda cars. Liz Dobson is the motoring editor at the New Zealand Herald. Audio

A police detective is urging men to cut the "macho bullshit" as the hunt goes on for a group who king-hit a man in south Auckland. Nicole Pryor reports. Audio

A family of seven has been forced to leave their P-contaminated Tokoroa home with just the clothes they were wearing. Audio

Mandeep Singh was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 13 years for the murder of Parmita Rani and attempted murder of Parminder Singh. Edward Gay was at the High Court in… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A small crew is working against the tide to help save as much of the doomed boat, the M-V Tuhoe as possible. The 97 year old schooner, fresh from two-hundred-thousand dollars of repairs paid in large… Read more Audio

A 25-year-old New Zealander accused of trying to join extremists in Syria and fight in their civil war says he was actually on his way to Denmark to see his fiancee whom he had never met. Audio

The Australian Green Party is calling for all deportations of New Zealanders to stop. The Australian Greens Senator and Immigration spokesperson is Sarah Hanson-Young. Audio

There's division among Waikato Maori over hosting Chris Brown - at the same time as a group of high profile New Zealanders rally to have the American singer allowed in. Audio