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A Rangitikei farmer has picked up a Fronterra award for inventing an app that tracks farm workers when they're at work. Audio

Speaker David Carter warns MPs about excessive interjections - and also about the length of questions and answers; Prime Minister faces questions about Climate Change and the Flag Referendum; Grant… Read more Audio

European Union ministers at a meeting in Brussels have been unable to agree on a controversial plan to relocate another 120,000 migrants, with binding quotas for individual member states. Audio

Hawke's Bay voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to amalgamate five councils into one. Audio

A report by the Federation of Family Budgeting Services shows the total amount of unpaid debts held by those it helps, has dropped. Audio

An emeritus professor of political science at the University of Sydney, Rod Tiffen, says Australian politicians are far more ruthless now than ever before. Audio

The Prime Minister says while Malcolm Turnbull will be a more moderate face for the top job in Australia, it will be business as usual for trans Tasman relations. Audio

Silver Fern Farms says a new deal with China's largest meat company will turbo charge its growth. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Porirua hit the headlines recently with a public outcry against the council imposing regulations on car-washing to prevent contamination of the stormwater network. Audio

A New Plymouth taxi firm is a little red faced after one of its drivers lost control of his car in the city's maternity ward car park. Audio

The Government says it will spend more money on social services for those most in need; if that's what's needed. Audio