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With the usual fanfare Apple has launched its latest products in California; a television that talks to you, an improved iPhone and what it calls iPad Pro, with a 12.9 inch screen that works with a… Read more Audio

Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler drops OCR to 2.75%, and fronts up to the Finance and Expenditure Committee; OCR drop is the subject of questions to the Finance Minister; Foreign Affairs, Defence… Read more Audio

Supporters, staff and students of a Maori boarding school threatened with closure protested outside Parliament today. About three-hundred campaigners took part in what they say is a demonstration of… Read more Audio

The Criminal Bar Association is calling on the Government to start funding more drug and alcohol rehab centres, as there's a chronic shortage throughout the country. Audio

A 24 year old New Zealand mother living on the Gold Coast asked for help from police a week before she was run off the road and bashed to death. Audio

A survey carried out for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons has found deep-seated bullying within the profession. Audio

Plans to introduce online voting in next year's local government elections may have been scuppered by Christchurch Council's decision to reject a trial of the new system. Audio

An independent report says creditors of the ailing state coal miner Solid Energy will be far better off if the company stays in business and sells off its assets bit by bit. Audio

A Greymouth Polytech is being accused of rorting course credits and inflating numbers with 'ghost students.' Audio

Cash has never been so cheap and mortgage rates are heading for record lows with the third consecutive cut to the Official Cash Rate today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

East Coast Maori are prepared to protest plans to explore for oil and gas off the coast of Gisborne. The Energy and Resources Minister, Simon Bridges, has opened consultation on four proposed… Read more Audio