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More than 100 Christchurch homeowners have launched court action against the Earthquake Commission in a bid to make sure things are done better after the next big quake. Audio

A geyser that's lain dormant for more than 35 years has burst into life in Rotorua, sending spumes of water four metres into the air. Audio

Legislation giving Far North iwi a strong say over 90 Mile Beach and affecting the largest return of land to Maori has had its final reading in Parliament. The Te Hiku Claims Settlement Bill includes… Read more Audio

The company that runs Kaitaia Airport says airline staff were too intimidated by protestors to fly in and out today. Audio

Fonterra has opened its first manufacturing plant in Indonesia as part of efforts to meet growing demand for milk and dairy products in the country. Audio

The eagerly anticipated tennis match today between tennis super stars Serena and Venus Williams did not disappoint. Audio

A man who called himself Johnny Danger and was filmed climbing onto the roof of a taxi as it crossed Auckland's Harbour Bridge has been fined a thousand dollars and disqualified from driving. Audio

Australia's announced it will take 12 thousand refugees from Syria but at the very same time's given its air force the go ahead for air strikes in their homeland. Audio

A friend of the gunman shot and killed in Upper Hutt by police yesterday says what he did was totally out of character. Audio

Protesters evicted by police from Kaitaia airport this afternoon are vowing to return even if the army's called out. Audio

Kaitaia Aiport protesters evicted by police;Friend of Upper Hutt gunman speaks out;Australia to take 12,000 Syrian refugees;Car roof surfer sentenced;Serena versus Venus. Audio

More surgery beckons for a chimpanzee at Wellington Zoo as staff seek to preserve hearing in the chimp's only functioning ear. Audio