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Questions about the economic health of the regions and refugees as Parliament resumes after a week's break. Finance Minister, Bill English, concedes some regions are struggling and confirms that an… Read more Audio

The Ngati Kahu leader Margaret Mutu says the government will have to sit down and talk with the iwi if it wants Kaitaia airport to reopen; The Labour MP, Peeni Henare, says Te Puni Kokiri is burdened… Read more Audio

The Government says the telecommunications industry is changing fast and state regulation needs to catch up fast. Audio

Aucklanders have responded to a controversial 1.5-million-dollar state house sculpture that has been granted resource consent. Audio

The Wellington City Council is trying to create a strategy to cope with its biggest intake of Syrian refugees in a decade. Audio

Immigration New Zealand says it's focusing on Wellington for the first influx of Syrian refugees because there are already some living there. Audio

The police are warning about a new kind of internet scam, where men are being blackmailed after performing sexual acts over Skype. Audio

A human rights lawyer says he plans to fight for the release of the country's longest serving prisoner - 77-year-old child sex offender, Alfred Vincent. Audio

The ACT leader says he hasn't been done over by the National Party over the paid parental leave issue , rather he's just much better informed now about the support available to some families. Audio

"For the fifth time in a month, frontline response police officers have had to deal with armed and clearly dangerous offenders," Police Association President Greg O'Connor said today. Audio

A man is dead after he opened fire at a McDonalds restaurant in the centre of Upper Hutt. The police shot the man when he turned his firearm towards them on Main Street just after half past twelve… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio