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The Corrections Minister has revealed that a prison guard helped inmates with their fighting techniques in Mt Eden prison. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Judge who has investigated the abuse of children in state care says the system failed them and it needs to be overhauled. Audio

The lawyer for the first forestry contractor on trial for manslaughter over a workplace death says his client is being made an example of by WorkSafe New Zealand. Audio

An investigation into an assault at Mt Eden remand prison has found multiple failures by Corrections, which in turn has told its contractor Serco to apologise to the injured prisoner. Audio

The Government is acknowledging New Zealand is not immune to the ructions in international stock markets, adding the current volatility is a bit concerning. Audio

In China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite has fallen more than 4% again today, with under two hours of trading to go. Audio

The man who died after being found in an Auckland hotel room full of toxic gas had been charged with fraud worth millions of dollars. Audio

Man who died in Auckland hotel was facing fraud charges, Stock markets remain volatile on concerns about China, PM, Finance Minister - NZ not immune from market volatility, Host of failures around Mt… Read more Audio

A conservation group says the government needs to put an extra one point three million dollars a year into kiwi conservation to save the bird from extinction. Audio

The Hauraki District Mayor says it's hugely disappointing the Hauraki Collective's treaty settlement negotiations have been stalled since last December; The former chair of the Maori Language… Read more Audio

New Zealand airshow operators say there's no way of guaranteeing crashes like the one in Britain at the weekend will never happen - but they do everything possible to limit the risk. Audio