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It's revealed 196 New Zealanders are being detained in Australia awaiting deportation. More than 700 pilgrims crushed to death outside the holy city of Mecca and grilling a koala. Audio

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters returns to the House following a trip to the UK as media liaison for the Parliamentary Rugby Team at the World Cup, and puts questions to Defence Minister Gerry… Read more Audio

A march today to raise awareness about child sexual abuse was also joined by Northland College students who promoted their concerns about bullying; Rangatahi in the Nga Manu Korero Speech competition… Read more Audio

After weeks of political wrangling there will now officially be five designs to choose from when voters return their flag referendum papers. Audio

Spark, Air New Zealand, the Warehouse - we're not talking not just about some of the biggest names on the stock market, but also the companies which topped the complaints list last year. Audio

Several regional public hospitals are under increased scrutiny over higher than predicted death rates of patients. Audio

The Christchurch mayor is defending spending ratepayers' money on public artworks. Audio

In a world first, a man who's been paralysed from the waist down for five years has walked again, using only his brain with help from technology at the University of California. Audio

Dairy farmers say today's lift in Fonterra's forecast payout still isn't enough to be making money from their farms. Audio

Nicola Atwool has worked as a social worker at Child, Youth and Family and is now an Associate Professor at the University of Otago. Audio

The Social Development Minister has given assurances that no private company will be given ultimate responsiblity for at-risk children in state care. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport Audio