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The Finance Minister has confirmed the chair of Solid Energy resigned because she did not believe any more could be done for the troubled coal company. Audio

In a matter of hours, we should know if Iran has agreed to curtail its nuclear programme in return for a reduction in the international sanctions against it. Audio

A man who ran a Dunedin service station with fuel stolen from his competitors has been given 18 months home detention. Audio

History has been made in Nigeria in the first ever democratic change of power, in Africa's most populous nation. Audio

Our Court reporter, Ann Marie May has at the High Court in Wellington for the verdict . Audio

Mark Lundy is beginning his second term of life imprisonment tonight after once again being found guilty of murdering his wife and young daughter in Palmerston North 15 years ago. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

He's sexist, racist and anti-semitic - according to some critics of Trevor Noah, the new host of America's long-running TV programme The Daily Show. Audio

The mayor of Porirua says his city's right behind a local tribe's attempt to keep its language alive. Audio

Nineteen people living at a rest home in Taranaki have been kicked out and given just two weeks to find somewhere else to stay. Audio

Auckland councillors have voted to take what one is calling an iron fisted approach, to try to halt the contentious port expansion. Audio

The Government has set up a panel to lead an overhaul of Child, Youth and Family. But the Association of Social Workers is already questioning why no one from families or with a local social worker… Read more Audio