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New geological research into the movement of pounamu has found its stones move in a river like fish swimming upstream. GNS Science says the research in conjunction with the South Island greenstone's… Read more Audio

New legislation to change MPs' pay has been delayed and the Green Party says the Government clearly stuffed it up in its haste to get it passed. Audio

In the U.S, the police chief of Ferguson has resigned, a week after a scathing Justice Department report. Audio

A pre-school teacher who smuggled methamphetamine into the country to feed her habit has been allowed to continuing teaching. Audio

The Latter Day Saints Church in Utah is in mourning following the death of three of its members in an horrific car crash just south of Hamilton last night. Audio

The New Zealand dollar has jumped in trading by more than a cent against its American counterpart. Audio

An Australian teenager linked to a suicide bombing attack in Iraq left a series of improvised explosive devices at his family home before going to Syria. Audio

The Chief of Defence Force, Tim Keating, says there's no "D-Day" around the Iraq deployment, and it won't go ahead until satisfactory legal protections for the soldiers have been secured. Audio

Thousands of people in Vanuatu are bracing for what could be one of the most devastating cyclones in decades. Audio

Deputy mayor Penny Hulse says Council has unanimously decided to conduct a full review of this particular consent process. Audio

A spokesperson for the protestors, Aprilanne Bonar, is with us. Audio