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A New Zealand exporter burnt by the soaring kiwi against the Australian dollar says the exchange rate has turned the market across the Tasman toxic. Audio

Māori researchers say the Crown has adopted Māori concepts to fit its own agenda. Audio

Police in Huntly are calling for witnesses to a massive drunken street fight last night. Audio

US officials have insisted a cyber attack late last year did not compromise White House classified systems, but refused to confirm reports Russia was behind the breach. Audio

Men with advanced prostate cancer are being offered an expensive new drug that will extend their lives by about five months. Audio

Questions still surround how an 11-year-old autistic boy managed to survive five days lost in the Australian bush with just the clothes on his back. Audio

For the latest on the markets. Audio

Downloaders and internet police are keeping a close watch on an Australian Federal Court decision forcing six internet companies to hand thousands of people's details who pirated the movie, The Dallas… Read more Audio

The Government is being accused of leaving disabled people and their families in the lurch. Audio

A white police officer in the United States has been charged with murder after a video showed him shooting eight times at a 50-year-old black man as he was running away. Audio

Putting up higher fences to stop mental health patients getting out won't be happening at a Hamilton unit with a history of escapes because doctors think it's a backwards step. Audio

The family of a mother of three, killed while she was out jogging, is angry the driver who hit her has not been jailed . Audio