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The national body that represents Maori language immersion schools has launched its new curriculum in the Far North today; The organisers of the World of Music and Dance festival in New Plymouth are… Read more Audio

The Government is still negotiating with Iraq to secure legal protections for New Zealand soldiers going to Taji Camp north of Baghdad. Audio

The United Nations is ready to send supplies and aid workers to the Solomons and Vanuatu once Cyclone Pam passes. Audio

In Vanuatu the wind and rain from Cyclone Pam is picking up. With us is a New Zealander who's been living there for eight years, Jeff Brown. Audio

The super Tropical Cyclone Pam is sweeping through the South Pacific, leaving devastation in its wake, reporter Ruth Hill has been following its progress. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Two Pacific Island community leaders are calling for a boycott of this weekend's Pasifika Festival after the Auckland Council agency that has been running it contracted the job to a private company. Audio

The national body that represents Maori language immersion schools has launched its new curriculum in the Far North today; The organisers of the World of Music and Dance festival in New Plymouth are… Read more Audio

Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died in the UK at the age of 66. Audio

Missouri police are hunting for the shooter who hit two police officers in Ferguson. Audio

Today at the High Court in Auckland Justice Moore sentenced Ishrat Malik to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 18 and a half years for the crimes that he'd tried to blame on a mental… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio