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A Hamilton district court judge has warned polluting farmers of harsher penalties ahead as she fined a Waikato dairy farmer more than 43 thousand dollars. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A woman says she was shocked and dumb-founded as her eight -year-old niece told her of being touched by her primary school teacher. Audio

At least a dozen tangata whenua will be recognised as part of the investitures at Government House in Wellington this week. The Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, is hosting the events being held… Read more Audio

Cricket's international anti-corruption unit has warned police here about bribes and women being used as 'honey-pots' in preparation for two major sporting events next year. Audio

The American football star shown punching his fiancee in the face, knocking her out cold, has had his contract terminated and has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL, in the wake of a shocking new… Read more Audio

The National Party is accusing the Greens of potentially subverting the democractic process by using people names on submissions without those people realising. Audio

The US dollar has risen more than half a cent against the New Zealand dollar today. Audio

It was the most unexpected grand slam in tennis history, Croatia's Marin Cilic on a comeback after a doping ban and Japan's Kei Nishikori, the first Asian man ever to make a final. Audio

A man has been killed by a shark at Byron Bay in northern New South Wales. Audio

The Education Minister's defending a controversial Northland charter school, given almost five times more money per pupil than similar state schools and yet plagued by drug use, out of control… Read more Audio

A Hamilton district court judge has fined a Waikato dairy farmer more than 43 thousand dollars and warned polluting farmers of harsher penalties ahead. Audio