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A trustee of the Kohanga Reo National Trust says the alleged misspending on credit cards by its staff signals change could be on the cards; A trainee surgeon is using maggots to develop new ways to… Read more Audio

More severe weather has caused problems across the North Island today. Audio

The Court of Appeal has ruled that members of the Red Devils motorcycle gang should face serious charges, even though the police fundamentally botched the investigation. Audio

In the United States, senate leaders are close to sealing a deal to stave off a debt default and avert a self-inflicted political calamity that could shred America's crediblity and rock the global… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Defence Force employees have told a court martial that a top navy officer was in constant contact with a woman up until early this year, well after he says their secret affair had ended. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Census figures out today show Auckland's expanded by more than 110,000 people since the last people-count seven years, but rural populations are shrinking. Audio

A court's been told that John Banks, was always kept at arm's length from his mayoral campaign finances. Audio

Rod Partington calls himself "the dope on the rope" but for the exhausted man clinging to a tree in a raging torrent, he was a lifesaver. Audio

The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board is being hauled in front of ministers this evening to explain accusations of credit card misuse by the trust's commercial arm. Audio

Auckland's mayor Len Brown has admitted today that he had a two year long affair with a woman who was on a council advisory board. Audio