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The directors of Abano Healthcare are forcing a showdown with a former director who is backing a potential hostile takeover by the Australian private equity firm Archer Capital. Audio

Suppliers and retailers of legal highs, says more needs to be done to make sure under 18s don't buy synthetic drugs online. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key will meet with his 12 counterparts in the next couple of hours to give some political momentum to a proposed Pacific-wide trade deal. Audio

The quashing of Mark Lundy's convictions has reignited calls for New Zealand to set up a new agency with the job of exposing miscarriages of justice. Audio

A coroner says a social worker should have kept a closer eye on a teenager who murdered her ex-boyfriend's mother by setting fire to her house. Audio

The Maori Party co-leader, Te Ururoa Flavell, says he thinks there will be some boundary changes for the seven Maori electorates; A poll of Maori voters in the Waiariki electorate shows the vast… Read more Audio

The first in a series of vaccination clinics to halt the spread of hepatitis A began in Ashburton today. Audio

Hundreds of attacks on prison officers where they're kicked or punched aren't recorded as serious assaults, in figures released by the Corrections Minister. Audio

The Inland Revenue is denying accusations that it's blocking New Zealand companies seeking contracts for its major online upgrade, because the criteria is so high. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Government says a court is wrong to block the demolition of a quake-prone building in Wellington's Lambton Quay and it will probably intervene. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio