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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Three nephews of the Mana Party leader Hone Harawira have been found guilty of assault or robbery in the Auckland District Court. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Labour Party is considering a possible 'man-ban' for electorates which are struggling to get good female representation. Audio

The Christchurch mayor Bob Parker has hit back at suggestions he knew more than he's let on about the building consents crisis, saying those are scurrilous allegations. Audio

The judge sentencing Pike River Coal over the deaths of 29 men in the West Coast mining disaster three years ago, says it's unjust that within a month of the tragedy the company was able to shut up… Read more Audio

Stinging comments from the Judge sentencing Pike River Coal over the deaths of 29 miners. Labour considers a 'man-ban' in some electorates and Harawira nephews found guilty of assault or robbery. Audio

Australian police are vowing to hunt down every member of an international paedophile network cracked by a New Zealand investigator who questioned some apparently innocent online photos Audio

Hundreds of people have travelled from near and far to attend the tangi of the long-serving Rotorua District Council representative, Maureen Waaka; The Maori Party has a list of people's names it will… Read more Audio

Declassified French documents show the plutonium fallout from nuclear weapons tests in French Polynesia was far greater than previously admitted by Paris. Audio

The Prime Minister has dismissed a submission from the internet businessman, Kim Dotcom, on legislation expanding the powers of the country's electronic spy agency. Audio

A lawyer for the convicted serial sex offender, Stewart Murray Wilson, is asking a High Court judge to overturn Wilson's recall to prison. Audio