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The Maori Party is questioning whether the Government is doing enough to encourage new voters to join the Maori roll; National standard results show students at Maori-medium schools perform better at… Read more Audio

Investors in the failed finance company, St Laurence, will be paid less than 17 cents for every dollar they put into the firm. Audio

The Government's being warned to put the brakes on changing the spy laws in the wake of the Prism scandal. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Air New Zealand and Tourism New Zealand have boosted their joint marketing budget by 80% to $20 million in a new partnership. Audio

The whistleblower Edward Snowden has disappeared as US lawmakers demand his immediate extradition from Hong Kong over his sensational leaking of a government surveillance program. Audio

The Government's proposed housing accord with Auckland Council has been called an insult, and an attack on local bodies, as the local politicians debated the idea for the first time. Audio

An independent report into the Treasury's monitoring of Solid Energy has questioned whether it responded forcefully enough to problems at the state-owned coal company. Audio

One of the Ministry of Education's seven deputy secretaries has quit over Novopay's shortcomings. Anne Jackson says there was no pressure put on her to leave. Audio

The Prime Minister has batted away questions in Parliament over whether or not foreign spy agencies have been collecting information about New Zealanders. Audio

National standard results show students at Maori-medium schools perform better at reading and writing, than Maori students in mainstream education; The Maori Party is questioning whether the… Read more Audio

The Fire Service has apologised to the Corrections Minister for saying the sprinklers failed to work properly during the Spring Hill prison riot. Audio