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The Maori Party is planning to use its bargaining power to push for charter school teachers to be professionally qualified. Audio

The Maori Party MP, Te Ururoa Flavell who voted for same sex marriage to be legal says it was not the first time Maori have encountered controversy around the concept of what defines marriage; The… Read more Audio

Fish and Game is backing part of a Canterbury Regional Council plan that prohibits the damming of two popular backcountry waterways. Audio

A visiting British health expert says major changes to the health system in Canterbury are already giving patients a better deal. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

The convicted double murderer David Tamihere has been let off a charge of breaching his parole conditions for flying over Coromandal Peninsula where his victims died. Audio

Investigators hunting for those behind the deadly Boston Marathon bombings say they've found images of a potential suspect on security camera footage taken before the twin blasts went off. Audio

The FBI has arrested a Mississippi man after letters which tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, were sent to President Obama and two other officials. Audio

Pike River Coal has been found guilty of fundamental health and safety breaches which led to the deaths of 29 miners who were killed in massive explosions at the mine in November 2010. Audio

Anglican and Presbyterian ministers are reconsidering their stance on gay marriage, but it may be at least another year before same sex couples can marry in their churches. Audio

The Maori Party MP, Te Ururoa Flavell who voted for same sex marriage to be legal says it was not the first time Maori have encountered controversy around the concept of what defines marriage; The… Read more Audio