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A lawyer for Kim Dotcom has criticised the FBI for refusing to hand back his client's personal property and depriving him of his basic human rights. Audio

The Labour and Green Parties propose setting up a single buyer of electricity to help bring down the cost of power for households and businesses. Audio

A shameful day for Washington - that's was the verdict from a visibily angry President Obama following the failure of his gun control legislation in Congress. Audio

The Queenstown bouncer charged with stealing CCTV footage of the former England rugby captain Mike Tindall cavorting with a woman in a bar has been found guilty. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

New Zealand journalist Rob Harley has been at the triage centre and is on the line from Waco. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Labour Party is promising to slash household power bills by up to 330 dollars a year if it gets into Government, under a radical restructuring of the electricity industry that National is calling… Read more Audio

The lawyer for the Pike River families is Nicholas Davidson, he joins us. 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

Pike River Coal is found guilty of failing to prevent the deaths of 29 miners. Labour's proposal to radically restructure the electrcity industry and the massive explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant.

Rain in Bay of Plenty has come as welcome relief for farmers who have been battling months of drought. Audio