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Transpower is working on a plan to offer cash payments to big customers as an incentive to save electricity. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The man accused of murdering Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles admits killing him and a court has heard the beating was brutal - but his lawyer argues it was manslaughter. Audio

Just six weeks before the Budget the Treasury is starting to show more optimism about the economy and expects it to grow solidly this year. Audio

The MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell is with us. Audio

The controversy over the Maori Party leadership has flared up again with one of its co-leaders describing a party in disarray and accusing the MP Te Ururoa Flavell of blackmailing the party. Audio

Pit Sharples says the Maori Party is in disarray. Treasury is starting to show more optimism and a new plan to pay customers who save power. Audio

A new report about childcare shows mothers on average spend four hours a day more than fathers caring for children. Audio

The Crown is to acknowledge it deprived a Tauranga tribe of wahi tapu, access to natural resources, and opportunities for development; An Auckland tribal treaty negotiator is ready to face her people… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister has faced criticism all week over revelations he rang Ian Fletcher about the job as director of the Government Communications Security Bureau. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Plumbers warn their hourly rates could go up if they are forced to continue paying levies to the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board so that unlicensed cowboys in the industry can be tracked… Read more Audio