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The Conservation Minister, Nick Smith, says the next round of job cuts at the Department of Conservation will not damage front line services. Audio

Relatives of disabled people living in care want security cameras and spot audits introduced to fight abuse and neglect. Audio

A Northland farmer has told a coroner how he tried desperately to save his friend's life after he was found facedown on a hillside with his quad bike on top of him. Audio

A Maori organic beef farmer in the Bay of Islands says his biggest concern with the on-going drought is the drying up of creeks, not feed for animals; A Maori language medium school in Christchurch is… Read more Audio

Child, Youth and Family says a claim made in court, that it was asked to remove children from a caregiver who was not coping, is not true. Audio

The collapse of South Canterbury Finance looks to have cost the taxpayer up to 800-million dollars. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The driver of a green car police wanted to talk to about the fatal shooting of a man near Atiamuri, in South Waikato a week ago has come forward. Audio

Questions about the privacy breach by the Earthquake Commission prompted unruly scenes in Parliament this afternoon as the Speaker, David Carter, struggled to control MPs. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A pilot has been fined and ordered to re-train but escaped a ban on flying entirely, at his sentencing in court today for operating a Pacific Blue passenger jet out of Queenstown in a careless manner.

The National Secretary of the PSA Brenda Pilott is with us. Audio