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The Tuhoe chief negotiator, Tamati Kruger, is being praised for his tenacity in securing a Treaty agreement with the Crown; Two Maori immersion schools are refusing to budge from their sites, despite… Read more Audio

The mountaineer, George Lowe, has died at the age of 89, at a rest home in Ripley in the United Kingdom. Audio

An investigation is underway at Gisborne Hospital following the discovery of human bone fragments in a hospital rubbish bag at a recycling station. Audio

Tuhoe has taken another significant step toward settling its Treaty of Waitangi claims, with the initialling of a Deed of Settlement at Parliament today. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The police have tracked the car that left the scene of the killing of a roadworker near Taupo through a web of back roads indicating the driver has local knowledge. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Official papers confirm the Government put pressure on Solid Energy to increase its debt and then appeared later to criticise it for borrowing too heavily as it got into difficulty. Audio

In a serious privacy breach - the addresses and earthquake claim details of almost ten thousand Canterbury people have been mistakenly emailed by Earthquake Commission to the wrong person. Audio

A man and woman have been arrested over the abduction of an 11 day old baby who was taken from the neonatal unit at Auckland's Starship Hospital last night. Audio

Moashon Harrison was a pupil at Huapai District School and the injured six year Messiah also goes there. Audio

The teenage girl who died along with her two nephews when her car and a van collided south of Helensville yesterday was an unlicensed driver. Audio