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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A deerstalker has told an inquest he really believed that he had shot a deer when he had actually shot and killed his hunting companion. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The former chief executive of Capital and Merchant Finance will serve an extra year in jail, and two other directors will complete home detention sentences for misleading investors in the failed… Read more Audio

The Government has released official documents detailing why a request from Solid Energy to proceed with a major expansion was turned down. Audio

Manawatu, Wanganui, Wairarapa and Wellington, Taranaki and the East Coast join the five other regions already declared drought zones. Audio

All of The North Island declared in drought; Concessions and counter-claims over Solid Energy; Capital and Merchant Finance directors sentenced; The 9th annual Womad festival beginning; and Otago… Read more Audio

Vitiual visits are a new way for Whanganui prisoners to keep in touch with friends and family using video conferencing. Audio

A Rotorua lawyer who stole money from a Maori organisation has been banned from working in the profession; Maori Catholics are celebrating the election of the new leader of the Roman Catholic Church… Read more Audio

The Law Society has spoken out against a proposed law change which would allow alcohol breath tests being used in prosecutions if there is a problem taking a blood test. Audio

New Zealand Catholics say they expect the new pope to herald a new era for the church, starting with his name. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio