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The Taranaki Regional Council has agreed to hand over a set of small islands off the coast of New Plymouth to Maori as part of two treaty settlements; A western Bay of Plenty hapu says it's been given… Read more Audio

A Porirua woman finally confessed to stealing nearly half a million dollars from her employer because she was about to be made a church leader. Audio

Farmers in Hawke's Bay have decided to formally ask the Government to declare the region a drought zone. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Organisers of the Ellerslie Flower Show are hoping visitor numbers will be back to pre-earthquake highs, when it opens in Christchurch tomorrow. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

A critic of the Government's plan to sell shares in the country's power companies says the move is a huge strategic blunder because the assets are grossly under-valued. Audio

China's big set piece, the National People's Congress, is now underway in Beijing with around 3- thousand delegates in attendance. Audio

The former Secretary of Education, who returned to England after just thirteen months in the job, has been paid out almost half a million dollars. Audio

Community workers are praising census workers for scouring Christchurch's red zone to find homeless people so they aren't overlooked in tonight's national population count. Audio

The Christchurch couple taking their insurance company to the High Court over their earthquake payout have knocked almost a quarter of a million dollars off their claim. Audio

The Taranaki Regional Council has agreed to hand over a set of small islands off the coast of New Plymouth to Maori as part of two treaty settlements; A western Bay of Plenty hapu says it's been given… Read more Audio