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New evidence has revealed that security in Afghanistan's Bamiyan province was deteriorating significantly prior to the two attacks in August last year that killed five New Zealand soldiers. Audio

Maori claimants to water rights have lost a legal challenge to stop the Government going ahead with the partial privatisation of some state-owned assets - including hydro power generators; The Tuhoe… Read more Audio

The Labour MP behind a bill to allow for same sex marriage is quietly confident it will be passed into law. Audio

The Green Party co-leader, Russel Norman, has accused the former Economic Development Minister, Gerry Brownlee, of misleading Parliament during a feisty series of questions about the Hobbit dispute. Audio

Western Australia is hunkering down as Cyclone Rusty hits the coast. Audio

The Finance Minister expects to sign an agreement with the Reserve Bank by the middle of the year allowing the bank to take more direct steps to control house prices. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Tuhoe activist Tame Iti has had his first day of freedom after spending nine months of a two-and-a-half year sentence in prison. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Government has declared a drought in Northland with other regions probably to follow. Audio

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Maori Council's bid to stop the state asset sales. Audio

A man has been killed in a shark attack at Muriwai Beach in West Auckland - the beach is now closed and the police are at the scene. Audio