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It was steady as she goes at the Reserve Bank today with the first Official Cash Rate review of the year leaving the benchmark interest rate unchanged at its record low of 2.5%. Audio

A New Zealand short film that has taken top honours at the Sundance International Film Festival, in Utah, is being tipped as an Oscar contender. Audio

Three days of talks to try and save the power-sharing government in Northern Ireland have ended without agreement. Audio

The retiring Green Party MP, Jeanette Fitzsimons, says she has both loved and hated her time as an Member of Parliament. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

John Jonesse, the New Zealand businessman who bought the stricken Tongan ferry Princess Ashika, has for the first time admitted partial responsibility for it's sinking last year. Audio

Rescue services say the loss of Telecom's XT network is putting lives at risk. Audio

The cost of obtaining a driver's licence could rise by nearly $50 as the Government moves to close what it says is a $20,000,000 shortfall in the account. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

38,000 tickets have been sold for tonight's AC/DC concert in Wellington and promoters of the Black ICE world tour are confident there'll be another 4 thousand door sales to sell out the Westpac… Read more Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The US President Barack Obama has just finished delivering his first State of the Union address. Audio