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A former police officer who was today jailed for 2 years has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence. Audio

A church billboard described as shocking and distasteful by some - but considered funny by others - has been vandalised just five hours after it was put up. Audio

Celebrations have begun in the western Romanian city of Timisoara to mark the twentieth anniversary of the start of the outbreak of the revolution that overthrew the dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu. Audio

Anti-violence campaigners are calling for urgent action after the deaths of four women at the hands of their partners in just the last two months. Audio

The case of an Age Concern volunteer who was kicked out of a function arranged in his honour, because he was wearing a turban has been taken to the Human Rights Commission. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

Documents obtained under the Official Information Act, have revealed that New Zealand was asked to buy the Tongan ferry, Princess Ashika, just months before it sank killing 74 people. Audio

Health authorities in Auckland and Christchurch are rushing to contact more than sixty passengers exposed to measels while on flights into the two cities. Audio

The man who orchestrated the country's largest employee fraud has admitted accepting more than three quarters of a million dollars in kickback payments during his time as the Otago District Health… Read more Audio

A computer virus has hit the entire Waikato District Health Board's computer system forcing hospitals to ask all non-urgent patients to stay away. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Coroner in Wellington says the death of a 49-year-old container forklift driver at the Napier port was preventable, and he's surprised the Department of Labour didn't prosecute the port company. Audio