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Motorway barriers were never upgraded for heavy vehicles at the point a truck plunged off an Auckland motorway and down onto lanes below on Sunday. Audio

An inquiry has found a central North Island iwi trust saw its 66-million dollar Treaty of Waitangi settlement reduce dramatically to just 16-million in a string of bad financial moves. Audio

The police are remaining tight lipped about how a 16-month-old boy died on the grounds of Whanganui Hospital. Audio

The police are remaining tight lipped about how a 16-month-old boy died on the grounds of Whanganui Hospital. President Obama says the United States is ready to "turn the page" after years of vicious… Read more Audio

The Coronation Street star, Anne Kirkbride, who played the husky voiced, bespectacled, Deirdre Barlow in the long-running TV soap, has died aged 60 after more than 40 years on the show. Audio

The Maori Party says the need for new and affordable housing should not drive reform of the Resource Management Act. Plant and Food Research has been focussing on recruiting Maori students, to help… Read more Audio

Fresh calls have been made in Fiji to change the country's media laws, now that a democracy is in place. The Media Industry Development Decree, gazetted in 2010, has strict requirements for reporting… Read more Audio

An ex test cricketer is calling for the Cricket World Cup organisers to give umpires more power to stop on-field abuse in the tournament that begins next month. Audio

China has revealed its weakest annual growth in more than two decades. Audio

A Whakatane man who's been questioning the integrity of police over not charging an officer who shot a dog with a bow and arrow, is vowing not to give up. Audio

Farmers in South Canterbury are pushing to tap into Lake Tekapo as they face weeks of more extremely dry conditions. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio