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News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A man who got his American bulldog to maul his one-legged neighbour in Whangaparaoa, ripping into the stump of his leg, has been jailed for eight and a half years. Audio

Police in the Upper North Island are urging people to stay off the roads this evening because wild winds and heavy rain have been battering parts of the region. Audio

One of the first hostages to flee the Sydney cafe siege has described his relief at escaping. Audio

Pakistan has declared 3 days of mourning after the slaughter of 141 children and staff at a military run school in Peshawar, the deadliest attack in the country's history. Audio

Police in Australia say an Auckland man arrested as part of a big international drug ring was carrying up to 12-kilograms of heroin. Audio

The High Court has cleared the way for former Catholic brother Bernard McGrath to be extradited to Australia to face hundreds of charges of sexually abusing children. Audio

Way cleared for Catholic brother's extradition on child sex charges and Auckland man busted with 12 kilos of heroin. Audio

The Chief Ombudsman wants to find out if public servants are fobbing off and stonewalling requests from the public and media for official information. Audio

The families of nine people killed in the attack on the Sandy Hook primary school in the United States are suing the makers of the military style rifle the gunman used. Audio

The Climate Change Minister has reprimanded the Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group, over its representative at the United Nations Climate Change meeting in Peru; Local Government New Zealand is backing… Read more Audio