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The Green Party says a Government funding increase to fight Rheumatic Fever is just a band aid that will do nothing to eliminate the cause of the disease; Members of Parekura Horomia'sNgati Porou iwi… Read more Audio

The National list MP, Aaron Gilmore, has made a public apology today, for what he described as behaving like a dickhead at a Hanmer Springs hotel. Audio

The leaders of a rates rebellion in Kaipara say the council's using dirty tactics in a bid to end the revolt. Audio

The Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Ross Bay, says he told a gay man there'd be no point in him training to be a priest because it would only reach a dead end. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Parliamentary business was suspended this afternoon, while MPs paid their respects to the late Labour MP, Parekura Horomia. Audio

Hellaby Holdings has now completed a 73 million dollar purchase of an 85 percent stake in the industrial services company Contract Resources. Hellaby's managing director, John Williamson, says it… Read more Audio

A prison inmate has described how Nikki Roper said he would kill his ex partner Alexsis Tovizi, just days before she died in December 2010. Audio

The New Zealand First leader says he's not interested in sitting down with the Prime Minister to talk about updating the laws governing the country's electronic spy agency. Audio

Whetu Cormick is the president of the Otago Primary Principals' Association and the principal of Bathgate Park. Audio

The Government is sticking with the trouble-plagued school payroll system, Novopay, but is not giving it a full vote of confidence. Audio

The economy may be recovering, but wages are not keeping pace. Audio