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The Mana Party aims to win the Ikaroa-Rawhiti electorate after announcing it will stand a candidate for the upcoming by-election; A Massey University lecturer in Maori studies says a criminologist's… Read more Audio

To find out more what's happened to the shares today, we're joined by share broker Grant Williamson, a director at Christchurch firm Hamilton Hinden Green. Audio

After years of political wrangling, protests and petitions, Mighty River Power today finally opened for business on the New Zealand stock exchange. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

More now on the Government's plan to rapidly double the number of homes being built in Auckland and the warning that if it fails, the economic pain could be felt across the country. Audio

A coroner says the case of a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide while in Child Youth and Family care is a tragic reminder to frontline social workers. Audio

Papers released today by the ministry that employed the beleaguered National MP Aaron Gilmore show he appeared to use his position to threaten an official he had a dispute with. Audio

The Government's unveiled a plan to rapidly double the number of homes being built in Auckland. Audio

Govt warns of economic pain if Auckland house doubling fails, Threatening emails from Aaron Gilmore are released and A tragic reminder to front line social workers. Audio

A group of Christchurch residents that have been putting pressure on local government to extinguish a fire, that has been burning at a recycling plant for about five weeks, are relieved the fire… Read more Audio

People illegally burning treated timber to warm their homes are being blamed for unhealthy levels of arsenic polluting some parts of the country. Audio