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Two women criticised by a coroner for not calling the police on the night Auckland woman Iraena Asher disappeared, have gone to Court to get the comments quashed. Audio

A person has been shot dead in Kinleith near Tokoroa - details are still emerging but out reporter Andrew McRae is with us. Audio

Earlier this month Epsom Girls Grammar in Auckland told us Novopay mistakes were getting worse. Audio

The Government will pay six million dollars in compensation to schools disrupted by the error-ridden Novopay but is sticking with the payroll system even though it's unstable. Audio

Six million dollars compensation for schools battling with Novopay. 14 years jail for a New Zealand fraudster claiming to be a Tahitian prince and a Dunedin woman pulls a man from a burning house. Audio

A petition has been drawn up to call for a temporary ban on the commercial fishing of longfin tuna, or eels; A child health expert is urging Maori communities to consider what more they can do to… Read more Audio

A study has found that Australians who were in the 2002 Bali bombings or had family in them are still suffering high rates of psychological distress. Audio

A big drop in phone betting and the run-down state of its Auckland office, has forced the TAB to look at cutting the number of call centres it operates. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Some health professionals say allowing police to blood test parents for alcohol when their baby dies suddenly while sleeping will only make things worse for families. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

A mugger brandishing a gun picked on the wrong couple in Hamilton yesterday, with the would-be victim turning out to be an off-duty policeman. Audio