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The Auckland City Missioner says the long queue of low income people waiting for emergency food parcels is expected to continue as Christmas nears. Audio

The Government's political opponents and allies alike, say it's not doing enough to address the underlying causes of child poverty and welfare dependency. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The insurance company Tower is being taken to the High Court in what's being touted as a test case over stalled payouts to quake-hit Christchurch home owners. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Dr Alan Reay, whose company designed the CTV building, refused our requests for an interview, saying he hasn't had time to read the report. Audio

Dr Maan Alkaisi, whose wife died in the CTV building, also says Dr Alan Reay has to be held accountable. Audio

Mary-Anne Jackson is the only CTV worker to get out of the collapse alive. Audio

Two survivors of the CTV building collapse are calling for manslaughter charges to be laid now the final royal commission report is out. Audio

Two CTV survivors call for heads to roll after today's Royal Commission report on the collapse. A landmark quake insurance claim goes to the High Court and the reknowned astronomer and broadcaster Sir… Read more Audio

Ngati Toa says the signing of its multi-million dollar Treaty of Waitangi settlement today is an opportunity for the tribe to reflect on its long journey to get there; Waikato-Tainui says it can't… Read more Audio

Over the past fortnight, Climate Change Ministers from around the world have been meeting for talks in Doha, Qatar, just weeks before the only binding treaty to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions… Read more Audio