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Tony Hall succeeds George Entwistle as the Corporation's new Director-General. Audio

Amnesty International investigators are describing conditions at Australia's immigration detention centre on the Pacific Island of Nauru, as appalling. Audio

Mr Key is the first New Zealand Prime Minister to visit the country, which for years has been run by a military junta. Audio

NIWA is about to release a new high resolution chart of New Zealand's sea floor. Audio

New Zealand will try to stop an international move by governments to take over the running of the internet. Audio

The Waikato-Tainui leadership is being told by the Maori King to step down and seek re-election from the tribe's people; An Auckland urban authority has failed to convince the courts that the Crown… Read more Audio

New police figures show almost 30-thousand people have been issued with tickets for calling or texting on their mobile. Audio

Pressure is mounting on the government to help fund Auckland's billion dollar rail tunnel. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A ship crawling with hundreds of plague soldier beetles has been seized by biosecurity officials at the Port of Wellington. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A union is taking legal action in a bid to get home-care givers paid, for the time they spend travelling between clients. Audio