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The lawyer for a Hawkes Bay teenager who threw petrol over a guest at his 17th birthday party and set him on fire has told the High Court in Napier he's never seen such drunken lunacy before. Audio

The Financial Services Council says a new law allowing retirement savings to be transferred between Australia and New Zealand is a major break-though that will boost the sharemarket. Audio

Bringing retirement savings home from Australia. A teenager is jailed for pouring petrol over a friend and setting him on fire. Cracking down on drivers flouting the law on cellphones. Audio

For the first time a scientist has won three of the Royal Society of New Zealand's Research Honours in one year, including the prestigious Rutherford Medal. Audio

The Minister for Whanau Ora, Tariana Turia, is still refusing to answer a question about how well her social welfare policy is run; A delegation of Maori is on its way home from Canada, with a toi… Read more Audio

High-tech companies in Christchurch are set to drive the rebuilding of the quake ravaged city. Audio

The Christchurch mayor admits the city council's decision to save the town hall may hinder the Government's plans for the city, but he says the building is too important to lose. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Auckland's North Shore hospital has been given the go-ahead to build a new 25 million dollar mental health unit. Audio

Shares in the medical equipment manufacturer, Fisher and Paykel Healthcare, have closed up 5 cents to 2-dollars-49 each after it posted an improved half year profit, thanks to record sales. Audio

The number of homeless New Zealanders being sent back from living rough in Queensland is climbing. Audio

An eight-year-old missing persons case appears to have been solved, with the discovery of the wreckage of a helicopter in the Fiordland mountains. Audio