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People spent less in the shops in the three months to September with the fall led by a drop in supermarket, accommodation, car and fuel sales. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The listed steel maker, Steel and Tube, says its new business model is providing better margins and profitability. Audio

As some asylum seekers continue their hunger strike on Nauru, the United Nations chief human rights official has expressed alarm at the protests. Audio

One of the high risk offenders who escaped from a Christchurch residential unit last week has appeared briefly in court today. Audio

The lawyer for the Red Devils gang has told MPs that a Bill cracking down on gang intimidation could ensnare ordinary people for wearing the wrong t-shirt. Audio

School principals say they are still finding the same errors in the payroll, despite official assurances problems with the new payroll system, Novopay, are being fixed. Audio

A judge says a Dunedin gang leader got help from national gang leaders to use government funding to buy drugs, and was trying to teach others to do the same. Audio

Hundreds of people lined Wellington's waterfront this afternoon to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall. Audio

The man who killed Maori leader, Hawea Vercoe has been challenged by a member of the Vercoe family to change his life and recognise his background; Two Bay of Plenty Maori leaders were laid to rest… Read more Audio

Thousands of New Zealanders took a break this morning to watch as the moon made its way across the sun. Audio

The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters is accusing the Immigration Minister of compromising the integrity of New Zealand's visa system. Audio