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Tributes are being paid to a prominent Te Arawa leader who died today, after a long battle with diabetes; A veteran of the 28th Maori Battalion has died, reducing the number of surviving veterans to… Read more Audio

The Transport Agency's defended a four lane expressway north of Wellington against opponents gathered today at the opening of a board of enquiry into the road. Audio

A corruption inquiry in Australia has heard the awarding of mining contracts to friends of former Labor ministers robbed hundreds of millions of dollars from New South Wales. Audio

The pay gap between men and women is the biggest in 10 years and there are calls for the government to step in an take action to reverse the trend. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The introduction of KiwiSaver has made people more aware of the need to save for retirement but the difficult economic environment is putting people off. Audio

An exhibition opens this evening aimed at rehabilitating the reputation of a police officer who killed a striking Waihi gold miner a hundred years ago today. Audio

The principal of Christchurch Boys high school has resigned to take up a new job in the Ministry of Education overseeing the planned major shakeup of schools in Canterbury. Audio

The police hunting three men, two of them high-risk offenders, are now more certain they are in the Arthur's Pass area or were there recently. Audio

Surfers and swimmers are worried they will get sick when largely untreated sewage is pumped into a popular New Plymouth surf break from today. Audio

A veteran of the 28th Maori Battalion has died, reducing the number of surviving veterans to 25; Tributes are being paid to a prominent Te Arawa leader who died today, after a long battle with… Read more Audio

The businessmen hoping to open a so-called super brothel in the super City are warning consent laws shouldn't be re-written just because of public opposition. Audio