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An American company has gained approval from the Overseas Investment Office to gain access to Maori owned land near Rotorua, to build a geothermal power plant; The Waikato-Tainui Whanau Ora collective… Read more Audio

The former ACT party president, Catherine Isaac, has been put in charge of overseeing the trial of two new Charter schools in Christchurch and South Auckland. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Patience has paid off for the family of an aptly named new Auckland resident. Audio

Megaupload users who feared they'd have their files wiped tomorrow have won a two week reprieve. Audio

The number of new houses being put on the market dropped further over the past month, failing to keep up with an overall rise in sales. Audio

Protesters in Christchurch are upping their demands to include the sacking of mayor Bob Parker as well as the council's chief executive. Audio

The lawyer for a former Government Minister on trial for breaching the Securities Act says there are no smoking guns in the case and nothing to indicate his client did anything which could be… Read more Audio

The public sector union says staff at the Ministry of Maori Development have been told 50 jobs will go. Audio

National and the Maori Party remain at loggerheads over law changes to transfer Treaty obligations to the four State-owned companies tagged for partial sale. Audio

Santarium is cutting 36 jobs in Christchurch as it pulls out of manufacturing Weetbix in the city. The final engineering report on the site says the factory's tower block is an earthquake risk, and… Read more Audio

A geothermal power plant in the Tikitere area near Rotorua, is a step closer to becoming a reality; The Waikato-Tainui Whanau Ora collective is confident Whanau Ora will survive, despite a suggestion… Read more Audio