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A High Court jury has heard details of text and online conversation with one of the people charged over the police raids in Te Urewera ranges, in which he says the group was training to kill. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The leadership battle gripping Australia's Labor party is getting uglier by the hour. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

A former tenant of the 18-storey Forsyth Barr building has recalled the DIY techniques he used to help colleagues abseil out of a window, after 15 flights of stairs collapsed during the February… Read more Audio

More than 300 jobs will be cut from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as part of a proposed restructuring unveiled this afternoon. Audio

The hot air balloon that crashed into powerlines near Carterton last month, killing 11 people, may not have been airworthy and there's now an urgent investigation into whether the other 74 hot air… Read more Audio

The fatal hot air balloon crash in Wairarapa sparks an urgent nationwide investigation. More than 300 jobs slashed from the Foreign Affairs ministry and the Gillard - Rudd showdown in Australia. Audio

Checkpoint looks back on the public memorial service in Christchurch. Audio

A motorist who killed a cyclist has been convicted of careless driving causing death and ordered to pay the victim's family more than $37,000. Audio

A Burnside woman who's been helping tangata whenua has received a Christchurch Earthquake Award; The country's biggest Maori performance event is coming to Christchurch in 2015; The Ministry of… Read more Audio

While thousands gathered in Christchurch, the first anniversary of the earthquake has also been marked by hundreds of people around the rest of the country. Audio