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The property valuer, QV, says nationwide property values continued to increase in November. Audio

Dolls, goat skulls and yellow plastic tubing all became famous works of art in the hands of the New Plymouth-based artist Don Driver who died this morning. Audio

The Green Party is backing calls for an investigation into the Government's management of the retail deposit guarantee scheme, following fraud charges laid against five people connected to South… Read more Audio

The safety manager at the Pike River mine says he was too intimidated by the chief executive to raise any problems. Audio

A 40-year-old man has been charged with importing cocaine, following the death of a Columbian woman after a bag of drugs burst inside her in Auckland. Audio

James Hemana is tonight awaiting sentencing for murdering his girlfriend's baby. Audio

The first New Zealanders to take part in the Antarctic Ice Marathon races arrived back in the country this morning. Audio

The Maori Trustee is making changes to the way the Government body is being run; The Wairoa District Mayor, Les Probert, says a new model of health care in northern Hawke's Bay is long overdue; The… Read more Audio

Economists say the Reserve Bank has set a high bar for cutting the Official Cash Rate despite acknowledging that the crisis in Europe is hitting the recovery here. Audio

Social workers say they'd have done more if they'd known the violent history of a man convicted today of murdering a 6 month old baby. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

People living near the Ports of Auckland and Tauranga are being asked to look out for exotic, disease carrying mosquitos which have been found on a visiting cargo ship. Audio