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The former Labour MP Louisa Wall is replacing Darren Hughes in parliament. Mr Hughes stood down after it was revealed the police were investigating a complaint against him from a young man. Audio

Auckland's largest real estate angency says record highs in March came out of the blue. Barfoot and amp; Thompson, which accounts for a third of the Auckland market, sold 1070 houses in March, up 75%… Read more Audio

A British mechanic who's invested his life savings in a Northland business is being forced to leave the country. Martyn Payne who is 62, was accepted into the country on a Long Term Business Visa in… Read more Audio

Health officials in Christchurch have today begun work on a recovery plan for how they will replace hundreds of beds lost in rest homes because of the recent earthquake. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The latest breast cancer patient register which opened today is expected to help increase survival rates of the disease. Audio

Australia's Defence Force has called in police to investigate accusations made by a first-year female cadet about a sex video. The 18-year-old says she was unknowingly filmed having consensual sex… Read more Audio

The Prime Minister is telling the receivers of the Pike River coal mine to front up and pay up. They'd asked the Government for help with their legal costs to attend the Royal Commission into the mine… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The Government is defending its decision to contribute nearly two million dollars for a waka-shaped pavilion for the Rugby World Cup. Audio

The latest breast cancer patient register which opened today is expected to help increase survival rates of the disease. Audio

Highly radioactive water is no longer leaking into the sea after a breakthrough by engineers at Japan's severely damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. Audio