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The forestry industry is celebrating its best year in decades thanks to Chinese log exports pulling it out of the doldrums. Official figures show the country's timber harvest to the end of March was… Read more Audio

Authorities in China have seized 38 tonnes of milk powder laced with melamine - with tests finding levels of the toxic chemical up to 500 times beyond the permitted limit. Audio

Wellington's Lambton Quay was closed off for a couple of hours this afternoon after a large sheet of glass fell from the 20th floor of a high rise building. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Canterbury's A-list of rugby superstars has just gone up by one. Another pin-up-boy has joined their ranks with the arrival of Sonny Bill Williams. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Crafar family has failed to stop the sale of their 16 North Island farms that were put into receivership last October. Audio

The Civil Aviation Authority has banned a Canterbury-based ballooning company from operating saying the risk of people being killed or injured is too great. Audio

Andy Haden may be about to lose his job as the Rugby World Cup Ambassador after making comments about sports stars and sexual assaults on young women. The Labour's Party's Rugby World Cup spokesman… Read more Audio

Haden to answer to RWC minister, CAA bans ballooning company from operating, Crafars' bid for interim injunction fails, Wellington renters warned against false bargains, Russian and US do spy swap… Read more Audio

There are growing fears in New Orleans about the mental and emotional problems triggered by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Audio

Around one million Shia pilgrims will be out in the streets of Baghdad again today for the culmination of a religious festival, despite Wednesday's bomb attacks which left more than 40 dead and 100… Read more Audio