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Taranaki Taku Tūranga - which aims to eradicate pests from the entire region -- will get an injection of nearly $12 million over five years from the Predator Free 2050 fund. Video, Audio

Three 15-year-olds and one 12-year-old have died in recent months while being chased by police. John Campbell asks some of their families why are youngsters driving stolen cars so recklessly they're… Read more Video, Audio

National's deputy leader Paula Bennett says if she was still a minister she would expect HNZ to consider apologising and compensating tenants evicted from their homes due to meth-contamination. Read more Video, Audio

Watch Wednesday's full programme here. Video

France has offered citizenship to Mamoudou Gassama, an illegal immigrant who climbed up the outside of an apartment block to save a boy who was about to fall from a balcony. Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told farmers in South Canterbury today that the Biosecurity Act would be overhauled once MPI's investigation into Mycoplasma bovis was complete. Video, Audio

Skid marks and pieces of concrete from a power pole are the only grim reminders that remain after a car crashed during a police pursuit in Palmerston North yesterday. Video, Audio

Stories, tributes and laughter have flowed thick and fast in the last four days as hundreds gathered in Northland to mourn the death of Waitangi chief Kingi Taurua. Read more Video, Audio

Another serious assault on a nurse at Christchurch's Hillmorton Hospital is being blamed on inadequate staffing and the lack of an Intensive Care Unit. Video, Audio

District health boards could be in for a major shake-up as the government looks to cut back on bureaucracy and improve access to health care services. Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio