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A Mount Maunganui mother is imploring parents to ignore the expense and seek urgent help if their child is having a serious asthma attack. Audio

Willow-Jean Prime is number 16 on Labour's party list. She's 34 and the highest ranking Maori candidate on the list. Audio

A former colleague of a childcare manager accused of assaulting pre-schoolers has told a court that she tried to force feed them and taped over one child's mouth with sellotape. Audio

Invercargill will be the seventh settlement location for refugees settling into life in New Zealand, but mayor Tim Shadbolt is concerned about further pressure on the city's housing and employment… Read more Audio

Iwi say claims on New Zealand's coastline are not about ownership. Leigh Marama McLachlan reports. Audio

A trial is underway into the manslaughter of Jindarat Prutsiriporn, who died from a serious head injury after falling from the boot of a moving car in South Auckland last year. Audio

Former IHC Dunedin president Marilyn Withnall has cancelled her monthly IHC donation after 30 years, saying "families have been left with nothing". Audio

The building industry is blaming an acute shortage of skilled workers on the sharp recent rise in building costs. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio

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