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Former Wallabies coach Alan Jones says those coaching Australia rugby have no idea of what they are doing. Audio

An affordable housing trust in Queenstown says it is being contacted by 20 new families a month needing accommodation and it can't keep up with demand. Audio

Don Brash and Tariana Turia are among 27 politicians and academics who've signed an open letter, saying free speech is under threat at universities. Audio

Twenty five million people contract typhoid each year, and while deaths from the infection are rare in New Zealand, about 50 to 70 cases are treated here every year. Audio

Auckland health authorities have been widely criticised for "communication issues" around the typhoid outbreak. Audio

A Filipino-New Zealander has been sentenced to home detention and community work for visa fraud involving Filipino migrants wanting to come to New Zealand to work in the dairy industry. Audio

The cost of parking in the capital's CBD could go up 50 cents - the first increase in 13 years. Audio

Lani Hagaman wants $1 million in damages from Labour Leader Andrew Little, but says she does not want to bankrupt him. Audio