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Entertainment journalist Sandro Monetti was at the Oscars in Los Angeles. He spoke to John Campbell about two unexpected Kiwi winners. Audio

The Government has used four times its annual budget for emergency housing in just three months. Mei Heron reports. Audio

Safekids says it's unacceptable children are dying because they're not wearing seatbelts after police find 13 people including unrestrained children, crammed into one people-mover. Audio

A Northland dairy owner who has been held up nine times in 13 years says it's not fair the people who robbed him were given home detention. Audio

New Zealander John Gilbert has won an Oscar for best editing on the film Hacksaw Ridge. He speaks to John Campbell from Los Angeles. Audio

The Prime Minister says he hears from employers two or three times a week that they are struggling to find enough New Zealanders to fill job vacancies, in many cases because they would not pass a drug… Read more Audio

Four people were taken to hospital with serious injuries, two by helicopter and two by ambulance. RNZ's Tracey Neal was at the scene. Audio