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Questions have been raised about why ACC invested in a joint venture with Serco to build and run Wiri prison, after it banned all investment in the British-based company over ethical concerns. Audio

The government is using the real estate company Colliers International to find motels for homeless people to stay in. Audio

Paula Bennett today announced more details on a plan to use modular housing - temporary pop-up homes - as a response to NZ's housing shortage. Audio

17-year-old building apprentice Hunter Morrows, from Luggate, is on his way to the U.S. for the world championships of duck calling. Audio

Players of PokemonGo are getting serious about how to catch the creatures from the franchise and top the leaderboard - with some even taking to their kayaks to catch the virtual minibeasts. Audio

After a rocky start six years ago, Whanau Ora, the Maori social service approach for Maori by Maori, is reporting strong results at the North Island Commissioning conference held in Auckland today. Audio

Residents in the Wellington suburb of Miramar will have to continue using home-grown techniques to protect their grassy verges, with a permanent airport parking solution still months away. Audio

The group fighting the sale of council land to create a water bottling plant in Ashburton says the next battle will be to get the council to dump the water consent. Audio

The Crown prosecutor has held up the bloodied broken beer bottle to a High Court jury which he says was used by a teenager to murder a promising young rugby league player in a Grey Lynn street brawl. Audio