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The Paris Olympics will go down as New Zealand's most successful games, with ten gold medals surpassing the eight won in Los Angeles in 1984. New Zealand won 20 medals in total to finish 11th on the… Read more Audio

Israel has expanded evacuation orders for the palestinian settlement of Khan Younis in Southern Gaza overnight forcing thousand of people to leave in the dark. It follows an Israeli strike on a school… Read more Audio

The skipper of a Coastguard boat who rescued two divers after they became seperated from their boat in waters near Kapiti - north of Wellington - said the scenario is the stuff of nautical nightmares… Read more Audio

Rose Hanna was in the witness box at the High Court in Auckland as the third week of Philip Polkinghorne's murder trial gets underway. The former eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline… Read more Audio

Associate Justice Minister Nicole Mckee accused union boss Chris Cahill of throwing his toys out of the cot because he didn't get his own way. It comes after Cahill wrote an open letter raising… Read more Audio

Beneficiaries could face tougher sanctions as the government unveils its new traffic light system aimed at cracking down on those out of work. It's part of a raft of changes to the benefit system… Read more Audio

The body of a five-year-old boy missing near Gisborne has been found in a farm near his home. Reporter Alexa Cook speaks with Lisa Owen. Audio

Which sports belong in the Olympics - and which do not? Bridget Tunnicliffe speaks to Lisa Owen to weigh in on this perennial debate. Audio

A new survey shows one in five builders are working at less 50% capacity, as work dries, with the majority expecting things to get worse over the next year. The EBOSS Builder Sentiment Report surveyed… Read more Audio

Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown speaks to Lisa Owen about Lebanese group Hezbollah unleashing a barrage of rockets in the past few hours, the U.S. saying its urgently boosting its military… Read more Audio

Too many volunteers have proved a challenge for police who are searching for a five year old boy missing in a rural area of Tiniroto south of Gisborne. Khyzah, who has autisim, lives on a remote sheep… Read more Audio

Asia correspondent Erin Hale speaks to Lisa Owen about a caretaker government taking charge in Bangladesh after weeks of protests saw the former administration overthrown, Taiwan producing a TV show… Read more Audio