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Five years on from the devastating Christchurch earthquakes and there are still thousands of unresolved insurance claims and delays to the government's so-called anchor projects. The Government is… Read more Audio

Three renowned international songwriters are in Auckland this week running workshops, or SongHubs, with local talent. Sacha Skarbek and Victoria Kelly join John in the studio. Audio

Thousands of refugees stranded for days at the Greece-Macedonia border are camping in cold weather with diminishing supplies as their future is debated. Reuters reports. Audio

Sir Peter Keniloria, who led the Solomon Islands to independence from Britain in the late 1970s, has died at the age of 72 after a long illness Audio

The government has launched a $13m fund to improve Maori land - but some say it is just a sweetener, designed to persuade land-owners to support proposed Maori land law changes. Audio

The FBI has conceded future judges will look at his battle with Apple as a precedent for the police to acccess locked or encrypted phone devices, its director today told a congressional panel. Audio

The Rena wreck is set to stay, where the vessel ran aground on the Astrolabe reef. Audio

The very latest in sport news with RNZ sports reporter Matt Chatterton. Audio

At Auckland's High Court, Brent Scott was today sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife and stabbing his daughter and her partner when they tried to intervene. Audio

Patients suffering from advanced melanoma yesterday called for Pharmac to fund cancer drug Keytruda. Audio