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America's Silicon Valley, the home of many of the world's largest technology corporations, is suffering from a software engineer shortage. Audio

Donald Trump is hinting that he might abandon America's Republican Party and seek the US presidency as an independent candidate. Audio

Campaigners for a holiday to mark the New Zealand wars hope a national hikoi through major battlefields will add momentum to their cause. Audio

Two people, including a teenage boy, have been arrested by the Australian Police after counter-terrorism raids in Sydney today. Audio

Team New Zealand's America's Cup campaign is back in the water today with the launch of a new development boat. Audio

A petition to raise the age young people can stay in state care has been delivered to the Social Development Minister, Anne Tolley. Audio

New Zealanders are getting fatter, less active and drinking more dangerously. Audio

The Reserve Bank governor, Graeme Wheeler, is expecting to leave interest rates at record lows for some time. Audio

The Government has just announced a national cybercrime plan at the centre of its new cyber security strategy. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Chainsaws have moved in again on the Titirangi kauri tree that survived the chop when a protestor sat up in it for several nights back in March. Audio

The Aluminimum Smelter has pulled its 25-year-long sponsorship of a landmark conservation programme. Audio