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Amandeep Kaur laughed as she told her lover "we will go together" during a police interview of the pair - the day after they murdered her husband and New Zealanders are getting fatter, less active and… Read more Audio

Snap debate on non-renewal of Serco's Mt Eden Prison management contract; Prime Minister John Key withdraws and apologises for his "Labour backs rapists" comment; Labour leader Andrew Little accepts… Read more Audio

Transpower says New Zealand's electricity supply could be at risk in a cold dry winter when Genesis Energy shuts its coal-burning power plants at Huntly in 2018. Audio

Promises are being made to develop affordable housing at an old rundown Air Force in Wellington on prime land, but the price tag for some will be as much as three-and-a-half million dollars. Audio

The smallest university, Lincoln, says it needs an extra 500 students to ensure its long-term survival. Audio

A competition law specialist is questioning why the government has chosen not to allow criminal convictions to be imposed on businesses colluding in cartels. Audio

Premier Beehive ham is being recalled because of fears it may contain listeria. Audio

A legal expert says social media use is rising massively but there are serious negatives for mental health, with young people most at risk. Audio

While ministers and negotiators race around trying to pin down a deal at the climate change talks in Paris, they are watched at a polite distance by thousands of accredited observers. Audio

The Minister in charge of the country's spy agencies, Chris Finlayson, is reluctant to give more details about women travelling to Islamic State-controlled areas. Audio

Serco is losing its contract to run one of only two private prisons in the country, after video showing fight clubs at Mt Eden, drug use and assaults there, and with an investigation into all that… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio