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Vandals have done so much damage to a Wellington art installation commemorating fallen soldiers that it's being taken down entirely. Audio

At least 16 people have been taken to hospital after a shooting at a playground in New Orleans where people were filming a music video. Audio

The jury has taken just three and a half hours to find Mei Fan's former husband Michael Preston guilty of her murder. Audio

There's a much higher number of schools with serious building problems around Napier and Gisborne than in the rest of the country. Audio

Our reporter Peter Newport joins us from the township of Fox. Audio

New details are emerging about the Fox Glacier tourist chopper crash that claimed seven lives. Audio

New details are emerging about the Fox Glacier tourist chopper crash that claimed seven lives and there's a much higher number of schools with serious building problems around Napier and Gisborne than… Read more Audio

The threat posed by terrorism has nudged aside the usual talk about economics at the APEC summit in Manila, which has now wrapped up.. Audio

To the United States, where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging a tougher approach to fighting Islamic State militants. Audio

Paris may be thousands of kilometres from New Zealand, but will the fall-out from last weekend's terror attacks reach these shores?The attacks have strengthened political resolve around the world to… Read more Audio

A family-owned firm in the Bay of Plenty has hit the bullseye - winning a deal to make darts for the world's number one player. Audio

In Australia, the Prime Minister is caught up in an embarrassing gaffe about a Darwin port deal with the Chinese that has upset even the Americans. Audio