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The All Black captain Richie McCaw has confirmed he is hanging up his boots. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Tourism operators have been told they need to pay their workers more, and offer better training and career paths to attract tens of thousands more people to the industry within ten years. Audio

A developer in Queenstown hopes to build a fifty million dollar gondola rising nearly ten kilometres up into the Remarkables ski field Audio

A search and rescue expert has told a court he immediately suspected a missing persons case in Taranaki, involved foul play or a suicide. Audio

The grandfather of a detainee is frustrated he's not been able to find out whether his 22 year old relative was flown back to New Zealand today. Audio

As 12 detainees from Christmas Island touch down in Auckland, the co-leader of a government ally, the Maori Party, has come out swinging, saying the actions of Australia have been disgusting. Audio

A former maths and economics teacher at one of Auckland's top schools got credit cards in the name of a missing man and ran up thousands of dollars in debt to fund his gambling addiction. Audio

The senior doctors union says it's had to employ extra industrial officers to cope with an increasingly toxic environment in district health boards. Audio

The man charged with killing road worker George Taiaroa has been granted name supression after appearing in court today. Audio

The pick up in economic activitiy appears to be feeding through to the labour market. Audio

A woman who helped her neighbour escape from a burning house says she would not have been able to live with herself if she hadn't gone to the rescue. Audio