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The Transport Agency has backed off a contentious proposal to put a motorway through a scenic valley north of Wellington. Audio

Large scale Chinese investment in Australia is ruffling some United States feathers with the 99-year lease of Darwin's port going to a private Chinese firm, Landbridge. Audio

Compensation will be coming to just under four-and-a-half-thousand Canterbury home owners whose properties are now classed, as being more vulnerable to liquefaction. Audio

And from Parliament where the Monitoring Bill is being debated, we're joined now by our political reporter Demelza Leslie. Audio

Parliament is debating under urgency legislation to bring in monitoring of criminals deported back here from overseas. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Finding indigenous solutions to preventing suicide was the goal of a hui in Hamilton today. Audio

A top Canadian lawyer says terrorists will be the winners if countries stop accepting Syrian refugees because of the Paris attacks. Audio

In Alexandra, a group of teenagers have just been given 30 thousand dollars. Audio

The widow of a man crushed to death by a crane at work says she's still too raw to move on, nearly two years later. Audio

A specialist in early childhood development says police should've given a six-year-old boy waving a knife more time to calm down before pepper spraying him. Audio

To the Wacca, where the pitch which so often favours bowlers is once again helping the batsmen, with Australia extending its lead despite losing two early wickets. Audio