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Christchurch dog owners could soon be slapped with a 300-dollar fine for not carrying plastic bags with them to pick up poo after their pets. Audio

A jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering his son has been told one of the first things it must decide is whether anyone is actually dead. Audio

A French woman in New Zealand has posted a moving tribute to her sister who was killed in the Paris attacks. Audio

Shares in the Fonterra Co-operative have ended the trading day up over 2 percent after the dairy firm upgraded its earnings forecast by up to as much as 10 percent. Audio

To Australia now, and Black Cap Ross Taylor has been making history - but fallen agonisingly short of a triple ton. Audio

Police officer Jason Harris ran a campaign of hatred against a woman who is a professional dominatrix. Audio

RNZ has been told that as many as thirty New Zealanders may have been removed from the detention centre, on Christmas Island. Audio

The Dunedin city council has unanimously backed a push to make the city a resettlement centre for Syrian refugees. Audio

From Paris, we're joined by the BBC's Olivier Weber. Audio

France's retaliation for the Paris attacks has been almost immediate, its warplanes dropping 20 bombs on the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa in Syria. Audio

The latest on the Paris attacks and the French beginning their retaliation against IS. As many as thirty New Zealanders may have been removed from Christmas Island and Ross Taylor making history… Read more Audio

Parisians living in New Zealand have been frantically trying to find out if their friends and family are safe. Achille Segard, who grew up in Paris but now lives in Wellington, says it's been a… Read more Audio