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An aviation expert says it would've been chaos in the Air Asia flight's cockpit as the plane ascended at a near impossible speed before last month's fatal crash. Audio

Freedom campers in a Christchurch carpark are drawing the ire of some local people upset at the noise and rubbish left behind. Audio

Inflation's fallen and is expected to tumble even further in the next three months, keeping interest rates steady. A big factor is falling fuel costs, with one economist estimating the savings drivers… Read more Audio

New Zealand shares shot to yet another record today, the Top 50 Index hitting 5675 before closing at 5673, up 40 points. The New Zealand dollar has fallen following weak dairy auction results and… Read more Audio

A new partnership is stepping in to the gap left by Air New Zealand pulling out of Westport. Audio

President Obama says the United States is ready to "turn the page" after years of vicious recession and long and costly wars. Audio

Motorway barriers were never upgraded for heavy vehicles at the point a truck plunged off an Auckland motorway and down onto lanes below on Sunday. Audio

An inquiry has found a central North Island iwi trust saw its 66-million dollar Treaty of Waitangi settlement reduce dramatically to just 16-million in a string of bad financial moves. Audio

The police are remaining tight lipped about how a 16-month-old boy died on the grounds of Whanganui Hospital. Audio

The police are remaining tight lipped about how a 16-month-old boy died on the grounds of Whanganui Hospital. President Obama says the United States is ready to "turn the page" after years of vicious… Read more Audio

The Coronation Street star, Anne Kirkbride, who played the husky voiced, bespectacled, Deirdre Barlow in the long-running TV soap, has died aged 60 after more than 40 years on the show. Audio

The Maori Party says the need for new and affordable housing should not drive reform of the Resource Management Act. Plant and Food Research has been focussing on recruiting Maori students, to help… Read more Audio