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A multi-sector advisory board is proposing a charge of up to two dollars eighty per motorway trip, or else rates and petrol taxes will have to go higher. Audio

New Zealand shares rose today, with the benchmark Top 50 Index hitting a fresh record during the day for the fourth trading day in a row. Audio

The former MP, John Banks, has been at the Court of Appeal today in a bid to overturn his conviction for making a false electoral donation return. Audio

The Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater has been given a third and final chance to prepare his defence in a privacy case. Audio

The Transport Minister Simon Bridges is not convinced Aucklanders face dire traffic gridlock if they don't get the money and new projects the council wants. Audio

Aucklanders may have to pay for each motorway trip they take, and motorists nationwide could pay more for petrol under proposals to boost transport funding, mainly in Auckland. Audio

Ron Mansfield is the lawyer for one of the young men investigated by the police. He's with us. Audio

A group of Auckland boys who boasted online in explicit detail how they got underage girls drunk and then had sex with them will not face any criminal charges. Audio

No charges for the boys who boasted about drunken underage sex. Auckland's plan to raise an extra twelve billion dollars to ease traffic-jams and John Banks goes to Court of Appeal. Audio

Now more on the story that an Australian War veteran's long campaign to clear a slur against him and his air crew is finally over. Audio

Ngai Tahu has confirmed the former head of news and production at Maori Television, Julian Wilcox, is to take charge of its media team; The Rotorua Chamber of Commerce says it would welcome Maori… Read more Audio

A mammoth's skull and tusks have been uncovered in Idaho, and experts say a rare entire skeleton might be buried there. Audio