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The South Canterbury Finance trial has heard the company's former chair, Allan Hubbard, was against entering the Crown Guarantee Scheme because of how it would limit his influence over the firm. Audio

A Court in the US has ordered the release of parts of a Justice Department memo that deemed it lawful to kill an American-born cleric in Yemen. Audio

A lawyer and a campaigner against tasers say the Bay of Plenty man who is wanting to take the police and an officer to court has a strong case. Audio

The family of a Southland man, who was shot and killed by a gun safety advocate, are angry he won't be locked up. Audio

A tiny primary school in the Far North has become the first in the region to switch over to solar power. Audio

The number of homes being built in Wellington could double under a new agreement between the city council and central government. Audio

The former board of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori O Whangaroa is rejecting criticism of the school's governance by a group of parents; A lower North Island iwi leader is supporting a justice reform group… Read more Audio

A Tauranga man who carried out home surgery on a dog's paw, which eventually led to it being amputated, has been sentenced to six months community detention and a hundred hours community service. Audio

The Government is defending its flagship health initiative, saying the claims that Health Benefits Limited resembles a ponzi scheme are pure politicking. Audio

More now on the second school fight in Auckland today, that's left two teenagers seriously injured. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A New Zealand referee is facing an international petition for him to be fired from the football World Cup, as well as a death threat delivered closer to home. Audio