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A group of former pupils from an Auckland school for the deaf, want an apology and compensation for the abuse and beatings they say they endured decades ago. Audio

Confidence in the manufacturing sector has dropped, with total sales in June dropping nearly a third. Audio

The Dunedin City Council is being warned that encouraging freedom campers to come to the city could get out of control and burden ratepayers with large costs. Audio

The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand says Fonterra should have acted months ago over the contamination scare and pulled the whey concentrate when it first had suspicions something was wrong. Audio

Fonterra and the Government are working furiously to determine the extent of the botulism contamination and limit the damage to the economy. Audio

In Australia now and the first full day of campaigning ahead of the September 7 federal election. Audio

A caregiver who kicked, swore at and maltreated a teenager with autism and Down Syndrome could face possible legal action. Audio

The Maori-owned dairy company, Miraka, says it is worried that the recall of Fonterra's contaminated milk will damage its reputation; A local iwi in Dunedin says it wants council reassurance that… Read more Audio

An Auckland coroner has found the deaths of two student divers at Auckland's Lake Pupuke could have been prevented had they followed instructions and not descended faster than their instructor. Audio

The chief executive of Fonterra Theo Spierings has been speaking in the last few minutes at a news conference in Beijing where he hurried after the contamination news broke. Audio

Farmers and business people in Cambridge are calling on Fonterra to be more upfront about latest milk powder scare. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio