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Dozens of Wellington people were evacuated from their homes this afternoon while the army removed a 150 year old live artillery shell packed with shrapnel that could have exploded at any time. Audio

New information released in the last hour shows the David Henry inquiry into the GCSB report leak asked for and received emails between the Fairfax reporter, Andrea Vance, and the MP Peter Dunne. Audio

A new survey of secondary school students' health shows fewer having sex and using drugs or smoking or drinking. Audio

Public feedback on the naming of New Zealand's main Islands show people prefer the status quo - the North and South Islands - rather than Maori titles; Three Treaty Settlement bills have unanimously… Read more Audio

A multi-million-dollar project to get thousands more children into early childhood education has reached its target a year early. Audio

The clean up bill for the storm in Wellington in June could now exceed four-million-dollars. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

In Sydney, the former nurse who murdered 11 elderly nursing home residents in a fire has been jailed for life without parole. Audio

The retailer Briscoe Group is expecting a record half year profit of nearly 15 million dollars due to a sharp lift in sales in the last two months. Audio

The Labour Party says it will strip Pharmac of its role in funding highly expensive medicines if it forms the next government. Audio

Labour says it's outrageous the Prime Minister is politicking with his claims that Zealanders trained in camps overseas by the terrorist group al Qaeda are in the country. Audio

MPs have been told blanket rules on a proposed new mine inspection regime won't work. Audio