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The Christchurch City Council has been accused of misusing the law and strong arming six-thousand residents into accepting waste water tanks on their front lawns. Audio

An intellectually impaired man with ADHD and behaviour problems was forced to have emergency surgery after getting a power saw embedded in his abdomen while taking part in a supervised work programme.

The Defence Minister has accepted the Defence Force's assurances it has not spied on the New Zealand reporter Jon Stephenson working in Afghanistan. Audio

The Christchurch City Council has been warned that its new plan to restrict the sale of alcohol could make the streets more dangerous. Audio

Labour's Maori Affairs spokesperson says the Electoral Commission should use more social media to target young people in the next Maori Electoral Option; An East Coast farmer says the Gisborne economy… Read more Audio

A Waikato farmer has admitted he felled up to 70 native trees aged between 80 and 100 years old in an effort to stop duck shooters dogs getting onto his property. Audio

The Maori Party is disappointed with the number of voters who've signed up to the Maori roll. Audio

The Defence Force says it did not spy on a New Zealand reporter working in Afghanistan or ask a foreign spy agency to do it. Audio

Video footage of a passenger racially abusing a Southland taxi driver has quickly spread on the internet and the mayor says it's damaging Invercargill's international reputation. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Police investigating the death of Jane Furlong are asking for information about a distinctive tasselled leather jacked that she owned around the time of her disappearance in May 1993. Audio