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The Olympic rowing champion Mahe Drysdale doubts he'll be able to successfully defend his world title at next month's world champs in South Korea Audio

The Department of Conservation is asking for the public's help to solve the mystery of who killed a critically endangered sea lion on Stewart Island. Audio

The Maori Broadcasting Funding Agency's explained why funded television hours for companies competing for cash to produce Maori language programmes have been cut; Nearly 200 money-minded Maori have… Read more Audio

Waitemata police are trying to find two women who deliberately jumped in front of traffic on State Highway 1 last night, causing a car crash that ended with seven people being taken to hospital. Audio

The Earthquake Commission has agreed to meet with the Institute of Surveyors next week over concerns about how assessments of earthquake damaged Christchurch homes are being done. Audio

The Court of Appeal has upheld the right of the Anglican Church to demolish Christchurch's cathedral. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Andrew Carson says the Army's apology to Private Ross's family seems genuine. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The MP at the centre of an investigation into the leaked GCSB report says the inquiry went too far in seeking the telephone records of the journalist involved. Audio

Three men, one of them a high-flying tax specialist, have been found guilty in the High Court in Wellington, of evading a total of one point six million dollars of taxes. Audio

A crane and workers have begun taking emergency measures to strap a quake-damaged lift shaft to the side of a building in central Wellington. Audio