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The Defence Force has agreed to pay more than 200 hundred thousand dollars in reparation to the family of a soldier who drowned during a training exercise beset by mistakes and failings. Audio

The Defence Force will pay more than 200 hundred thousand dollars to the family of a soldier who drowned. Resthomes cut back on respite care and Committee reports GCSB Bill back to Parliament. Audio

Six thousand tickets to two shortened All Black games in Lower Hutt in a fortnight have sold out within 20 minutes. Audio

The Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has moved quickly to pay back nearly 800-thousand dollars of funding it shouldn't have received; Funded television hours have been cut for companies wanting to bid… Read more Audio

The New Zealand born archeologist who discovered real life hobbits has died. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

More people drink to excess in Otago and Southland than anywhere else in the country. Audio

One of Australia's most notorious child killers has died in hospital without revealing anything about other unsolved cases he's a suspect in. Audio

Australasia's oldest credit information bureau says New Zealanders will increase their savings in the coming months, despite low interest rates and signs the economy is picking up. Audio

About 70 cleaners and their supporters gathered outside Parliament this afternoon, singing and banging buckets, to protest changes to employment law. Audio

Scientists have found parts of Marlbrough moved five centimetres to the east after Sunday's six-point-five magnitude earthquake near Blenheim. Audio

The former US Congressman Anthony Weiner, who is now running to be New York's next mayor, has owned up to sending more sexually explicit texts and photos to a young woman. Audio