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Housing New Zealand axe staff while spending more on contractors. Thousands of people stopped from getting benefits they're not entitled to and accused lawyer claims phone planted by prison staff. Audio

Government ministers have put been put through the hoops in the debating chamber today, in the Youth Parliament. Audio

Dairy farmers are cautiously optimistic that continuing strong world milk prices will flow into a higher than expected dairy payout this season. Audio

The media were kicked out of a hui about Maori education in Auckland this morning at the Education Minister's request; Te Arawa tribe, Ngati Makino, isn't buying the Rotorua District Council's… Read more Audio

More now on the Government wanting to install red-light cameras at intersections nationwide to try reduce the number of crashes caused by running a red light. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A construction firm that's partnered up with a massive Chinese company to bid on key Christchurch rebuild projects, say it is not ruling out bringing over labour from China. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The former head of Antarctica New Zealand says Russia may have scuttled attempts to turn the Ross Sea into the world's largest marine reserve, to protect their fishing industry elsewhere. Audio

Jurors hearing a defamation trial in the High Court in Wellington have been given a list of five questions to work their way through as they deliberate on their verdict. Audio

Campaigners fighting to stop an 11 kilometre bus tunnel being build through Fiordland National Park are thrilled the Conservation Minister has vetoed the plan. Audio

To Canada now, where for the first time reporters have been allowed to get close to the blast site of an oil train that derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic. Audio