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A registered American sex offender was given New Zealand residency without the usual character vetting. Audio

The regulations that are supposed to ensure workers are safe from injury and death are failing and need a major overhaul. Audio

The Qualifications Authority is aiming to have secondary students able to complete their tests and exams online at any time they're ready for it, getting rid of traditional exam periods. Audio

A man described as running a drugs ring that was like a Guy Ritchie film, minus the funny ending, has been jailed for six and a half years. Audio

The people of Te Aitanga a Hauiti are preparing to welcome more than a thousand manuhiri or visitors to their marae in Tologa Bay for the tangi of Parekura Horomia; And the Maori King will lead a… Read more Audio

The Government says it will spend an extra 70 million dollars on care for elderly people and dementia services over the next four years. Audio

A judge has decribed the Switched on Gardener business as an enormous enterprise which was mostly driven by the illegal sale of equipment to grow cannabis. Audio

The man on trial in a murder cold case no longer accepts that he shot and killed a Turangi service station attendant almost 34 years ago. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

More than a thousand mourners are expected to arrive at the Hauiti marae in Tolaga Bay over the coming days, to pay their respects to Parekura Horomia who died yesterday. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Economic Development Minister is calling on the country's poorest regions - Northland and the East Coast - to drop their opposition to mining and oil exploration if they want to become wealthier. Audio