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The system for protecting workers from injury and death is failing and needs an urgent overhaul according to an independent taskforce. Audio

Our Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara has been looking at the decision. Audio

People who lost money in the Hanover collapse are angry and appalled that no one will face criminal charges over the finance company's failure. Audio

Hanover investors are furious no one will face criminal charges. The country's poorest regions are told to stop opposing mining and drilling. Workplace health and safety system needs an overhaul. Audio

The Christchurch City Council is being urged to pull out of financing big, so-called aspirational rebuild projects and, instead, focus on repaying its debt faster. Audio

A Labour MP, Shane Jones, says his colleague Parekura Horomia was a legend amongst iwi on the North Island's East Coast, and across Maoridom in general. Maori in Wairarapa are backing the region's… Read more Audio

There's a warning that the fragmented Syrian opposition is becoming increasingly dominated by extremist Islamic groups. Audio

Sixty frontline jobs at DOC have been saved as the Government backs off deep cuts to its budget. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A report from a public policy think-tank says the level of Asian investment into this country, far from being a threat, is disappointingly low. Audio

Whanganui councillors have voted for a 24 million dollar fix for the city's bad-smelling wastewater plant. Audio

The Government has stomped on two key proposals to pay for big transport projects in Auckland just hours after they came out. Audio