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After nearly six decades on display at the National Museum of China, a traditional Maori feather cloak is home for a limited time at Te Papa Museum. Audio

Opposition parties say the Government is running scared of their energy policy after government ministers claimed their proposed emissions trading scheme would push up power prices. Audio

The architect of a successful Maori learning programme says the Government is cheapening it by replacing the core aspects of the syllabus; The head of a Maori tourism group says New Zealand as a host… Read more Audio

Police specialist teams are still working at the site of a meth lab explosion in a Mount Maunganui house and say no one has yet been charged. Audio

The Supreme Court has knocked back the Urewera Four's attempt to have their convictions and sentences overturned. Audio

A testy debate on whether Auckland Council is rushing its thirty year growth plan has turned out to be triggered by a misunderstanding. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Green Party fears time is running out to make changes to the MMP voting system before the next election. Audio

The Police say it is sheer luck nobody was killed when two passenger planes where struck by hand held lasers last night at Wellington Airport. Audio

Canadian police have arrested two men for plotting to derail a Toronto passenger train in an operation they say was backed by al-Qaeda elements in Iran. Audio

A jury has heard that the man accused of killing a service station attendant almost 34 years ago, called his victim a "black bastard" before shooting him in the head. Audio