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The Taranaki Outdoor Pursuits and Education Centre could be fined up to 750 thousand dollars over the Paritutu Rock tragedy last year in which three people drowned. Audio

One of the receivers from Price-Waterhouse-Coopers, Colin McCloy,says his preferred option is for Mainzeal to continue to run the construction sites in the interim while a sale plan is worked out. Audio

About 40 big building sites remain frozen around the country as the fallout from the Mainzeal receivership hits home. Audio

Dozens of building sites are at a standstill as Mainzeal goes into receivership. Charges are laid over the fatal Parituku Rock tragedy and Lucy Lawless is sentenced to community service. Audio

An Australian paediatrician and infectious disease specialist says New Zealand is leading the world in combating rheumatic fever. Audio

Latest figures show an annual rise in wages of one-point-eight percent but a union group says almost half of all workers got no pay increase at all. Audio

Vanuatu's government says the scandal surrounding the super yacht Phocea is distraction which it wants to go away. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The budget airline, Jetstar, has appointed a New Zealander to head its operations here. Audio

The Prime Minister's annual appearance today on the Waitangi marae has been marked not by the more usual protests, but by a stoush between two kuia over who should escort him on. Audio

A Hastings paedophile has been caught and four boys rescued by police who say it's the worst case of its kind they've ever seen. Audio

The risk of a stroke for under 55-year-olds may be doubled for those who use cannabis. Audio