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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A panel of scientists that will help set the agenda for research in New Zealand for years to come has been announced. Audio

An Auckland-based company will soon be providing security for Australia's credit cards. Audio

Nine people are confirmed dead and up to three thousand are homeless following the eight-point-zero magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Solomon Islands. Audio

The Education Review Office has called for urgent action to improve maths teaching in primary and intermediate schools. Audio

The fate of four hundred Mainzeal Construction employees, along with suppliers and subcontractors around the country, is in limbo, with the company now in receivership. Audio

The Government and Mainzeal's partner in the Christchurch rebuild are rushing to reassure people that the big building company going into receivership won't derail things there. Audio

The convenor of a two day planning hui for the people of Waikato-Tainui iwi, says it's important action is taken on recommendations made at the gathering - including helping descendants to find work… Read more Audio

A review of the Fire Service says the way it collects funding needs urgent attention. Audio

The Education Review Office has called for urgent action to improve maths teaching in primary and intermediate schools. Audio

Record numbers opted out of the workforce at the end of last year as the search for work got even tougher. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio