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The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, says an evaluation of the early outcomes of the marae based court system for young Maori, shows the rangatahi courts are on track; The Minister for Courts… Read more Audio

East Auckland communities are being asked to look out for the culprits behind more than 30 suspicious fires across several suburbs. Audio

Twenty laundry workers at the West Coast's Grey Base Hospital are losing their jobs as the government fast-tracks upgrading the badly aging Hospital, which is earthquake prone. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Shares in Sky City Entertainment jumped more than four percent after it reached a deal with the South Australian government to develop the Adelaide Casino. Audio

A US court has ordered the environmental group Sea Shepherd to stay at least 450 metres away from Japanese whaling ships. Audio

The Opposition Labour party says the next to go should be the Education Minister Hekia Parata. Audio

Christchurch school principals are sceptical that Lesley Longstone quitting will restore their confidence in the Ministry of Education, though they say it might help mend fences. Audio

Lower payments to foreigners and a surge in dairy exports have helped narrow the country's deficit with the rest of the world. Audio

A plan to truck oil and gas drilling waste from the East Coast to dump sites in Taranaki has angered iwi on both sides of the North Island. Audio

The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita Sharples, says an evaluation of the early outcomes of the marae based court system for young Maori, shows the rangatahi courts are on track; The Minister for Courts… Read more Audio

Dr Lockwood Smith is leaving the chamber for good to become New Zealand's High Commissioner in London. Audio