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The police say Sina Solomona, whose body was found near the back door to her house in the early hours of Saturday morning, died a violent death. Audio

The solicitor for the Maori Council, Donna Hall, predicts its bid to debate Maori water rights in the Supreme Court could cost at least a quarter of a million dollars; A Supreme Court has dismissed a… Read more Audio

The Ombudsman's office is accusing the Ministry of Education of telling the Christchurch City Council to hide information about school closures and it will now investigate how the ministry deals with… Read more Audio

The latest now from Tokoroa on the two deadly car crashes which have killed seven people. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A fraudster who stole more than three million dollars from his victims, including former casino executives, and the president of the National Party, has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Audio

Fijians living in the Rewa delta just east of Suva are being told to evacuate to higher ground before it gets dark after the river reached a critical level in the wake of Cyclone Evan. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The Supreme Court has come down on the side of the Pakeha wife of a Maori man whose Tuhoe family snatched his body away from her to bury in the Bay of Plenty. Audio

The National-led Government is hiking the petrol tax over the next three years. Audio

Emergency Services are tonight at the scene of two deadly car crashes in Tokoroa, which have killed seven people. Audio

Seven people are killed on Tokoroa roads. A petrol tax hike to bolster the government's books and common law trumps Maori protocol in the burial of James Takamore. Audio