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One of two residential special needs schools the Government decided to close, has won the right to stay open. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A witness has told the court it appeared one of the accused was bragging and showing off when she saw him after an attack of a Radio New Zealand journalist in central Wellington last year. Audio

One of the larger international energy explorers, Anadarko, expects to spend up to 100-million US dollars looking for oil and gas in the Pegasus Basin of the coast of Taranaki . Audio

A sacked Nelson resthome manager who told residents they were animals and joked they would be given jellimeat for dinner has lost her case that she was unjustifiably dismissed. Audio

An Associate Professor of law at Canterbury University Chris Gallavin says the whole Bain report business is remarkable. Audio

The Justice Minister says a report the Government commissioned from a top overseas judge on whether David Bain should get compensation doesn't have its facts straight and wouldn't stand up to… Read more Audio

A man accused of helping organise a "people smuggling boat" that sank killing hundreds of people, is fighting extradition to Australia to face charges. Audio

The Maori Council has lost its High Court bid to stop government's plan to sell shareholdings in some state owned power hydro stations; The Maori Council says it's considering the decision - and is… Read more Audio

A former Chief Prosecutor of the Serious Fraud Office, who pleaded guilty to forgery charges, has escaped conviction because she was suffering severe psychological side effects from a fertility drug. Audio

A Kapiti bar near where two young men were killed earlier this year has lost its liquor licence. Audio

10 oil and gas exploration permits have been granted to international and local companies, which could bring in more than three quarters of a billion dollars. Audio