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An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The listed fruit producer and exporter, Turners and Growers, says it will lose money for the second year in a row with the value of its kiwifruit orchards hit hard by the PSA virus. Audio

The Otago Settlers Museum is aiming to triple visitor numbers and become a must-see cultural destination as it reopens after a 37-million dollar upgrade. Audio

The head of New Zealand Cricket concedes it's handled the ousting of Ross Taylor as captain of the Black Caps poorly but David White says he needed to go to improve the side's performance. Audio

Some people in Whenuapai are preparing for a weekend without electricity, after the tornado cut a swathe through their neighbourhood on it's way towards Hobsonville. Audio

Hundreds of West Aucklanders are still homeless after yesterday's tornado which tore through Hobsonville and Whenuapai, destroying houses and ripping power lines and trees to the ground. Audio

The Government wants all quake prone commercial buildings fixed within 15 years, estimating that will add $700 million dollars on top of existing costs. Audio

Ngati Toa says the signing of its multi-million dollar Treaty of Waitangi settlement today is an opportunity for the tribe to reflect on its long journey to get there; Waikato-Tainui says it can't… Read more Audio

The Auditor General says forecasts for average rate increases of five per cent a year are reasonable considering cost pressures facing councils. Audio

Christchurch schools battling to survive have delivered their alternative plan to government today in a bid to save some of the 39 schools selected to close or merge. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The cricketer Ross Taylor has pulled out of New Zealand's tour of South Africa after he was stripped of the captaincy of the one day and twenty twenty teams. Audio