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The annual arrival of the godwits in Christchurch has been marked, despite the city's cathedral being out of action following February's earthquake. Audio

Paymark says spending on its network rose by almost 11 percent, before the Rugby World Cup opened. Audio

The police have been strongly criticised at the Pike River Mine Royal Commission but have defended their taking control of emergency teams responding to the fatal blast. Audio

An economist is questioning predictions of hefty economic benefits from hosting the Rugby World Cup. Audio

An urgent independent inquiry has started into the mess Auckland's public transport descended into during Friday's Rugby World Cup launch. Audio

Organisations responsible for the Rugby World Cup opening party and transport have fronted up to Auckland councillors to explain what went wrong. Audio

The Government has faced a barrage of questions this afternoon over its move to take greater control of Auckland's waterfront. Audio

The strength of a teenager's memory has become the crunch point of a manslaughter trial, in which the accused is said to have deliberately crashed a car into a bus. Audio

Whangarei is in party mode tonight - with big crowds of Rugby World Cup fans in town for the Tonga versus Canada game; A Maori boarding-school teacher says the success of the anti-smoking campaigns at… Read more Audio

Early Childhood Educators have told MPs that centres are struggling to cope and some are now going to the wall. Audio

Labour will dump the Government's controversial national standards in reading writing and maths if it wins the election. Audio

The Financial Markets Authority is dropping investigations into six collapsed finance companies because it's not found any evidence yet of anything illegal. Audio