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Autism New Zealand says the new national standards are branding children with autism as failures. Audio

The Commerce Minister says foreigners using New Zealand registered companies to commit money-laundering, tax evasion and fraud have battered the country's reputation as a good place to do business. Audio

Australia and New Zealand are giving nearly 400 million dollars of new money to try and get 500-thousand Pacific children into school over the next decade. Audio

The police officers involved in two fatal pursuits last year in which three people were killed have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Audio

A lawyer from Westport has been convicted of drink driving, despite going to great lengths to sabotage the breath testing machine. Audio

A Pakeha woman arrested in relation to alleged training camps in Te Urewera says she was better treated than those arrested in Ruatoki during the police raids; Meanwhile, The Maori MP for the Bay of… Read more Audio

Christchurch may have missed out on hosting any of the Rugby World Cup games, but the city did get its first taste of the competition today with a visit from the England team. Audio

The Commerce Minister says foreigners using New Zealand registered companies to commit money-laundering, tax evasion and fraud have battered the country's reputation as a good place to do business. Audio

The Maori and Green parties are calling for an inquiry into the police raids in the Urewera now the charges have been dropped against all but four of those arrested. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A refrigeration engineer has described the rules for installing cooling sytems which use highly dangerous gases as disgraceful. Audio

Despite one Pacific nation speaking out in support of Fiji at the Pacific Islands Forum, the Prime Minister, John Key, says there will be no vote on whether to lift Fiji's suspension. Audio