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Prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to drop all the sexual assault and attempted rape charges against the former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Audio

Official figures show some of the schools refusing to use the national standards in reading, writing and maths are giving in to government pressure. Audio

The elderly guardian of a school girl has escaped conviction in a court case over the child's repeated truancy. Audio

More now on the coroner's findings on the accidental police shooting of a teenager, on Auckland's north-western motorway. Audio

An in-house fight has broken out at the New Zealand Maori Council, after one of its senior figures was expelled for speaking publicly; A pioneer in the retention of the Maori language has died at the… Read more Audio

The government has announced the terms of reference for what it says will be a comprehensive inquiry into the treatment of workers on board foreign charter fishing vessels. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Gold and silver mining in Waihi could continue until at least 2020. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The final squad's been named but will they make the final? Audio

For the first time in New Zealand, pepper spray has been unleashed in prison. Audio

A coroner has questioned the experience of the armed police officer, who shot and killed a teenager by mistake, during a stand-off with a gunman on Auckland's north-western motorway. Audio