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The Social Development Minister still refuses to rule out extending the payment card for young beneficiaries to all those on benefits, even though she says the proposal is not being actively… Read more Audio

Legislation passed by the Government under urgency has been labelled a travesty by the Greens and the Maori Party. Audio

Hundreds of people in Kaiapoi, many of them retired, face an uncertain future after being told they must abandon their homes. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

It's been revealed that there are two rugby World Cups masquerading as one. But the Cup's organisers are denying the public was conned when they lined up to see the Cup firsthand on a recent… Read more Audio

The former commander of the Navy frigate, Te Mana, has pleaded guilty to drunkeness, bringing the Service into disrepute, and using inappropriate language. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Hundreds gathered to farewell the former Governor-General Sir Paul Reeves at the same church he worshipped and ministered in - the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland. Audio

Hundreds of Kaiapoi people, many of them retired, are wondering where they'll go now that their homes have been red zoned. Locals got the news they both expected and feared today when the Government… Read more Audio

Large part of Canterbury town written off, Death of Sir Paul Reeves marked as the passing of an icon, Public health organistations are condemning a move by Sky City, Navy commander pleads guilty… Read more Audio

New Zealand's top inventors and entreprenuers have gathered in Wellington for the official opening of the new Ministry of Science and Innovation building. Audio

Kohanga Reo supporters from around the country have been putting their case to the Waitangi Tribunal today for an urgent hearing; The Trustees of Te Rakato marae on Mahia Peninsular in Northern… Read more Audio