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The outgoing Governor-General, Sir Anand Satyanand, has called for better voter turnouts, at his official farewell at Parliament. Audio

Food and fuel deliveries have finally arrived in Queenstown, after the biggest snowfall in 50 years, cut supply routes for three days. Audio

The Government has backed down and begun an overhaul of how mines are inspected instead of waiting till after the inquiry into the Pike River disaster is finished. Audio

Dozens of volunteers turned out in their four-wheel drives today to help the Meals on Wheels team deliver more than 700 hot lunches around Christchurch. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The emperor penguin, known as Happy Feet, is to head home aboard the country's only deepwater, ice-strengthened ship. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

The convicted paedophile Graham Capill, former leader of the Christian Heritage Party, is being released on parole next month. Audio

The police say hope is fading of finding a man who is missing after a boat sank in the Hauraki Gulf. Audio

The boyfriend of a woman who went missing eight years ago has been charged with her murder. Audio

Dennis Wood of Greymouth spent 17 years as a mines inspector, stepping down in the late 90s partly in protest at the overhaul that weakened the inspection regime. Audio

After months of pressure the Government has backed down and announced an overhaul of how mines are inspected. Audio