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The Government is providing more than one million dollars for a new electronic waste recycling scheme Audio

To China now, where dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has made his most vehement anti-government comments since being released from nearly three months in detention. Audio

The Wellington City Council says a law allowing Maori Wardens to patrol bars sounds old-fashioned, but wardens will be useful in the city during and after the World Cup; The people of Ngati Tuwharetoa… Read more Audio

Receivers have been able to get into Whangarei's Zion wildlife park today after getting an order from the High Court. Audio

Passing University Entrance is going to get slightly tougher. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Parliament is being asked to do something about the conditions of boarding houses, some of which are described as slum-like. Audio

The Australian-owned bank, ASB, has had a jump in earnings due to lower provisions to cover bad debts , and says there are signs that lending is picking up again. Audio

Women's working power is going begging. Audio

The former Green MP, Sue Bradford, says she has put her hat in the ring to stand for the Mana Party at the November general election. Audio

A law giving Maori Wardens the right to ask Maori to leave bars if they are intoxicated is to be reviewed. Audio

The Prime Minister has waded into the debate over the price of replica All Blacks jerseys. Audio