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Rifle pits dug by the 28th Maori Battalion during a little-remembered confrontation with German soldiers in the Second World War have been discovered by a New Zealand historian visiting Greece. Audio

More than a thousand homeowners in Kaiapoi, who've been living in limbo since September's quake, should soon learn how much longer they'll have to wait to find out what will happen to their houses. Audio

New Zealand's share market over the past six months has jumped significantly, compared to the previous year. Audio

New documents released by Japan's government reveal the 16 hundred workers trying to stabilise the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will be exposed to high levels of radiation. Audio

Prostitutes could be ordered off the streets of Auckland under the expansion of laws that the city council has given backing to. Audio

Average Americans are increasingly frustrated with the apparent inability of their elected officials to resolve the political crisis over raising the debt ceilling. Audio

An Australian economist has hit out at the Reserve Bank here saying it should have hiked interest rates today and ignored any risks to the economy from the debt crisis in Washington. Audio

A Norwegian cameraman who captured the only known images of the gunman during the Utøya island massacre says at the time he had no idea he was filming the killer. Audio

Two iwi have joined a tribe taking action to resolve how a huge forest in the central North Island should be shared; A health researcher says treatment of rheumatic fever needs to be a priority on the… Read more Audio

The Christchurch City Council has terminated a controversial property deal with the now bankrupt developer Dave Henderson. The council bought five central city sites off Mr Henderson for 17 million… Read more Audio

Around 400 people had to be evacuated from Auckland Hospital today, because of a leak from a huge oxygen tank. 12 outpatients from the oncology unit were among those cleared from the building, which… Read more Audio

Australian police are investigating their first case of organ trafficking as a global shortage of donors fuels the trade for body parts. Audio