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The Green Paper says the government could move money into programmes where there's strong evidence they work and also suggests high risk families have priority access to services such as mental health… Read more Audio

One the Government's most controversial ideas to help fight child abuse has resurfaced. Audio

A controversial idea for fighting child abuse resurfaces, another finance company director is exposed as a fraudster and explosives clear the way for Canterbury's stranded skiers to get down. Audio

Auckland Council's Independent Maori Statutory Board has held its first public meeting - and people wanted to know what could be done about education and jobs; The Maori Affairs Minister, Pita… Read more Audio

In Norway, a court has detained the self confessed gunman for eight weeks while police continue to investigate. Audio

Members of the Labour Party and its youth wing held a moment's silence and released balloons on Parliament's steps today to remember those who died in the Norway attacks. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Local councils have been given more money to maintain and replace their roads, but in return, the Government wants proof that they're doing the work as cheaply as possible. Audio

Analysts say further details about Telecom's proposed split has confirmed what they had already suspected, as the phone giant gears up to be part of the government's ultra fast broadband plan. Audio

The Canterbury Regional Council will continue to test water, fish and sediment in Lake Opuha near Timaru even though initial tests have found no evidence that agricultural chemicals had been buried… Read more Audio

New Zealand's International Climate Change negotiator says one of the key targets the world agreed on to tackle global warming may not be reached. Audio

Motorists could be hit with a fuel tax hike of 3 and a half cents a litre over the next two years to help pay for new roads and upgrades. Audio