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News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

As you just heard it's the second time in two months that a prison guard has been sentenced on charges of corruption. Audio

A former Rangipo prison guard, who smuggled contraband into the jail, has today been sentenced to sixteen months in prison. Audio

A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully inspect all mines, tunnels and quarries in New Zealand because of a lack of staff. Audio

The Labour Party says the National and ACT parties are trying to stitch up the Epsom electorate, and it will now redouble their efforts to try and win the seat. Audio

ACT and National reveal tactics for the Epsom Electorate. Evidence it's not possible to fully inspect all mines, tunnels and quarries in NZ and a former Rangipo prison guard, who smuggled contraband… Read more Audio

To UK now and some of the stories making headlines - the biggest of course, the News of the World phone hacking scandal. Audio

Obituary: One of the most influential women in the renaissance of Te Reo Maori, Dame Kahurangi Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira, has died at the age of 78, and is lying at Ohinewaiapu marae, near Ruatoria… Read more Audio

The Law Commission is reviewing credit repossession laws after anecdotal reports of money lenders repossessing basic household necessities to intimidate customers. Audio

Commercial property owners are facing not just higher insurance premiums following the Christchurch earthquakes, but also the prospect of much higher excesses. Audio

The families of some Christchurch earthquake victims are angry disappointed the Government is refusing to pay for lawyers for them at the Royal Commission of Inquiry. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio