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The Automobile Association says further roading improvements are needed to lower the road toll in Waikato. Audio

Nestle Health Science has taken a stake in the Auckland-based company, Vital Foods. Vital makes kiwifruit-based digestive health products, including Kiwi Crush and Phloe. Audio

A man convicted of murdering an Auckland college student says the conviction is faulty because a juror had an improper conversation with the trial's registrar. Audio

Dominick Stephens, the chief economist at Westpac bank, joins us. Audio

The Prime Minister, John Key, says he expects inflation to come back under control in the long-term. Audio

Meanwhile, workers trying to recover the miners' bodies trapped inside Pike River mine are weighing up two options for advancing further, one of which has the edge because it's safer. Audio

A DOC worker says it wasn't his department's responsibility to raise concerns about the Pike River company's delays in building a second exit from the mine. Audio

Obituary: Dame Kahurangi Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira of Ngati Porou has died at the age of 78, and is lying at Ohinewaiapu marae in Rangitukia, near Ruatoria; The police have dropped an investigation… Read more Audio

Reports loan sharks are using oppressive tactics including reposessing children's toys and medicines has prompted a review of credit reposession laws. Audio

About 2000 people have marched in South Taranaki to protest against threatened cuts to health services. Audio

Police are refusing to say whether or not Anthony Ratahi was armed when he was shot dead after a 12-hour siege in Taranaki at the weekend. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio