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Union members have rejected a Government offer aimed at settling the controversy over sleepover payments for disability support workers. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

There are so many kaka flying around Wellington they are in danger of killing off the trees they're gnawing on. Audio

The listed firm, Diligent Board Member Services, says the surge in sales of its software to assist company directors is partly due to the popularity of Apple's iPad. Audio

Calls are intensifying to retain the last vestiges of public service television, now the Government has scrapped TVNZ's charter. Audio

Ireland has become the latest country in Europe to have its debt downgraded to junk status. Audio

St John Ambulance admits human error partly contributed to the death of a man in Cromwell. Audio

The Government is refusing to strengthen the inspection regime for coal mines immediately, despite revelations about fires in Spring Creek mine. Audio

Human Rights Watch has called on the U.S President Barack Obama to order a criminal investigation into former President George W Bush and his top officials over the use of torture. Audio

The number of properties set aside for Treaty settlements is increasing, but the Government has no more money to keep them all in good condition; The Minister of Maori Affairs, Pita Sharples, is… Read more Audio

An employment lawyer says there may be serious disciplinary repercussions for the female staffer of AMP who inadvertently let a fellow plane passenger see confidential documents. Audio

Firefighters have been battling for more than a day to gain control of a massive bushfire in Canterbury. Audio