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In business news, the luxury car maker, Rolls Royce, has appointed a New Zealand dealer for the first time in nearly two decades. Audio

Police are still searching for an 83-year-old possum hunter, who has been missing in North Canterbury's Ashley Gorge since last night. Audio

The families of dead soldiers have been added to the list of people whose phones may have been hacked by a private detective working for the British tabloid newspaper, News of the World. Audio

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii is dropping the word "warning" from the alerts it sends out to countries including New Zealand because it's too alarmist and confusing. Audio

The major banks have agreed to a Government-led deal to help out leaky home owners facing hundreds of millions of dollars of repair bills. Audio

Are New Zealanders falling out of love with the credit card? Audio

A new energy efficiency rating system for houses has been introduced, but to get a 10-star rank, you literally need a windfarm in your backyard. Audio

The Ngāpuhi rūnanga chair, Sonny Tau, says claimant groups in a stand-off over the tribe's Treaty settlement, need to get real; Wai 262 report, says iwi and hapū could take a commercial stake in any… Read more Audio

It's being reported in the US that airlines are being warned about a new threat - suicide bombers with explosives surgically implanted inside them. Audio

The Labour Party is seeking to make political capital out of the sacking of Alasdair Thompson by turning its fire on the Government over pay equity. Audio

Christchurch has taken another employment hit, with 27 bakers losing their jobs. Audio

NIWA is predicting New Zealand could be facing looming disaster if it does not start looking after its ocean waters. Audio