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Closer scrutiny of Kiwisaver has been put on the government's urgent to do list as it moves to reassure more than a million small investors that their retirement savings are as safe as they can be. Audio

The Labour Party has warned that Government plans to change the way it funds universities, polytechnics and wananga could lower academic standards. Audio

The low-budget Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker was the biggest winner at the Academy Awards last night, picking up six prizes including best film and best director. Audio

The top award at the Ellerslie International Flower Show has gone to an exhibit made up of mosses, lichens and fungi. Audio

One of the three men who attacked the Waihopai spy base near Blenheim in 2008 has told a Jury about his lifelong involvement in community activism. Audio

The Prime Minister John Key is defending the Social Development Minister's acceptance of a scholarship that will take her out of the country for six weeks. Audio

New Zealand authorities have seized millions of dollars worth of the key ingredient for the drug methamphetamine being smuggled into the country hidden inside granite slabs. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

The U.S. President Barack Obama has been whipping up anti-Washington sentiment and attacking insurance companies today in a bid to build public support for his healthcare plans. Audio

Two New Zealanders are among foreigners being kicked out of Morocco after a religious crackdown. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

The head of the Ministry of Health has announced today that he's to step aside later this year, sparking widespread speculation within the sector that he's been forced out. Audio