Top Stories for Thursday 28 January 2016

Govt defends its u-turn of City Rail Link timing;RNZ political editor discusses Key's first major 2016 speech;Auckland-based hapu refuses to take part in TPP welcoming next week;Saudi abattoir like giving Hitler gifts - Muslim leader;1976 murder investigation reopened;RBNZ expected to keep OCR at 2.5%;No breach of rules by high country station over cattle in river;Wake-up call for NZ public service - Transparency International.