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Wairapapa's chief social worker has been ordered to appear before a judge in Masterton on Monday afternoon to explain an almost three-month delay in providing a crucial report on a young girl. State… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

Oranga Tamariki in court after botched care of child report; NZ cancer care falling behind Australia - Cancer Society; West Coast faces Cyclone Gita, just weeks after Fehi; Tongans gather in church in… Read more Audio

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Earthquake-ravaged Kaikoura has seen a boost in tourist numbers this summer, as visitors head back to the region following the rebuild of State Highway One north of the town. Audio

Legislation allowing council decisions to establish Maori electoral wards to be challenged has been slammed as racist by a local body politician. The Manawatu and Whakatane district councils voted in… Read more Audio

The National Party is trying to drive a wedge between two Ministers over their positions on whether to introduce roadside saliva testing for drugs. Yesterday RNZ revealed the Minister responsible for… Read more Audio

Florida is the 18th US school shooting this year and its only the middle of February. Chris Murphy is a Senator for the state of Conneiticut, where five years ago, 20 children aged between six and… Read more Audio

President Trump says securing America's schools is now his administration's top priority, after yesterday's school shooting in Florida. Nineteen-year-old Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts… Read more Audio