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A update from the team at RNZ sport. Audio

Otara fatal crash: More needed to help teens - youth worker, Southland fatal crash's cause unknown - police, Crackdown urged for lazy drivers with faulty airbags, Day three of coalition talks shrouded… Read more Audio

Today marks the opening of the Bird of the Year competition run by Forest & Bird. The aim of the competition is to highlight how many of our native birds are on the brink of extinction by letting… Read more Audio

It's fifty years since those words were last heard in New Zealand. Back on this day in 1967, 10pm closing was ushered in and the 'six o'clock swill' became a thing of the past. Mervin Johnson has been… Read more Audio

The Silver Ferns head to Adelaide for Wednesday's third Constellation Cup netball test knowing they must win to keep the series alive. The Diamonds beat the Silver Ferns 60-52 in Christchurch… Read more Audio

A proposal to put houses back into Christchurch red zones is being shot down by some worried locals who say it's unfair and potentially unsafe. On Friday the crown-led agency, Regenerate Christchurch… Read more Audio

The coalition talks to determine the next government continue on Monday morning and could continue well into the night. Yesterday, both the National and Labour parties met with Winston Peters in a bid… Read more Audio

New Zealand's most prized provincial trophy, the Ranfurly Shield, is back in the hands of Taranaki for the first time in five years. Fans lined the streets of New Plymouth on the weekend to celebrate… Read more Audio

The Public Service Association is taking Inland Revenue to the Employment Court for asking its staff take personality tests as they reapply for their jobs. IRD initially told 800 workers they would… Read more Audio

The coalition talks to determine the next government continue on Monday morning and could continue well into the night. Yesterday, both the National and Labour parties met with Winston Peters in a bid… Read more Audio