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A Norwegian player has won football's inaugural Ballon d'Or for women, but her victory has been overshadowed by an inappropriate comment made on stage. The incident has lit up Twitter and resulted in… Audio

The Government's outlined details of its study into the fuel market. It will be done by the Commerce Commission and take a year.  Audio

During his time as a psychiatric in-patient with paranoid schizophrenia, Egan Bidois was put in seclusion more than a dozen times. He now works as an advocate for users of mental health services. He… Video, Audio

Residents in an affluent Auckland suburb will now have a publicly-funded uber-style service to get them to and from their ferry terminal. Auckland Transport is trialling its new all-electric service… Audio

The head of Women's Refuge says the new law cracking down on family violence are long overdue and a "good start." The Family Violence Amendments Act which comes into force today, aims to keep victims… Audio

Fifty-five people who were wrongly evicted from their Housing New Zealand homes will today get an average of almost $8000 each in compensation, and a formal apology. It is the first in a series of… Audio

New Zealand's largest tertiary provider for Pasifika students has launched a strategy to further boost Pasifika success and numbers. Audio

The world's fortunes hinge on economy. As we head into another year, it could be worth heeding some of the advice and reflections of RNZ's economics commentators. 

The Netherlands' state-run rail company has agreed to pay compensation to Holocaust survivors and their relatives for transporting Jews to a Nazi transit camp. More than 100,000 Jews were taken to the… Audio

Former New Zealander of the Year, Dr Lance O'Sullivan, says he will quit medicine in two years if the "f*****" health system doesn't change. He tells Lisa Owen incompetent doctors are harming people.

Labour MP Louisa Wall says people who don't support transgender rights shouldn't be in the Pride Parade. Ms Wall was secretly recorded at a hui about the Auckland pride parade making comments about… Audio

Amnesty International is hoping a last ditch effort will convince the government to keep a refugee programme running. The programme which was launched at the beginning of the year in Nelson… Audio

New Zealand women fleeing domestic violence in Australia are being forced back across the ditch under an international child abduction agreement. The Hague Convention was created in 1980 to force the… Audio

Every year, Creative New Zealand pays tribute to Māori artists at the Te Waka Toi Awards. Justine Murray meets two of this year's winners – internationally renowned printmaker Marilynn Webb and… Video, Audio

Wellington City Councillor Fleur Fitzsimons says it’s unacceptable the Basin Reserve does not cater sufficiently for women and those with disabilities, but says the council is addressing the… Audio

South Taranaki mayor Ross Dunlop says he has no plans to resign after it was revealed he was on a judging panel that awarded second prize to a float in an A&P parade featuring people in 'blackface'. Audio

A former coach says the Wellington Rugby Union has no respect for its women's rugby programme. Dave Jensen coached the top Wellington Women's rugby team, Pride, for three seasons up until last year… Audio