Ali Jones

Topics - The Prime Minister, John Key, says any claims lodged with the Earthquake Commission as a result of yesterday's earthquake, will be honoured. We've had three big results in; Ashes cricket, The… Audio

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Topics - Singing in a choir often gives individuals a feeling of harmony, both musically and spiritually. But new research suggests these feelings are more than psychological, as scientists from the… Audio

Topics - An Auckland-based Queen's counsel says convicted murderer Scott Watson would need compelling new evidence for a fresh appeal to the governor General to succeed. Scott Watson's family have… Audio

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Topics - Profiled in the New York Times online is a rather special group, which meets monthly, and it is called a Death Cafe. Many of the families whose relatives died in the Pike River disaster say… Audio

Topics - A man arrested after a five-hour armed siege at an Auckland bank allegedly bought an air pistol from a nearby gun shop yesterday, saying he wanted it for target practice. The senior detective… Audio

Topics - Most of us will put up with a cramped middle seat on a short flight. A Wellington information technology manager, Nigel Pinkerton, has established one that encourages staff to rate their… Audio

Topics - The kiwifruit growers' organisation says it expects its independent inquiry into Zespri's business dealings in China to run for some months yet. A mental health patient who committed suicide… Audio

Topics - several parts of the North Island have been declared to be officially in 'drought' this week, releasing government funding to help the farmers. It was already Wellington's most ruthless and… Audio

Topics - An Otago-based group is calling on politicians to "face up" to New Zealand's social, environmental and economic problems, which it says are "too big to ignore". Proposed legislation requiring… Audio

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Topics - Calling your dog "boo" is tame compared to some of the pet names that have turned up on a survey by the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London. The leader of a group opposed to religious… Audio

Topics - The Prime Minster said today that Christchurch is nearly through the worst of it. Hundreds of jobs are to go at Telecom, according to the chief executive who today announced the company's… Audio

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Topics - for the seventh year leading global marketing communications company JWT has released its predictions on what will take off in the year ahead. The NZ Rugby Union announced late last night… Audio

Topics - Kim Dotcom says his new business venture - MEGA - will create hundreds of jobs. Flights between London and Auckland are up to twice as expensive when you book them from New Zealand compared… Audio

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A new mother names her baby girl Hashtag Jameson, named after Twitter's # symbol; The New York Times is running a story about a worldwide trend of exhuming human bodies to prove or disprove foul play… Audio

An Auckland family faces medical bills accruing at more than $6000 a day after a relative suffered a heart attack while visiting New Zealand without travel insurance; New Zealand's debt situation; and… Audio