Eric Frykberg

New Zealand says it wants to increase trade with East Timor. Audio

New Zealand's second peace-keeping mission to East Timor ends today. Audio

The New Zealand armed forces are trying to ensure a scholarship set up in memory of Private Leonard Manning continues after New Zealand forces leave East Timor. Audio

The troops that rushed in to help build a new nation in 1999 - and rushed back when it almost fell apart in 2006 - are being pulled for good this week. Audio

Foreign affairs officials are warily eyeing a US plan that could cut New Zealand exports to Iran. Audio

New Zealand's largest energy network company is fighting a Commerce Commission finding that it is overcharging customers for delivering natural gas to their homes and factories. Audio

The Air Force says there were eight occasions between 2002 and 2009 in which dangerous cargo on planes was incorrectly identified. Audio

The continuing fallout over Maori water rights has claimed a high profile casualty within Maoridom. Audio

A new plan has been unveiled spelling out who should pay to deliver electricity around the country and how much. Audio

There are warnings that 50 people could die in the next six years during the rebuild of Christchurch. Audio

Carbon traders say much of their business these days is coming from people who want to tear trees out, not put them in. Audio

About120 protesters are gathered outside a Wellington hotel hosting a conference on petroleum exploration. Audio

A band of protesters burst into an oil industry conference today to disrupt an address by the Minister of Energy and Resources. Audio

The Maori Council says iwi will boycott today's hui called by the Government to discuss water rights. Audio

Supporters of a 24 year old labourer charged with murder gave him a Nazi salute when he appeared in the Porirua District Court today. Audio

The idea of Melbourne-style trams in Wellington has squeezed into the final three options for fixing the capital's transport woes. Audio

A Porirua court has handed down community sentences to two men who admitted their part in a brawl that ended a childen's rugby game in Porirua in June. Audio

Extra security was in place at the Porirua District Court for today's appearance of the man charged with assaulting a 17-year-old who later died. Audio

The New Zealand oil industry says it agrees with new research in the United States showing oil supplies will last much longer than previously thought. Audio

The Government says it could speed up approval of projects such as coal or gold mines by giving higher priority to projects of regional significance. Audio