Eric Frykberg

10 Chinese asylum seekers who sailed to Australia but want to carry on to New Zealand have been given a deadline to get out or be detained. Audio

A new study is to explore ways of merging the New Zealand and Australian economies still further. Audio

Lawyers specialising in ACC claims say they want more details of just what advantages are made available to VIPs who approach the organisation after having an accident. Audio

The cost of flying into Dunedin will rise on Friday, following on from the airport raising its landing fees by 78 percent. Audio

The Prime Minister has said sorry and expressed his regrets to the President of Finland about Gerry Brownlee's critical descriptions of the Scandanavian country. Audio

The Embassy of Finland in Canberra has written a please explain letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over remarks by the Government Minister Gerry Brownlee criticising the Scandinavian country. Audio

Tributes are flowing for one of New Zealand's most distinguished scientists, Sir Paul Callaghan. Audio

We are now joined by Eric Frykberg who is outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade offices in Wellington. Audio

The Minister of Foreign Affairs is waving a stick at his own department for cost cutting measures he does not like. Audio

Affco is threatening to deny statutory holiday money for Easter to any workers who go on fresh strikes as the meatworks dispute gets more bitter. Audio

Far reaching reforms of the state sector are being welcomed by many as a way of tackling a fragmented public service full of internal divisions. Audio

Canberra's Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill, which would ban the import of timber that is milled unsustainably, is being criticised as so vague that it risks trapping the innocent along with the… Audio

Just a month after the accused internet pirate Kim Dotcom was granted residency in New Zealand, he was convicted of share trading offences in Hong Kong. Papers about Mr Dotcom's application for… Audio

The sale of shares in the first company the government will partially privatise, Mighty River Power, is expected to be popular with investors. Audio

Air New Zealand is angry and its seeking a meeting with the Minister of Commerce to change the law because it says airports are abusing their monopoly. Audio

New Zealand's third biggest electricity company is making good on a three year threat, saying it's no longer willing to provide emergency backup during an electricity crisis because its too expensive.

The captain of cargo ship Rena that struck Astrolabe reef off the Bay of Plenty last October has admitted falsifying the ship's documents. Audio

An oil exploration ship has left Port Taranaki for the Arctic a day after conservationists were cleared from its derrick. Audio

Concern is growing among Maori that one of this country's largest iwi is once again split by factional fighting at a crucial time for Crown Maori relations. Audio

The Government is paving the way for a big increase in oil and gas exploration. Audio