Geoff Robinson

Evidence the Christchurch rebuild is gaining momentum as the country's biggest insurer confirms cover for new homes. As clear as mud, how some Primary principals describe their first meeting over… Audio

Despite the donations scandal, the board of ACT will back John Banks if he runs at the next election. Bill English talks to just fifteen people at the first water hui, but says he's not worried by the… Audio

What now for asset sales after the national hui calls for a united Maori voice over water rights. Labour says the sweeping changes to Christchurch schools could be a blueprint for education across the… Audio

Latest welfare reforms dismissed by critics; Govt welfare plan won't help children says Labour; Councils review buy local policies as a way to save money; Ostapchuck given one year suspension for… Audio

Labour outlines education policy;National responds to Labour's education plan;Mary Fisher elated by four medals plus world record;Apec mixed success for New Zealand;British deaths in French Alps a… Audio

Shock in both Britain and France over the execution style killing of a family on holiday in the French Alps. President Obama takes centre stage at the Democrats' convention today...laying out his case… Audio

Parliament rejects raising the alcohol purchasing age, so how next to tackle the problem of heavy drinking? Australia mourns the deaths of five soldiers in Afghanistan, its blackest day yet in the… Audio

Gay marriage one step closer to law;Hundreds of jobs threatened by Solid Energy's cost-cutting;Grey District Mayor rues a further blow for West Coast miners;Auckland pockets 3.4 billion dollars in… Audio

The serial sex offender Stewart Murray Wilson's lawyer confident of High Court reduction on restrictions imposed on his client; drugged drivers and a misleading Cabinet paper; the Maori Party and… Audio

Kiwirail continues efforts to stop broadcast of leaked report; Political editor on Kiwirail efforts to keep report under wraps; Former Tongan police commissioner shocked by death; Insurers to do away… Audio

The Northland teacher who's pleaded guilty to sexual abuse was investigated by three government agencies years before his arrest. A former top Hungarian soldier responds to New Zealand criticism that… Audio

A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

New spanner in the works for partial sales programme; Cities on shortlist for Wilson's release would reject him; Labour says there's evidence asset sales shouldn't go ahead; School principals discuss… Audio

Brief summary of attack on NZ soldiers in Afghanistan Audio

The New Zealand Defence Force can confirm that three personnel serving with the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan have been killed following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)… Audio

Bamyan update;ISAF says random attack kills three NZ soldiers in Bamyan;Live report from Kabul;Brief summary of attack on NZ soldiers in Afghanistan;Julian Assange speaks from Ecuador embassy… Audio

Leaked documents reveal the Health Ministry has serious concerns about the cost of the government's plan to drug test beneficiaries. More than 160 Christchurch residents are finally told the status of… Audio

Valerie Adams pleased to add to NZ gold medal tally; Banks says electoral changes unlikely; MPs divided on electoral law reform; inquiry finds Brevik attacks could have been stopped; expert blames… Audio

A sombre occasion in Christchurch last night as the bodies of two soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week are welcomed home. Police will continue the search for three missing rock climbers off the… Audio

NZ wins cycling bronze with another medal possibility on the track;GNS continue to monitor Tongariro, all quiet this morning;Tourism industry could be damaged by more eruptions;Air New Zealand grounds… Audio