Mary Wilson

The New Zealand dollar continues to inch towards parity with the Australian currency. Audio

Alex Swney has admitted stealing millions, and Heart of the City Board chair Terry Gould says his group is absolutely shocked. Audio

Critical mistakes leading to the death of a 15 year old boy after a routine appendix operation. Tony Abbott evokes the image of the Anzacs to justify the joint mission to Iraq and 232 Sanford workers… Audio

Sanford's Christchurch mussel factory shucked its last shell early this afternoon and now 232 people are out of a job, including Solema Tauilili whose family's entire income has now been cut, as her… Audio

The New Zealand dollar has had another wild ride, breaking records against the euro and reaching new highs on the Reserve Bank's trade weighted index overnight. Audio

UN Ambassadors cry watching toddlers die in Syria, Military inquest block spurred by triple killing findings, Auckland Council survey finds majority support for motorway charges, Over a hundred… Audio

Despite a Wairarapa iwi authority favouring the Wellington super city proposal, Maori further down the ranks are not so keen; A new trades training programme in Christchurch has been set up with the… Audio

The Australian economy got a much needed boost today - it's unemployment rate unexpectedly dropping to 6 point 1 per cent. Audio

The Prime Minister is refusing to discuss fresh allegations New Zealand spies have been helping Bangladesh's draconian security agencies. Audio

The crew of two notorious Korean trawlers are asking a court to order the Crown to sell the ships to pay them millions in wages they say they're owed. Audio

The Prime Minister is accusing the Labour Party of hypocrisy, after its call for targeted loan to value ratios to deal with the over heated Auckland property market. Audio

Tensions in Barack Obama's coalition to fight Islamic State erupted today with an extraordinary clash in Washington between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Audio

The Green Party says it's shocking that New Zealand appears to be helping what it calls Bangladesh's notoriously brutal security agencies. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

An Auckland housing developer is dismissing a Reserve Bank call for more apartments as the best short term solution to the city's chronic housing shortage and crazy prices. Audio

For more than seven hours today many Vodafone customers nationwide were unable to make calls, text, or use data. Audio

The Whanganui District Health Board says it will continue to support a staff member charged with manslaughter after a toddler died on the hospital grounds in January. Audio

DHB to support staff member facing manslaughter charge; PM refuses to discuss latest spy allegations; Crew of two Korean trawlers say they're owed millions; Vodafone technical fault fixed; New Court… Audio

The Reserve Bank is urging the Goverment to think again about a capital gains tax to rein in investors fuelling runaway house prices in Auckland. Audio

The Labour MP and former Defence Minister Phil Goff says 20 New Zealand troops are part of the advance party leaving from Brisbane for Iraq today. Audio