Mary Wilson

The Government's crucial target of hitting a surplus by 2014 just got one billion dollars harder, and it will be looking to make still more savings. Audio

The Department of Corrections won't say which prison Petricevic will be kept in, saying it doesn't comment about individual prisoners. Audio

Rod Petricevic jailed for more than six years, Crown prosecutor decries Petricevic for lack of remorse, Billion-dollar slide in Govt's books ahead of Budget and Elephant specialist shocked by keeper's… Audio

Fears Moerewa's new commissioner will sack the school principal and banish senior students. National Party MPs have had an uncomfortable time at the public hearings on partial asset sales today, with… Audio

Farmers win a last chance vote on Fonterra's radical share trading plan. A new legal opinion says many property owners in Christchurch's red zone may be entitled to full compensation on their homes… Audio

Kiwirail is selling its Dunedin workshops putting 123 jobs at risk. The Government is asked to front up and explain the unheralded sale of a state-owned asset and Kimbra sings her way to the top of… Audio

A shock dairy price slump. The Christchurch rebuild is taken out of council control and a former RSA president admits wearing war medals he never earned. Audio

A final, stark warning about a serial rapist due for release. Protesters lie down to stop a truck carting away an Auckland state house and wheel clampers - the Government steps in. Audio

An Anglican Bishop says a deacon's decision to remove children from an Easter Camp being run by the church in Auckland was based on groundless allegations. Audio

An inquest hears stories of panic and chaos on board a sinking fishing boat. The Taleban attack on Kabul finally ends after 18 hours and It's confirmed - a cardboard cathedral for Christchurch. Audio

TradeMe has signed a deal with a software company to sell new international retail goods through the auction trading website. Audio

Anglican Minister says first instinct was to keep kids safe, North Korea launches rocket, but it doesn't get vey far, New Zealand courts hit with a new era of super-fraud, International dairy prices… Audio

The Serious Fraud Office quickly rejects a complaint against the Meat Workers Union. Claims of heavy security intimidating wharfies at the Ports of Auckland and an 11 year boy arrested for burglary… Audio

The government will veto Labour's bill to extend paid parental leave. The AFFCO meat company claims millions of dollars of union fees are disappearing into a black hole and asylum seekers are meeting… Audio

Chinese asylum seekers heading for NZ are given a deadline to leave Australia. Four canadians appear in court accused of being part of an international card skimming operation and the first two public… Audio

Bridgecorp directors guilty and in custody until sentencing; RMA charge laid against Rena owners; NZ Defence Force admits it let down its people with the fatal crash of a Humvee; Police seize wrong… Audio

Another ACC inquiry - this time by the Auditor General. An investigation into the death of a soldier in Afghanistan and criticism mounts over the government's planned deal with Sky City casino. Audio

Police face legal action over the shooting of teenager Halatau Naitoko. A man who burnt his wife to death goes to jail and Labour accuses John Key of a conflict of interest. Audio

A doctor in censured for failing to diagnose a patient with terminal lung cancer. Police claim a breakthrough in tackling domestic violence and Fiji braces for another storm tonight. Audio

Ports backs down on lockout, will allow workers back on job; Is National at war with itself over ACC?; Judge condemns attempt to cover up Carmen Thomas's killing; Archdeacon of Tamaki Makaurau, Dr… Audio