Mary Wilson

More jail time for drink drivers but not change in how much drivers can drink. A Khmer Rouge Prison Chief is sentenced to 35 years behind bars and a jump in the price of posting a letter. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

NZ diplomats are suspected of leaking documents on the horse-trading between Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. New rules on police chases but will it stop the deaths and Pharmac is expanding its drug… Audio

The defence force is blasted for a culture that encouraged lying to the UN. Pressure on North Shore Hospital to stop overcrowding and reduce waiting times and mining the humour in Parliament. Audio

A humiliating backdown on mining or was it taking on board public opinion? New labour laws come under fire in Parliament and should the 3 strikes rule be used against a sick elderly prisoner? Audio

A Chinese dairy giant buys a multi-million dollar stake in a Canterbury company. Why a taser failed to fire and Melbourne schoolboys go on a six thousand dollar shoplifting spree in Queenstown. Audio

The Australian conductor Sir Charles Mackerras has died in London at the age of eighty-four. Audio

The National Party is holding its annual conference in Auckland this weekend. Audio

Tens of thousands of Christchurch children have been filling their winter school break by taking part in New Zealand's biggest and longest-running children's festival. Audio

There are again calls for the Reserve Bank to keep interest rates on hold after weaker-than-expected inflation figures. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

BP says it's stopped the torrent of oil that's been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for the past three months - but is warning that it's still not the time to celebrate. Audio

The New Zealand Refining Company's held a celebration at Marsden Point today to mark the success of its latest expansion project. Audio

One of the Government's support parties says it will oppose any extension to the 90-day trial period scheme. Audio

The US Congress has approved the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law. Audio

Whakatane has today honoured Moko the dolphin. Audio

Researchers in the United States say they have developed a way to make a universal flu vaccine. Audio

The Auckland City Council is being accused of failing to fight for the communities that will be disrupted by the Waterview motorway connection. Audio

The investigator trying to find who leaked a document from the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs says the failure to find the person responsible leaves a cloud of suspicion hanging over the Ministry.

It's emerged the police officer who shot an Auckland actor and seriously wounded him last year had only been out of police college for a matter of months. Audio