Max Towle
Unseasonable cold ruins summer fun
The country is in the midst of its coldest start to the summer since 2006. Audio
How does John Key deal with a thousand text messages a day?
With a thousand text messages clogging the Prime Minister's phone's inbox, he says he can't be expected to remember every one, and deletes them as they come. Audio
Law groups balk at the tight deadline on foreign fighters Bill
Law groups are balking at tomorrow's deadline for making submissions on the foreign fighters Bill that gives the Government spy agency greater powers. Audio
Brighter banknotes will combat counterfeiters
The next generation of banknotes has been unveiled, showing off all the familiar faces, flowers and birds but in bolder brighter colours. Audio
Ngai Tahu has made push to block phosphate mining
Ngai Tahu has made a final push to block phosphate mining on the seabed off Canterbury. Audio
Quake triggers evacuations of East Cape schools
Scores of children were evacuated from five East Cape schools after a large earthquake rocked the east coast of the North Island this morning. Audio
Smith lawyer hasn't been able to speak to client since arrest
The New Zealand lawyer for captured fugitive Phillip John Smith hasn't been able to speak to his client since his arrest in Brazil and says he can't even be sure of his current whereabouts in prison. Audio
Underpaying restaurant balks at big penalty
A Christchurch Vietnamese restaurant ordered to pay 175-thousand dollars in unpaid wages and fines to an immigrant worker is refusing to accept the penalty. Audio
