Sean Plunket

The exact cost to the taxpayer of buying back the rail and ferry network remains unclear. Audio

The world's largest producer of aluminum, Rio Tinto says the scheme threatens the Tiwai Point plant near Bluff. Audio

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 6:30pm NZ time, killing at least 8 and a half thousand people according to reports. Audio

The world's largest producer of aluminum claims the ETS could result in the loss of thousands of Southland jobs. Audio

Up to 400 jobs could go if the meat processing company, PPCS, closes the Oringi sheep processing plant. Audio

Earthquake in China, Emissions Scheme, 400 meat plant workers may loose their jobs and Radio New Zealand Sport. Audio

News from Myanmar, Drop in employment and Taito Philip Field hearing. Audio

Names Incude: Rokohanga, Citizen, Trouser and Essential. Audio

Scientists surveyed the genome of Glennie, an Australian female platypus and found new health benefits for humans. Audio

Mr Putin will take over as prime minister, a position of lesser importance and power. Audio

In a speech yesterday Dr Cullen said he'd considered making the first nine-and-a-half thousand dollars of income tax free. Audio

She recorded a narrow win in Indiana, but was convincingly beaten in North Carolina by Barack Obama. Audio

Aid is slowly being distributed to the thousands of people made homeless after Cyclone Nargis carved a path through Myanmar. Audio

Myanmar Cyclone, Reserve bank tells banks to keep lending, Day 2 of the junior doctor strike, US elections, and sport Audio

It's famed as one of the toughest prisons in the United States. Audio

It's been six months since the new government came to power, and the country's union movement is facing a membership downturn. Audio

A quick market update. Audio

The Chaiten volcano in the Patagonia region began erupting on Friday for the first time in centuries. Audio

State television in Myanmar now reports nearly 22,500 people are dead, with over forty thousand missing. Audio

The polls are still open in Indiana and North Carolina as Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton once again lock horns. Audio