William Ray

Two of the country's main tobacco companies are vowing to fight to stop the government introducing plain packaging on cigarettes. Audio

From today people flying from the UK to Australasia are having to pay a much steeper departure tax. Audio

Profoundly deaf people are petitioning the government to provide more money for cochlear implants, so they can hear. Audio

The desecration of New Zealand war graves in Libya has prompted calls by some iwi for the repatriation of the remains of Maori soldiers. Audio

Dunedin ratepayers says companies owned by Dunedin City Council should be sold after flat earnings in their latest six monthly report. The companies - the airport, a contracting business, a forestry… Audio

A consortium of international conservation groups, including the World Wildlife Fund, Greenpeace and Forest and Bird, has met in Wellington to launch a campaign to create the world's largest marine… Audio

While thousands gathered in Christchurch, the first anniversary of the earthquake has also been marked by hundreds of people around the rest of the country. Audio

A Wellington Hotel is being accused of breaching a tenant's privacy by posting security camera footage on Facebook. Audio

Wellington homeowners are being warned to fix their foundations or risk worse damage than in the Christchurch shakes. Audio

The Labour MP Trevor Mallard has been rebuked by his party leader for selling tickets to a music festival for more than their face value. Audio

The group responsible for overseeing the ethics of medical experiments says a plan to reduce its role will put participants in clinical trials at risk. Audio

Experts and exterminators say people need to take care around wasps and bees after a man was killed and a woman hospitalised by stings during the long weekend. Audio

One of the Yandall Sisters, one of New Zealand's most popular singing groups, has died. Audio

Police and security guards are evicting Occupy Wellington protesters from Civic Square. Audio

The Chief Executive of the Wairoa District Council says he's turned down pay rises for the last two years because of the economic pressure his community is under. Audio

An American study which suggests homeless people should be allowed to drink alcohol in night shelters is fuelling calls to establish wet houses in New Zealand. Audio

Workers at the Pike River coal mine are a step closer to putting in a second seal, that should allow the remains of the 29 miners who died there to be recovered. Audio

Further screenings of a television commercial featuring a transvestite have been cancelled after causing a storm of controversy. Audio

A study of the genetic make up of the kiwifruit vine killing disease PSA has found it almost certainly came to New Zealand from China. Audio

Many Auckland businesses say they haven't got the financial boost they were expecting from the Rugby World Cup. Audio