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Milk decision "either incompetent or misleading"
Federated Farmers says Fonterra is either incompetent, or is misleading farmers, over its decision to cut back organic milk production. Audio
Another Christchurch hotel will be pulled down
Another landmark hotel in Christchurch has been condemned because of earthquake damage. Audio
Inventions on display at new innovation building
New Zealand's top inventors and entreprenuers have gathered in Wellington for the official opening of the new Ministry of Science and Innovation building. Audio
Student advocates worried about changes to UE
It's about to get harder for students to get in to university. Audio
Rugby administrator Ron Don dies
Ron Don, a man famous for his long service as a rugby administrator, and infamous for championing the 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand, has died. Audio
Lobby group says NZTA trying to buy off council
A group opposed to a new flyover around the Basin Reserve in Wellington is accusing the Transport Agency of trying to buy off the city council with a new cricket pavillion and stand. Audio
Record numbers switch power provider
A record number of people switched power companies last month following the launch of the government's What's My Number campaign. Audio
Owner watched employees running towards him on fire
The owner of a timber manufacturing business watched as his employees ran towards him on fire after an explosion in Mount Maunganui today. Audio
Tobacco giant's lawsuit provokes strong response in NZ
An international tobacco company's decision to sue the Australian government for introducing plain packaging on cigarettes is provoking strong reactions in New Zealand. Audio
Human stomach expert helps ailing penguin
An expert in the human digestive system has been drafted in to help an ailing emperor penguin with a stomach full of sand and sticks. Audio
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Armed police who closed down a Lower Hutt suburb today have taken five people into custody. Audio
Supercomputer network to boost science muscle
A network of super computing power is being created to help with massive data crunching jobs like modelling earthquakes. Audio
Emperor penguin makes a surprise visit
From sharks to penguins and The Department of Conservation says it is shocked to have found an emperor penguin on a Kapiti Coast beach. Audio
Lambs on Lambton Quay
An international campaign promoting wool has launched today with public demonstrations of shearing and sheep on the main streets of Wellington. Audio
Survey puts unpaid overtime at worth a thousand-plus jobs
A union is claiming civil servants are being forced to work longer hours for no pay to make up for the Government's public sector cuts. Audio
Four landmark's names changed in settlement.
Four landmarks in the Auckland region will now be called by both their Maori and English names as part of a treaty settlement. Audio
Fight developes between PDS and Criminal Bar
A rift appears to be developing in the caustic relationship between some private lawyers on the criminal bar and the Legal Services Agency's Public Defence Service. Audio
Lack of sleep main cause of childhood obesity
A new study has found lack of sleep is a bigger cause of childhood obesity than bad diet and lack of exercise. Researchers at Otago University studied almost 250 Dunedin children and found a quarter… Audio
Seismologists stand trial for failing to predict quake
Thousands of scientists around the world are rallying to defend a group of earthquake specialists in Italy who are charged with causing the deaths of more than 300 people. Audio
Post shops to close
New Zealand Post is cutting ninety jobs and closing or downsizing 14 Kiwibank and Postshop stores. It's blaming a lack of demand and a shift to online services. Audio
