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A Coroner has been urged to recommend the police reopen an investigation into what happened to Lachlan Jones. It has been more than five years since the three year old boy was found unresponsive at… Read more Audio

The Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston wants to strip Whaikaha or the Disability Ministry, of its role in delivering support services, and instead shift it to the Minstry of Social… Read more Audio

Police investigating the Auckland City Mission meth lollies are now looking into claims someone is trying to sell one of the class A sweets online. Earlier today, they'd located 29 of the sweets that… Read more Audio

The dedicated ministry that disabled advocates fought decades for is facing a major scale back. The government wants to shift Whaikaha's responsibilities for delivering support services over to the… Read more Audio

The All Blacks have named their side for their crucial return test against Argentina in Auckland. Coach Scott Robertson has opted for four changes from the side which was beaten by the Pumas in the… Read more Audio

Real Estate agency Barfoot and Thompson is closing one of its Auckland offices because of concerns over anti social behaviour and violence in the neighbourhood. It's had a Panmure branch for more than… Read more Audio

United States correspondent speaks to Lisa Owen about claims from the Trump campaign that Iranian hackers inteferred with campaign information that was sent to media outlets, the vice presidential… Read more Audio

Wellington City Council has spent $84,000 on a bike rack, that a survey shows is only used by 2.7 bikes a week on average. The two tiered covered rack is on Oriental parade and has space for multple… Read more Audio

Africa correspondent Elna Schutz speaks to Lisa Owen about Sudan getting struck by severe weather, renewed talks over a territorial dispute bringing tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia back into the… Read more Audio

Around a tenth of students from Wellington Girls' College turned up to Parliament grounds today saying they had nowhere else to go. All 1300 students were sent home on Monday after a main teaching… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Lydia Ko is not done yet, the kiwi is still coming to terms with the highlight of her esteemed career, Olympic gold, but our golfing GOAT has her sights set on achieving more greatness, sports… Read more Audio