Brian Edwards

There's a long, hot, dry summer on the way thanks to a returning La Nina weather pattern. The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to lift the no-fly zone over Libya on October 31 and end its… Audio

It's been a strange transition for many New Zealanders this week, from the six-week festival of the oval ball to the cut and thrust of a very short election campaign. The Labour Party chose to use the… Audio

Topics - Latest crime statistics show the number of murders is at a 25 year low. The operators of a helicopter that was used to take aerial photos of a rugby world cup match say they were warned they… Audio

Topics - All Blacks fans are still coming to terms with the news that their star first five-eigth Dan Carter has been ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup because of a serious groin… Audio

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Topics - The Broadcasting Standards Authority has fined a Wellington man $50 for what it called a "frivolous and trivial" complaint, in which he alleged TVNZ inaccurately reported the distance of a… Audio

Topics - Snow is falling again in Wellington after a short period of clear skies. A dozen leading health and medical experts have criticised the government for failing to tackle New Zealand's… Audio

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Topics - Over the weekend, Bill Perry, CEO of the construction firm Fulton Hogan, died very suddenly and unexpectedly within hours of contracting an aggressive meningococcal infection. A British woman… Audio

Topics - The United States House of Representative has approved a bill that raises the limit on national borrowing and averts the risk that the government might run out of money. A 17-year-old charged… Audio

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Topics - Synthetic cannabis is being advertised on mainstream youth-orientated radio stations, despite both the industry and the Government supporting strict advertising controls. Dog owners in… Audio

Topics - The Employers & Manufacturers Association has held a special board meeting in Auckland this afternoon - but made no decision over the fate of CEO Alasdair Thompson. An international panel of… Audio

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Topics - Rimutaka Prison's faith-based unit is under threat of closure unless it can meet a Corrections Department directive to make changes to its programme. A cafe in the South Island has received… Audio

Topics - New Zealanders' credit records seem very likely to be opened up to more detailed scrutiny - including whether a customer pays their credit card, mortgage and bill payments on time every… Audio

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Vodafone says it is watching the overseas use of motion sensor technology, which is capable of locking drivers out of most of a mobile phone's functions while the phone is moving. Audio

The cost of insurance could rise by 20 per cent as a result of the Government bailout of AMI Insurance and the mounting cost of the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

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