Patrick O'meara

The Wellington Phoenix captain Andrew Durante says his players were shocked when they first heard the news that Australian football's ruling body had declined the club's request to stay in the… Audio

A coroner's inquest has heard a man who accidentally ran over his wife and killed her, had an affair just months before, and was back on a dating sight only two weeks after her death. Audio

The BNZ has reported a 22 percent rise in its net profit to a record one-billion dollars for the year to September. Audio

The 'Richetty grub'.... The ' master of the dark arts of breakdown cheating'... and 'the only thing standing between the Wallabies and World Cup glory'. Audio

Any relaxing of the rules around people being buried on private rural land, as the Law Commission recommends, would have real impact on the Chatham Islands. Audio

New Zealand has been given a roasting by the OECD. The Paris-based economic and social organisation says New Zealand has the worst record of all its 34 member states in how much of its waste goes into… Audio

NZ has been given a roasting by the OECD;Ministry for the Environment's response to OECD report;Relaxing the rules on funerals;Chatham Islands look forward to looser rules round burying at… Audio

More than 40 thousand people have already contributed to the song by casting their vote on what note should come next, and there's only 87 beats remaining before the melody is completed. Audio

A man who killed another man with a single punch has been sentenced to 11 months home detention in the High Court in Wellington today. Audio

The United States navy has sent a warship within 12 nautical miles of two artificial islands built by China in the South China Sea, in a challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the area. Audio

A young woman whose history of depression stymied her travel insurance is challenging a big insurer in what could turn out to be a landmark Australian legal case. Audio

A principal sacked by an Invercargill primary school has been awarded more than 150 thousand dollars after the Employment Court found she was unfairly dismissed. Audio

The Government has unveiled the new monitoring regime for criminals deported back here from serving jail time overseas. Audio

The death toll from last night's 7.5 earthquake that struck Pakistan and Afghanistan is expected to rise, with rescuers yet to reach many remote areas. Audio

Animal and healthcare company EBOS expects double-digit growth in annual earnings after a solid start to its new trading year. Audio

A man has been charged with smuggling 10 million dollars worth of drugs found in thousands of tiny plastic toys stuffed with ephedrine. Audio

The parents of triplets killed in the Doha mall fire are calling on John Key to follow up promises made to him by the Emir of Qatar. Audio

Monitoring regime for deported criminals;Parents of Doha triplets call on John Key to respond;Government to blame for sacking - principal;Man charged after $10m of ephedrine found in plastic… Audio

The All Blacks are just one win away from reaching the Rugby World Cup final in England - but it's not going to be easy, with old rivals South Africa standing in their way. Audio

The former American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has shrugged off intense criticism of her handling of the deadly 2012 attack in Libya that threatens to derail her attempt to become the next… Audio