Sean Plunket

This morning we digest the 2010 budget to find out what's tasty and what sticks in the throat. Audio

Sean Plunket and RNZ correspondents review the Budget. Audio

Leaky homeowners say revised package step in right direction, Lawyer for leaky homeowners says offer not good enough, John Key outlines Te Urewera's precedent, Mother of slain prison officer… Audio

Brown resigns as Lib Dems enter talks with Labour, World markets rally after euro zone bailout, Principals say teacher stabbing"an unwelcome lesson", Tuhoe says government spooked over public reaction… Audio

Pressure mounts on interest rates as the dole queue shortens. The protests continue but the Greek government goes ahead with austerity measures and 44 million Brits make their choice in the general… Audio

Risinglake levels in Queenstown, Inquiry says police erred in Kahui murder trial, US Oil spill now the size of Jamaica, Great Barrier Island iwi look set to oppose mining plans, Intensive cubicle… Audio

ACC looks set to get competition from private insurers, Alcohol tax could increase by 50 per cent, Another $1.8 billion to be cut from public sector, Labour on Government's planned spending cuts, Ecan… Audio

Makara residents say wind farm still too noisy, John Key addresses US concerns over free trade in dairying, Australia's objections to NZ apples based on protectionism and Poland's acting president to… Audio

Spy agencies are accused of still concealing the true use of the Waihopai spy base. The government defends cutting existing budgets to fund whanau ora. Farmers in rural parts of Auckland say they are… Audio

Police still haven't named West Coast victims; Buller dam approved on 2-to-1 vote; Fonterra to announce share trading scheme; Polls point to hung election as British Labour seeks fourth term… Audio

Governments ignored Canterbury council's pleas for help; National and the Maori Party try to agree on the foreshore and seabed issue; How could we possibly get a better song for next year's Rugby… Audio

A survey released by the Broadcasting Standards Authority has shown a general softening of attitudes towards swear words. Audio

US president, Barack Obama, has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, his first visit there since taking office. Audio

What does the Associate Education Minister really think about National standards? Has David Bain's retrial cost him the chance of compensation for his time behind bars? We also probe the background of… Audio

The Reserve Bank urges the government to cut spending even further to help keep interest rates down. A 7.2-magnitude aftershock hits Chile, the biggest since last month's devastating earthquake… Audio

Further coverage of todays tsunami alert. Audio

Continuing coverage of todays tsunami alert. Audio

Continuing coverage of todays tsunami alert. Audio

Continuing coverage of todays tsunami alert. Audio

Continuing coverage of todays tsunami alert. Audio