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Californians get recreational marijuana for 2018
Californians will be able to have a very chilled out New Year's Day, when recreational marijuana is legalised.
The state voted in favour of the move more than a year ago but it's taken this long for… Audio
Trump to sign bitterly fought tax overhaul
US House of Representatives Paul Ryan has past the biggest overhaul of the US tax code in 30 years into law. The sweeping US$1.5 trillion bill now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. The… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 21 December 2017
New cannabis legislation 'slow progress' - patients; is cannabis law change all it's cracked up to be?; health bosses say Auckland mumps outbreak now an epidemic; moving Auckland Port's vehicle… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
The Republican tax bill and the latest on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Audio
California fire now larger than New York
The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.
Trump lashes out at FBI over Flynn saga
Donald Trump has lashed out at the FBI and issued a fresh denial that he asked the bureau's former director James Comey to halt an investigation into his former intelligence chief Michael Flynn. Mr… Audio
UK PM criticises Trump's retweets
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says there should be no official UK visit for the US President. This comes after Donald Trump retweeted inflammatory videos from British far-right group Britain First… Audio
Trump to fire Tillerson - reports
With the US dealing with a North Korean ballistic missile test and deteriorating relations with the UK over President Trump's retweeting of far right anti-Muslim videos, it's now being reported the US… Audio
Trump tries to honour Navajo vets, calls senator 'Pocahontas'
Senator Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump has stooped to a disgusting new low. The U.S President was suppose to be honouring Navajo veterans, who served in World War 2. Instead Mr. Trump… Audio
NZ sculptor designs a US Mint coin
US based New Zealand, LeRoy Transfield has designed a special coin for the US Mint to commemorate the contributions of Americans to World War 1. He entered his design as part of a competition run by… Audio
USA correspondent Susan Milligan
The latest from the US with our correspondent, Susan Milligan. Audio
Tamir Sorek: American Football fans and national pride
Should politics interfere in sport? That's the questions Americans have been asking as we've seen NFL players and other codes, "take a knee' during the American national anthem in recent months. A… Audio
Subservience or independence? What's the best way for NZ to relate to world power
New Zealand's international alliances are discussed by the investigative author Nicky Hager, journalist Maiki Sherman, and Law Professor Jane Kelsey, with Leonie Hayden in the chair. Audio
Could the Mueller probe close in on Trump's inner circle?
After charges against two of US President Donald Trump's campaign members, and a guilty plea from a third, where might Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia collusion investigation be heading next… Audio
26 dead in Texas church massacre
Devin Kelly killed 26 people, including children and a pregnant woman, when he opened fire in the First Baptist Church in the tiny Texas town of Sutherland Springs. Video, Audio
US politicians still seeking answers over Niger deaths
The deaths of four American soldiers in Niger early last month in an ambush has prompted questions about what the US is doing in the central African country. The fallout from the incident also… Audio
Trump lashes out as Mueller inquiry continues
US President Donald Trump has fired up on Twitter today, lashing out at the media and his Democrat rivals as an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in last year's election closes in on the… Audio
Photographer nominated for seahorse & cotton bud pic
In "Sewage Surfer" a seahorse lugs a cotton bud in the changing tide of Indonesia. Nature photographer Justin Hofman is nominated for International Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Video, Audio
No smoking gun in newly released JFK documents
Almost 3000 documents about former US President John F. Kennedy have been released, but so far no one has found the answer to what everyone wants to know - did Lee Harvey Oswald really kill JFK? US… Video, Audio
'Utterly unthruthful' - Republican senator on Trump
Influential Republican Senator Bob Corker has unleashed a blistering attack on US President Donald Trump, calling him "utterly untruthful". In a series of television interviews, Mr Corker accused the… Audio
