Geoff Robinson

Under a banner headline The End of the World, the Daily Mail calls it 'the paper that died of shame.' Audio

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch shuts down the News of the World tabloid in response to the deepening phone hacking scandal. The government accepts some will lose out under its leaky homes package, where… Audio

A powerful magnitude 7.8 quake in the Pacific triggers tsunami warning for New Zealand, the Kermadec Islands and Tonga. Audio

There are more questions over Labour's capital gains tax, how broadly based would it be? Residents in South Taranaki fear that cost cutting may mean they lose their hospital and women's advocates say… Audio

Websters second wife, New Zealander Felicity Drumm, did not want to give an interview, but did give us a statement. Audio

Labour will campaign on capital gains tax; Labour's capital gains tax plan already under fire; Pike contractors tell Royal Commission they won't appear; Allied Farmers may close rural retail stores… Audio

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Europe's E. coli outbreak "highly infectious"; Law could lead to celebrities steering clear of endorsments; Consumer group welcomes move to fine celebrities; Fiji rugby team hopefuls try out as Cup… Audio

IRB confident best team from Fiji will be at RWC, Early childhood changes could cost families more, Sepp Blatter wins 4th term as Fifa president, Report says current methods to help teens aren't… Audio

Job fears intensify in Taranaki after the breadmaker Yarrows strikes trouble, Rugby World Cup organisers admit tickets are a tough sell, The former Bosnian Serb military commander is taken to The… Audio

Support subsidy to be cut to Canterbury businesses; welfare reform shaping up as election battleground; MAF investigates mystery baby formula; doctors warn pay gap with Australia big threat to… Audio

The general said to be responsible for Europe's worst modern day war crime the Srebrenica massacre is arrested in Serbia. The New Zealand dollar soars to a two year high and Unions fear Whitcoulls… Audio

Heavy rain brings floods to the Tasman District, forcing several homes to be evacuated. Woe for Wellywood, the Wellington Council calls for a re-think of the controversial sign and the Canterbury… Audio

Banks, not economy, to benefit from record Fonterra payout; Federated Farmers on Fonterra payout; Grand Chancellor demo could bring down other buildings; GNS on latest Christchurch aftershock; NZ… Audio

What was really agreed for a Pike River recovery? Mine sealing was always planned, says Pike receiver, Ex-Pike safety trainer denies meeting made little progress, Labour leader defends policy costings… Audio

Is the budget "balanced and responsible" or a blow to the average New Zealander? We put the Budget under the microscope. How will selling state assets, changing Kiwisaver and cutting the public… Audio

Geoff Robinson and RNZ correspondents review the Budget. Audio

Key gambles political capital on Budget; our business editor discusses what business wants in Budget; political editor discusses Budget's political value; Carter signing hailed as 'very good business… Audio

Firefighters survive collapsing Christchurch building; Principals claim national standards figures artificially high; New Zealand criticised for not doing enough to help Fiji; Family of quake victim… Audio

Top defence lawyers protect Pike River workers; Tongan government minister says Fiji extradition difficult; Fiji police search for those who helped Mara escape; ratings agency says Kiwisaver cuts risk… Audio