Geoff Robinson

A group set up by the government to look at long-term benefit dependency says if the welfare system isn't changed, 16 per cent of the working age population could be on a benefit by 2050. Audio

Christchurch had a chance to practise for next year's Rugby World Cup on Saturday night, when thousands of people packed into the city for the Bledisloe Cup game. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

As Pakistan stuggles to cope with monsoon floods, hundreds are dead or missing after flash floods in the Indian controlled Kasmir. Audio

The attack on a convoy of aid workers in the province of Badakhshan has again raised concerns about the security of areas that had previously been considered some of the safest. Audio

A group set up by the Government to examine the welfare system says it's not working, especially for long term beneficiaries. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Fresh rains have lashed flood-hit Pakistan, threatening to deepen a crisis affecting at least 15 million people in the worst floods in the country's history. Audio

Where did the big jump in unemployment come from? How will we cope with a Pacific Forum meeting on top of the Rugby World Cup and up to four million people are now affected by flooding in Pakistan. Audio

With local body elections just two months away, campaigns are starting to wind into high gear. Audio

Suspicion and discontent within the plumbing industry has hampered the release of a new report into how it is governed. Audio

Vote counting begins today in the Solomon Islands' elections, amid tight security aimed at stopping a repeat of the violence that followed the 2006 election. Audio

They're giving it all away: thirty-eight US billionaires have agreed to give at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity in a campaign started by the investor Warren Buffet and the Microsoft… Audio

Professor Amin Saikal is the Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. Audio

The two wounded soldiers and the body of Lieutenant Tim O'Donnell are now at an air force base near Kabul ready to return to New Zealand. Audio

Australasia's largest debt collector is backing a law that could mean people's unpaid fines are added to their credit reports. Audio

The forestry industry says a log and timber export boom over the past year has been a half-billion-dollar bonanza for New Zealand. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

The motor industry says the emissions trading scheme will mean price rises for new and used imported vehicles with air conditioning. Audio

After nearly four months of spewing massive amounts of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, BP says its finally sucessfully sealed its ruptured oil well. Audio