Sean Plunket

Teachers and principals say changes to the Ministry of Education announced this week don't go far enough. Audio

Health officials say the country is in its second wave of swine flu, with a significant rise in people suffering illness. Audio

Security fears after death of soldier in Afghanistan Audio

A massive irrigation canal system stretching from the very north of Canterbury to its Otago border is one just one of the options being considered as a long-term solution to the region's water issues.

The first death of a New Zealand's solider in Afghanistan is raising fears about security in the north of the country, which until now has been widely regarded as one of Afghanistan's safer areas of… Audio

Planning is underway to repatriate the body of Lieutenant Timothy O'Donnell who was killed in an attack in north-east Bamiyan in Afghanistan on Tuesday. Audio

We cross to Melbourne now to join Phil Kafcaloudes... Audio

The Principals Federation says it needs to know within the next two weeks if the government will work with it to change the national standards. Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

A coroner's report into the death of a mentally ill patient at Auckland hospital has found that she was not cared for properly. Audio

Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast is accusing the Government of reacting to pressure from big business in imposing financial penalties on councils who are slow to process resource consents. Audio

An investigation is underway into how the convicted double murderer Graeme Burton was able to hide a pocket knife in his prison cell. Audio

Russia has mobilised nearly a quarter of a million people to tackle wildfires that are racing across the countryside. Audio

KiwiRail has taken possession of the first of their new Matangi trains from Korea. Audio

To Australia where Labour has taken a battering in the latest election polls with the Liberal-led opposition now neck-and-neck with the Government. Audio

The All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies on Saturday night by 49 points to 28. Audio

The centre-left has launched its campaign for control of Auckland's supercity council - the biggest democratic body outside Parliament. Audio

The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding has risen to more than eleven hundred people. Audio

A Corrections Department investigation is underway into how notorious double murderer Graeme Burton had a knife hidden in a fan in his cell. Audio

The Mental Health Foundation says the physical ailments of mental patients is often ignored by health workers. Audio