Rowan Quinn

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Auckland Grammar, has become the first public school to dump NCEA qualifications for Year-11 students. Audio

Brazil has declared three days of national mourning for the more than six hundred people killed in the country's worst flood disaster on record. Audio

The price of bread, tomatoes and dairy products could all rise in New Zealand because of the Australian floods. Audio

Police Commissoner Howard Broad has announced their decision to end their work at the Pike River Mine. We'll talk to the police, to the families of the miners, to the receiver of the mine company -… Audio

Brisbane's floodwaters are expected to peak about now - as many as 36 thousand homes could be flooded, the death toll is now 13 and the bill from the damage is mounting and back home - the missing… Audio

Brisbane prepares for the worst flooding in more than a century. Residents of 80 suburbs are being told to evacuate as six and a half thousand homes and businesses are expected to go under and in… Audio

At least seven people are dead with more missing as the Queensland floods spread south. Why the gay community is outraged with McDonalds new Internet policy, we'll ask McDonalds about their blocking… Audio

A US Congresswoman remains in critical condition after a gunman goes on a rampage at a Tucson supermarket. We talk to the New Zealanders helping flood-hit Queensland and hospitals have a surge of… Audio

X-Boxes and Playstations might top many Christmas wishlists but there's a stronghold on Auckland's North Shore where the board game reigns supreme. Audio

High hopes for a new gas exploration well off the Maui coast. The Pike River miners start heading for Australia and Crickets anti-corruption tribunal involving three Pakistani players starts in Doha. Audio

The cost of the Queensland flood rises and there's more rain to come - we have the latest from our correspondent in Rockhampton. Will the Government come to the aid of Marlborough following the floods… Audio

One person is dead and another seriously injured after a police pursuit in central Auckland. New Zealand civil defence heads to Queensland to help with their flooding crisis,we'll talk to the head of… Audio

The latest on the body found in the Coromandel. The Mid Central DHB says hundreds of people could be affected by the decision to cut access to chemotherapy and Facebook - it's the world's most popular… Audio

The Mid Central DHB says it can't provide chemotherapy for cancer patients - we'll have more on the lack of specialist oncologists. The flooding in Queensland gets worse and the latest on the road… Audio

The top Royal Honour goes to one of our most famous athletes, we'll talk to Sir Bob Charles, now a member of the Order of New Zealand. We'll hear about the search for a missing boat off the south… Audio

An investigation is underway in Afghanistan after a raid involving members of New Zealand's elite SAS that killed two Afghan guards - we'll hear from a witness to the attack. Five men have been… Audio

In the news today, the flooding in Tasman and Nelson. We have the latest on the clean-up. Almost a third of southern Queensland is declared a disaster zone after the worst flooding there in half a… Audio

Boxing day sales are down, we'll hear from retailers about their not-so merry Christmas. We talk to the Police Commissioner Howard Broad about the latest attacks on police officers and wind and rain… Audio

After shocks continue to rattle Christchurch - we'll speak to the deputy mayor and the police chief and Peter Ellis tries again for an official pardon. Audio