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The Prime Minister has been forced to defend sending training troops to Iraq following allegations the army there is committing war crimes. Audio

Alice Clements from Unicef says help has been getting through to some of the outer islands today and will pick up over the next week. [Regions] Vanuatu Audio

New Zealander Mike Keegan who made it off Tanna Island says the devastation there is simply indescribable - and worse than Port Vila where thousands are homeless. Read more Audio

The massive storm killed 24 people but it's feared the death toll could still go higher. Audio

Vanuatu's desperate for safe drinking water, food and shelter, New Zealander manages to get off Tanna Island, Unicef say help is getting through to outer islands in Vanuatu, John Key defends sending… Read more Audio

Civil Defence is continuing to urge people on the east coast of the North Island to stay off the roads, despite weather conditions improving. Te Kopinga Marae on the Chatham Islands is getting ready… Read more Audio

A 20 year old African-American man has been arrested for shooting two white policemen in the troubled St Louis suburb of Ferguson. Audio

Gym contracts will be scruinised when a new law comes in tomorrow to stop the use of unfair terms in consumer contracts. Audio

The Chatham Islands are in a state of emergency as locals wait for the remnants of Cyclone Pam to sweep-by tomorrow. Audio

A law change is being looked at to tackle the problem of property boundaries moving in the Canterbury earthquakes. Audio

A pathologist has been closely questioned by the defence over his apparent change in what he says was the estimated time at which Christine and Amber Lundy died. Audio

Our reporter Nicole Pryor is in Tologa Bay where the remnants of Cyclone Pam is now moving away. Audio