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The New Zealand dollar has dropped by about 2 percent after the US central bank signalled it may taper its stimulus measures soon if the American economy continues to improve. Audio

A scam by a car company, which bid on its own TradeMe auctions to drive up sale prices, has been described as the most prolific, systematic and damaging campaign against the auction site and its… Read more Audio

An update from the team at RNZ Sport. Audio

News from the business sector including a market report. Audio

Security has been stepped up at army barracks across London after a man was hacked to death on a footpath in Woolwich by two men armed with machetes. Audio

Kiwirail workers are going to be randomly tested for drugs and alcohol from next month - a move that will cost the SOE two hundred thousand dollars a year. Audio

The Minister for Primary Industries is blaming his officials for the blockade of sheep and beef meat at the Chinese border. Audio

Anti-mining protesters are promising to camp in front of the bulldozers to stop an open cast coal mine on the Denniston Plateau on the West Coast. Audio

Mining conservation land on the Denniston Plateau. Government bureaucrats get the blame for the China meat blockade and street battles in London after the brutal killing of a British soldier. Audio

Samoa's opposition party has criticised the country's finances and renewed calls for the Finance Minister to be sacked. Audio

The police are being asked to re-engage with Tuhoe - following a critical report into armed raids on tribal settlements in 2007; The Ikaroa-Rawhiti seat could stay in the whanau; The Maori Women's… Read more Audio

A security symposium's heard that New Zealand should do more to support United Nations' peace keeping missions even as it bids to become a member of the UN Security council. Audio