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The International Monetary Fund has issued a warning about increasing levels of government debt in developed countries. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

Google says it always tries to handle people's personal information carefully, despite heavy criticism from a group of privacy officials in several countries. Audio

Forest and Bird says it has papers showing the Government had longstanding plans to get rid of Environment Canterbury in order to fast-track large-scale irrigation. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio

What's in the word 'oh'? Audio

Workers facing lay-offs at the Air New Zealand subsidiary SafeAir near Blenheim are being told not to get their hopes up following Government comments today. Audio

Legal experts say the real impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is very uncertain. Audio

Planes are once again in the air over Europe after an unprecedented lock down of international flights for nearly a week because of Iceland's erupting volcano. Audio

The staff at Wellington's Botanic Gardens are fed up with finding scattered human ashes at the Lady Norwood Rose Garden and says the ashes are damaging the flowers. Audio

A Central Otago farmer says the region should have been declared a drought zone months ago. Audio

A key American trade appointment is being hailed as a big development in the stalled Doha round of world trade talks. Audio