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More evidence today of the struggle to make ends meet with latest figures showing pay packets are growing at their lowest level for nearly a decade - and below the rate of inflation. Audio

Wages increase at slowest pace in nearly a decade, High Court rules against Privacy Commissioner, Arrest in New York bomb plot and SAS could stay in Afghanistan longer than expected. Audio

It's World Press Freedom Day today and the organisation Reporters Without Borders ranks China as one of the worst for press freedom in the world. Audio

The Police Crime Unit says forcing SIM cards to be registered would help them in their number one activity - chasing down the people behind anonymous phone numbers. Audio

Britain's proxy voting system is causing alarm in Pakistan. Audio

News from the Waatea team. Audio

An Islamic insurgent group has forced Somali pirates out of their safehaven at the port of Haradhere. Audio

Now to the United Kingdom where the sport of snooker has been thrown into a crisis after the world's number one player, John Higgins, was suspended over match-fixing allegations. Audio

An update from the RNZ sports team. Audio

A team of international scientists have found a way to reproduce the DNA of extinct animals - starting with the mammoth. Audio

A lawyer who's a deputy director-general at the Health Ministry is the new public health watchdog. Audio

News from the business sector. Audio